GL: Fw: Stingray Migration in the Gulf of Mexico

[Ken Tucknott]

Hi All,

Received this from a friend, and thought the list might find it interesting.
Almost looks surreal.

Enjoy,

Ken & Judy Tucknott
Trista Gray



            Mass of Stingrays in the Gulf of Mexico


            Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea, thousands of Golden
Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico . The spectacular scene
was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass
migrations to more agreeable waters. Gliding silently beneath the waves, they
turned vast areas of blue water to gold off the northern tip of the Yucatan
Peninsula . Sandra Critelli, an amateur photographer, stumbled across the
phenomenon while looking for whale sharks. She said: 'It was an unreal image,
very difficult to describe. The surface of the water was covered by warm and
different shades of gold and looked like a bed of autumn leaves gently moved
by the wind.



            'It's hard to say exactly how many there were, but in the range of
a few thousand'




            'We were surrounded by them without seeing the edge of the school
and we could see many under the water surface too. I feel very fortunate I was
there in the right place at the right time to experience nature at its best.
Measuring up to 7ft from wing-tip to wing-tip, Golden rays are also more
prosaically known as cow nose rays.



            They have long, pointed pectoral fins that separate into two lobes
in front of their high-domed heads and give them a cow-like appearance.
Despite having poisonous stingers, they are known to be shy and
non-threatening when in large schools.

            The population in the Gulf of Mexico migrates, in schools of as
many as 10,000, clockwise from western Florida to the Yucatan .

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