Monterey Bay, CA

Another build from 2019 that I never got around to posting. Largely influenced by starfighters from Fred and Tyler. Built to be a space ship, but the submarine styling is quite apparent – especially with the rather aquatic looking base below.

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Cannonsburg Twp. Trail, Cannonsburg, Michigan USA

This image was taken in the Indian Ocean in between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth in South Africa.

One last Lepomis miniatus for now. This individual looks quite different than the previous two I posted, however it can still be identified as L. miniatus by the blue on the underside of the eye and the rows of spots.

This will be my last fish image for a bit. I'll be taking a break from posting for a few days, and next week will be starting a different set...

Large acrylic 12" x 24" painting of spotted sunfisn Lepomis punctatus; Blacktail shiners Cyprinella venusta; and Bluntnose darters Etheostoma chlorosomum. July 2019

Explore - July 18, 2019

a look back to last summer. looking forward to returning to the adirondacks, now that travel restrictions are lifting!

lake george, ny

8/3/2019

Another Lepomis miniatus, this one from Nacogdoches County, Texas. This species can be quite variable in color and pattern, but can be easily identified by the bluish coloration on the lower part of the eye. The rows of square like spots on the body of the fish range from deep red to orange to nearly black. Some adults have such dark coloration that the spots can be difficult to see, but the blue on the eye is always present.

Another Lepomis aquilensis, this one from a small, clear stream with a lignite coal bed at James's farm in Angelina County, Texas. September 2025.

Note the blackspot shiners (Notropis atrocaudalis) in the background. I don't know the reproductive ecology of N. atrocaudalis (or if it has been well studied), but many shiner species are nest associates, depositing eggs in or near a sunfish nest and benefiting from the protection that the male sunfish provide.

Every winter as the ice breaks, the tenuous relationship between river otters, American mink and their landlords, the beavers, plays out at one of my favorite locales. So far photographing mink has not seen optimal opportunities, and some major screw-ups on my behalf...but I'll keep trying to get these little guys!

A large male Lepomis aquilensis from a sand-bottomed forest stream in Nacogdoches County, Texas.

In East Texas, mature male L. aquilensis often exhibit bright red coloration. I thought this male was particularly striking.

A sunfish swims in the marsh at Point Pelee National Park near Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

Check out an album containing more of my photos shot in 2001.

Canon FTb

Canon FD 200 mm f/2.8 S.S.C. bayonet mount telephoto lens

Kodak Royal Gold 100 ISO film.

Scanned using a Nikon Super CoolScan 9000 ED with the FH-835S 35mm strip film tray.

McDuffie Public Fishing Area (PFA), McDuffie County, Georgia

Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus acrylic painting on 11" by 9" mat board. Texas native. June 2018.

Cape Cod, Ma.

Roy Lake - Nisswa, Minnesota

Clinton Lake provides cooling for the local nuclear reactor.

Sunfish nesting in shallow creek.

Three species of small Sunfishes native to S. United States. Enneacanthus obesus (upper right); E.gloriosus (upper left); E. chaetodon (bottom) In same order: Banded Pygmy Sunfish, Blue-Spotted Sunfish, and Black-Banded Sunfish. Acrylic on 11" x 8" mat board. Feb. 2019.

Donegal waters, Ireland benefit from the warm Gulf Stream and its summer visitors.

I was waiting to be picked up by the dive boat when this sunfish came up to the surface to have a look at me. My camera was tied up to the dive harness in preparation for pickup so was unable to prepare shots so by chance shot a few off without looing through viewfinder. never seen a sunfish before, but somebody spotted one on nearly every day of our week of diving. They are curious , but shy creatures and this fish didn't stay around for any length of time. They swim faster than any diver, so best techniques is to stay float around with minimum movement and let them come to you.

W. Newbury, MA

On a sunny day with no wind, you can see the sunfish swimming in the shallow creek.

Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)

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Just fiddlin around in the den. My version of tropical fish...from a pond right down the road. Infinitely more fun to watch.

Toronto's famous skyline view was too gorgeous to pass up while I was on the island.

Another nice Lepomis marginatus from the Pineywoods of east Texas.

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A hybrid between a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). Angelina County, Texas - September 2025.

Lepomis cyanellus from Angelina County, Texas - September 2025.

Also known as the goggle-eye (a name it shares with the warmouth), L. cyanellus is another sunfish with a large mouth and relatively elongate body. Like the warmouth they are ambush predators that like to hang out in areas with cover like root balls and downed trees. They can be identified by the electric blue lines radiating from their jaw.

Longear sunfish spawning Lepomis megalotis and a school of Texas shiners Notropis amabilis. Acrylic on mat board, 11" x 9". Jan. 2019.

Isla Isabela, Galapagos

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due to suspected copyright infringement, I have decided, regretfully, to drastically reduce the image size of my uploads and place a watermark on the image to hopefully prevent further infringement, I hope that this will not reduce your enjoyment of my photos, many regards to all my friends, Peter

There were all kinds of boats on the lake, but this Sunfish was the brightest. It reminded me of my dad and his love of sailing. Happy memories.

Second time out with the underwater housing again at Courtois creek. These fish are beautiful, all these years in the kayak and I missed them. It was amazing easy to take this, the fish was just swimming between my legs. It seems these fish are very territorial and I was standing in its territory.

Great Blue Heron with a great catch.