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Serpula vermicularis_Sept 2025
Canon RF100 1/200 f8 iso100

By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)

Flabellina affinis_July 2025
CanonRF100 1/200 f13 iso100

By Antonio Venturelli
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Breathtaking encounter with a humpback whale mother and its calf.

Each year a population of humpback whales living in the antarctic migrates north towards the equator along the coast of Mozambique. Warmer waters are more favorable for mating...

By Paul Krassnitzer
posted (last week)

A humpback whale mother and her calf. Each year a group of humpback whales migrates along the coast of Mozambique

By Paul Krassnitzer
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CanonRF100 1/200 f11 iso100

By Antonio Venturelli
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Verconia nivalis nudibranch_March 2025
CanonRF100 1/200 f18 iso100

By Antonio Venturelli
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Underwater Photo Location: Horta

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Underwater Photo Location: Horta

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The approach to the whales is just Snorkeling allowed.
Facts about Horta

It is in Portugal
Horta is in the Atlantic (European coastal).
The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
The typical visibility is 0-3 Metres 0-10 Feet.

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by Michael Vogelsang
fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) This photo has been made by special permit of the portuguese government.

by Mathias Weck
Stonefisch, Azores, Faial

by Mathias Weck
Lighthouse in Faial / Azores

by Margriet Tilstra
Stylish lady Jellyfish near Faial Island, Azores. Nikon D80, Nikkor 10-24 (22mm), ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/125, Ikelite housing with 2 Ikelite strobes.

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