Swim with sea horse yields once-in-a-lifetime display

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 12, 2011

~~<p>I'm revisiting the subject of seahorses because they've been revisiting me. Since I wrote last month about my first sighting of a live seahorse in Hawaii, or anywhere in the wild, four more have shown up on two occasions. And two of those little darlings put on a show so amazing that if I hadn't gotten pictures of them (blurry but proof enough), I might think the scene had been a product of wishful thinking.</p>
<p>This brilliant performance occurred in bright sunshine in calm water barely over my head. I was snorkeling and drifting with the current when along came a 6- to 8-inch-tall sea horse. She was swimming upright near the bottom and against the current, going forth as smoothly as if riding a Segway.</p>
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I'm revisiting the subject of seahorses because they've been revisiting me. Since I wrote last month about my first sighting of a live seahorse in Hawaii, or anywhere in the wild, four more have shown up on two occasions. And two of those little darlings put on a show so amazing that if I hadn't gotten pictures of them (blurry but proof enough), I might think the scene had been a product of wishful thinking.

This brilliant performance occurred in bright sunshine in calm water barely over my head. I was snorkeling and drifting with the current when along came a 6- to 8-inch-tall sea horse. She was swimming upright near the bottom and against the current, going forth as smoothly as if riding a Segway. Login for more...