Stunning eagle rays make rare appearance in Kailua

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 10, 2012

~~<p>Reader John Floyd emailed that on his daily walk to the north end of Kailua Beach, he crosses the bridge over the Kawainui Canal. Three times this month John spotted eagle rays in the canal. "Do you know if they seasonally go upstream, perhaps to bear their young, or do you think they're just trying to broaden their culinary experiences?"</p>
<p>Likely the rays found something tasty to eat in the canal. Nowhere in my reading did I find that Hawaii's eagle rays swim up canals or estuaries during certain times of year. I did, however, learn that they have been seen giving birth in Kaneohe Bay, Pearl Harbor and off southern Molokai in October, November and December.</p>
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Reader John Floyd emailed that on his daily walk to the north end of Kailua Beach, he crosses the bridge over the Kawainui Canal. Three times this month John spotted eagle rays in the canal. "Do you know if they seasonally go upstream, perhaps to bear their young, or do you think they're just trying to broaden their culinary experiences?"

Likely the rays found something tasty to eat in the canal. Nowhere in my reading did I find that Hawaii's eagle rays swim up canals or estuaries during certain times of year. I did, however, learn that they have been seen giving birth in Kaneohe Bay, Pearl Harbor and off southern Molokai in October, November and December. Login for more...