Tuesday, June 24, 2008

WW #39 - Hawksbill Turtle at Pulau Sipadan, Malaysia

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

33 comments:

BNS said...

Last week I posted a picture of a Green Sea Turtle at Sipadan. This week's WW photo is a Hawksbill turtle. I took the photo in the same area.

Happy Wordless Wednesday.

Bobbie

Roger said...

Love the hawksbill turtle Bobbie, good WW to you!

Clarence said...

I love snorkling in Malaysia. But I've not seen a turtle there yet. Perhaps if I ever do scuba diving. It's a beautiful photo.

Pamela said...

Makes me want to sing Dr. Suess's song "Yertle the Turtle" (:

catsynth said...

The turtle is magnificent, as is the coral.

It's great to see life underwater again this Wednesday.
Our WW is a bit dryer this week...

Will said...

Related to the survivor, I wonder? Guess not since it is a different species. Nice shot.

Happy WW!

Gattina said...

Oh wow ! is that ever beautiful !!! Such views remind me of the Red sea in Egypt !

CK-II said...

Nice Hawksbill shot. I saw a few of them while I was in Sipadan a few years back. Happy WW!

jams o donnell said...

Wow Bobbie I always know I'm going to see something marvellous here. Another magnificent photo! Happy WW

Robin said...

Beautiful. I love underwater and reef photography. Were you diving?

I posted a bunch of photos of Red Sea aquatic life for last week's WW, but they were taken at the underwater observatory.

SandyCarlson said...

That fellow has a marvelous profile. Thanks for taking his portrait!

Deanna said...

Wonderful picture! How cool to be able to get those shots! Enjoy your day!

Mama Grizzly said...

that's beautiful! Did you take the picture under water?

Urban Thought said...

Great shot.

Happy WW!

Steven and Aisha said...

Very beautiful! :D It's really an awesome shot! I never knew this place is very beautiful.

Lavenderbay said...

Lovely turtle, with its shield shape.

Indrani said...

Wow! I love your underwater phoography.

Indrani said...

photography*
sorry sp

Happy WW!

Sarah C. said...

What a beautiful turtle! Fabulous shot. Happy WW! :)

Angie said...

Cool shot. So colorful!
Have a great day!

Randall said...

Another magnificent photo. I always look forward to your undersea perspectives!

Kallie / Asian history said...

Oh, that's great!

It looks like he/she is just resting in an octopus' garden, in the shade.

Lovely shot, with nice textural contrast!

mon@rch said...

Stunning WW and I just love your Turtles . . . maybe one day I will see one!

mimi11460 said...

Nice photo good thing your ocean have Hawksbill turtle, here in Davao city we have conservation site for the animals located at Punta Dumalag, we have numbers of hawksbill the center took good care...

BNS said...

Thank you all for visiting and for your nice comments.

@ CK - You are one of the few people I know who actually has been to Pulau Sipadan, but I suppose for you it's not such a long trip as it is for us.

@ Robin and Mama Grizzly - Yes, I was scuba diving when I took the picture.

Bobbie

Gallicissa said...

What a fabulous photo and a great blog! I am glad you stumbled mine though WW! You blog opens up a whole new world. Will be back for sure! Have a great day!

Jim said...

Hi Bobby, this is quite a nice looking turtle. It is good to see all the sea creatures that you find. It makes me more aware of Mother Nature's little friends.

Happy (late) WW! Thanks for the wake up too, I am under seven guns for the next three weeks.
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Daisy said...

There is something about turtles that is so appealing. Maybe because they look very wise and friendly.

Chris in Happy Valley said...

Beautiful shot, amazing creature.

pete said...

That looks like the turtle that had a near miss with the shark or whatever. Striking colors, how do you do that?

Thanks for stopping by my site. :)

the teach said...

Bobbie, I love your turtle. I have a turtle to post for Photo Hunters tomorrow. However, the turtle is in an aquarium at Coney Island, NY. I'm glad you liked the "chapeau" as you call it on my ballerina. I think it looks like a bathing cap from years ago! Ha! :) Say hello to Jerry!

Pua said...

Where does our fascination for the turtles come from? Any anwser, Bobbie? Great shot, as always. Aloha, Pua

BNS said...

I agree with those of you who mentioned a fascination for sea turtles. I'm always happy to see them in the water or on the beach, but I don't have an explanation for why they seem so compelling. Maybe, as Daisy said, it's because they look wise and friendly -- certainly they never seem threatening.

Bobbie