While photographing manatees at the Lee County Manatee Viewing Park (in Lee County, Florida), this huge “fishing bobber” popped up, out of the water, in front of us. After talking to a couple of girls who were photographing and documenting the manatee activity, I found out that this was a recently-released manatee that was being […]

The Manatees, or “sea cows”, as slow-moving and friendly as they are, have some real challenges just surviving in the wild. One of the most serious threat is the motor boat. More specifically, being hit by the propeller of a boat. When photographing the manatees recently, I observed several that had encountered obvious run-ins with […]