Stingray Holes

Following on from yesterday's Ripples in the Sand photo
http://365project.org/onewing/365/2020-08-21

here is a close up of the large indentations in the sand, they are made by stingrays feeding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNL4pldDsq4

The above YouTube link was filmed at Moreton Bay but you can see the explanation of how the holes are made.

You may be interested in this clip too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWqjdjoikT0

[Monique]

Interesting, I never would have guessed ...

[eDorre]

Great textures. So interesting!

[Kathy A]

Now thats interesting!

[Marnie]

How fascinating Babs, never seen anything like it. Thanks for sharing.

[Issi Bannerman]

Fascinating indeed!

[Helen Sanderson]

wow...that is so cool. Thanks for showing us all! fav

[Pam Knowler]

So interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh that's awesome! I wouldn't have known

[Susan Wakely]

Very interesting.

[Casablanca]

Oh how interesting! I was thinking "come in, number 8, your time is up......" I shall go and look at your links now.

[Diana]

Such fascinating patterns, I have never seen these before.

[Dione Giorgio]

Terrific shot and clarity. So many patterns in the sand and those created by the sting rays seem quite big.

[Peter]

Well who would have thought that Babs, thank you for the interesting youtube link:)

[Wylie]

fascinating, it looks a lot like a big boot print otherwise.

[Valerie Chesney]

great capture & so very interesting

[Lil H]

Interesting!

[Ann Williams]

Fascinating photo Babs.

[Kate]

Nice sand ripples. Interesting about the stingrays.

[sarah]

So interesting

[KWind]

Nice textures.

[Santina]

wow, fantastic shot, a really interesting thing, it looks like an image of another planet with craters and ripples, brava

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, so interesting.

[Carole Sandford]

Interesting!

[Margaret Brown]

Interesting patterning and info.

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting

[Esther Rosenberg]

Really, wow, nice markings.

[haskar]

Got photos from Mars? Fav

[Pat Knowles]

You could soon miss seeing those stingrays & stand right on top of them...good that so many species benefit from the holes afterwards.

[Lois]

Very interesting video!

[Jacqueline]

Thank you for including those links, very interesting to see and to understand your shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That is really fascinating! I'm glad you added the second clip because after I saw the result I was wondering how it was made! I guessed correctly too but it was better to see it really happening. Cool shot!

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of the sand patterns.

[Islandgirl]

Wow great ripples and sand patterns!

[julia]

Good to see the video clip.. when you said it was bigger than a csmel foot I thought stinray.. seen them on our beaches before.. wouldn't want to stand on one..

[*lynn]

So cool! interesting clip too

[Jane Pittenger]

Amazing. Thanks for the link

[Babs]

@momamo @edorreandresen @kjarn @golftragic @jamibann @hrs @pamknowler @koalagardens @wakelys @casablanca @ludwigsdiana @sangwann @pcoulson @pusspup @happysnaps @lilh @flowerfairyann @k9photo @samae @kwind @santina @mittens @carole_sandford @craftymeg @bkbinthecity @dutchothotmailcom @haskar @happypat @loweygrace @jacqbb @olivetreeann @pyrrhula @radiogirl @julzmaioro @lynnz @jgpittenger Thanks, glad you found the links interesting.

[Walks @ 7]

Almost other worldly, so wonderfully interesting.

[Ingrid]

So cool! Thank you for the links! We have stingrays here, but I didn't notice any wholes - maybe because I wasn't aware of it!