Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Starfish Pictures from Starfish Island in Palawan

In one of the beaches at Palawan. I was able to take pictures of a female starfish. These were taken at the first island (Starfish Island) we went to during the island hop.

Female starfish by the beach, underwater.


I picked the starfish up and examined it. Divers in the area said it was female because it didn't have a 'horn' in the center. There was one male starfish around to compare this to.


I turned the starfish over and could really see and feel how alive it still was as its body moved while I was holding it.


Seeing underneath the starfish.


A closer look at the starfish.

After taking photos I returned it back to the water. Divers said it would last about an hour out of the water.

Jeff

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

amazing pics :-)

Miss Elle said...

^ i agree. di pa ko nakahawak ng starfish. hehehe. :p

Anonymous said...

Pining, thanks. I'm glad you liked the pictures.


Miss Elle, that was my first time to hold a starfish actually. It was a great experience and it was a good thing I was able to take pictures to share over the net. :)