I am lucky enough to be at Anna Maria Island with the Schreiber family for a week of my Christmas break. The weather hasn't been too warm, but it's been nice and sunny! Apparently the water temperature hasn't been too high either- this morning we woke up to thousands of dead fish lining the beach in front of our house. John proclaimed that "we didn't have to go snorkeling, all we had to do was walk the beach!" A little sick, but true. We saw a baby hammerhead shark, a squid, large moon jelly fish, manta ray's and many other fish. I felt a little sick taking photographs, but even in death, the fish were beautiful.
Although it seems tragic to see all the dead fish lining the beach, it is a part of nature. The waitress a few nights ago told us that it is, "like a wildfire... it has to happen every once and awhile."
A link to some additional information about the dying fish- http://www.amisun.com/headlines.htm#one
http://www.islander.org/1-13-10/cold-side-01-13.php
More photographs- http://www.flickr.com/photos/26079757@N02/
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