Ethereal Ocean_Art Free-diving with this beautiful green

Free-diving with this beautiful green turtle in the Lady Musgrave Island lagoon was a special experience being 'in the moment' with an endangered sea turtle that has survived at least 30 years to call the Great Barrier Reef home

A magnificent Humpback Whale breaches close to the boat near the Sunshine Coast with the sun creating a rainbow in her spout as she exhales the warm moist water before taking in another breath

Green Turtles are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and listed as Endangered with populations decreasing

It was a feeling of absolute exhilaration as these amazing creatures bolted past me

A friendly green turtle with a twinkle in her eye swimming over shallow reef near Lady Elliot Island allowed me this intimate Great Barrier Reef encounter

Ethereal Ocean_Art Free-diving with this beautiful greenA late afternoon swim in the lagoon at Lady Elliot Island and I was rewarded with an encounter with a very relaxed green turtle. These beautiful creatures are on the IUCN (International Union of the Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species and listed as Endangered. The low angle of the sun made for an ethereal backdrop of glistening corals and dancing light rays.