Face to face with a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the surface. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle - Icon of the sea. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) displaying its powerful flipper. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle feeding on algae. Hawaii.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) on the surface from below. Indonesia.
The rare sight of a leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriace) feeding on thimble jellyfish. Solomon Islands.
Two remoras attached to the carapace of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Palau. Some cultures used remoras to catch turtles. A line is fastened to the remora's tail, and when a turtle is sighted, the fish is released from the boat. It usually heads directly for the turtle and fastens itself to the turtle's shell. When the remora is hauled in so is the turtle.
Tangs and a parrotfish remove algae growing on a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.
Yellow tang and brown tang clean a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off the Big Island, Hawaii.
Green sea turtle on the surface. Hawaii.
Well, hello there! Sea turtles can be a little dopey at times - usually after they’ve been feeding on certain (magic) sponges. This hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) literally swam right into me. Indonesia.
Colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Lembeh, Indonesia.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting inside a cave. Hawaii.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) bolts down from the surface in Palau.
Head shot of green sea turtle. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle blocks the sun after surfacing in waters off Kona, Hawaii.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over soft corals. Papua New Guinea.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) hunting over a bright red sponge on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims past colorful soft corals. Indonesia.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
Colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) Lembeh, Indonesia.
Green sea turtle swims out of a cave. Hawaii.
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeds on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) in a bay off Lod Howe Island.
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims above sand while dispalying its paddle-like flippers. Hawaii.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on algae in shallow waters. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle under sunrays in the shallows. Hawaii.
A loggerhead turtle (Carreta carreta) sleeping in a cave. Bahamas.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Head on shot of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on a shallow reef. Hawaii.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) circling in the turquoise waters of Hawaii. Over 90% of the Hawaiin Green Sea Turtle’s nesting activity occurs at French Frigate Shoals in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (Northwest Hawaiian Islands). Hawaii.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) up close in Hawaii.
A green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims by in the blue water. Hawaii.
Red color variant of Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on algae covered rocks. Hawaii.
Head shot of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.
Green sea turtle takes a breath at the surface. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle resting on the shore. Hawaii.
Yellow lipped sea snake (Laticauda colubrine) on a gorgonian. Fiji.
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) perks up on shallow, rocky bottom after feeding on algae. Hawaii.
Green sea turtle resting on the shore. Hawaii.
Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) curls up in typical snake-like fashion on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) looks down while blocking the sun. Hawaii.
Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos Islands.
Green sea turtle swims down under a breaking wave. Hawaii.
Head on shot of green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Lord Howe Island.
Head on shot of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Palau.
Green sea turtle stares at the camera. Hawaii.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over soft corals. Papua New Guinea.
