With her skirts swishing through the crystal clear water,
the story of a solo Stingray as she sailed into the still waters of Kianninny Bay,
shimmying along the sea floor as she searched for
her fresh seafood dinner for the day.
Smooth Stingray, Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton 1875)
Other Names: Giant Black Ray, Giant Stingray, New Zealand Short-tail Stingaree, New Zealand Short-tailed Stingaree, Schreiners Ray, Short-tail Stingray, Short-tailed Stingaree, Stingray
Hi there all, in honour of all animals, great and small, wet and dry, land and sea, for #WorldAnimalDay 2021, this is my entry for the SEAPHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST • WEEK 156- SEA and ANIMALS so wonderfully arranged by @marc-allaria and if you too want to share the delights of your sea adventures too, then just click on this link to find out how..https://peakd.com/hive-119888/@marc-allaria/seaphotography-contest-week-156-theme And I just wrote that little poem then too. 😃
The Stingray: An enormous stingray with a deep smooth rhomboidal disc, diagonal rows of pale pores on each side of the head, a short depressed tail tapering towards the sharp finely serrated spine, and a shallow w-shaped groove on the underside just behind the gill openings.
The tail is armed with large tubercles and thorns, and lacks a dorsal fin. The Smooth Stingray is greyish-brown above, with a pale underside, and somewhat darker pigment above the eye and on the tail tip.
The large serrated spine on the tail is venomous, and is used for defence. Smooth Stingrays are potentially very dangerous to humans due to their large size, and have been responsible for very painful injuries and at least one death in Australia.
https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2020#moreinfo
Kianinniy Bay: Kianinny Bay is a sheltered inlet in Tathra, known for its resident stingrays and pristine blue water.
It is a lovely swimming area and usually protected from the wind. Hop into the water via the beach or rocks, or jump off the jetty for a thrill.
Kianinny Bay was the port for the Bega area prior to the construction of Tathra Wharf.
https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/south-coast/merimbula-and-sapphire-coast/tathra/attractions/kianinny-bay-and-boat-ramp
This area along the Far South Coast in NSW, Australia is one of the most stunning and still pristine coastal areas in the world with only a small population spread out over the whole area as it is just slightly too far away from both Melbourne and Sydney (still thankfully) and I can't recommend visiting it to see all of the extraordinary natural attractions next time you can get to Australia. And don't hesitate to contact me if you do as I will always have a spare room for my Hive family and since I grew up there and have also spent 30+years living around Australia, I'm a damn great tour guide too! 😃
So check out these links below to plan your eventual tour here!
https://stories.ozbackcountry.com.au/956ba784d28bc34a40186fd9fd0ed659-removed-1613963887#!
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STOPIt can be a domestic animal! Thank you for your participation.
No thank you for having me here!
I just wish that I was somewhere where I could be out, about and enjoying the ocean too instead of digging through the archives...