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El Matal – Ecuador
How’s this for straight-from-the-ocean fresh? Sarah at WordPress asked us to show FRESH.
Cruzita Ecuador – Atun
Within hearing distance of the surf, the riverhouse provides many opportunities to observe just-caught moments.
I caught this mystery fish in brackish water near the Pacific Ocean in Ecuador.
Expecting the side fins to barb me like a catfish, I did not notice the tiny torpedo-like opening here. The fish “spit’ a milky liquid at me!
One would expect that to be a huge fish, but you can see it was tiny! I’ve never seen one since.
Unless this was one… Night heron with fish! (copyright Lisa Brunetti)
A byproduct of harvesting a shrimp pond, these should be sold as shrimp-fed crabs!
Local fishermen sell these colorful crabs in town.
Ha! Predators are everywhere! (Frog inspecting “If Fish Could Fly”)
… Stay tuned; the shrimp harvest is coming next!
Wonderful photos. And all that fish! There’s some noise going around here just now, to the effect that genetically engineered salmon are going to be hitting the stores. Many chains are refusing to stock it – I’m so glad, although it does mean if I want “real” salmon I’m going to have to travel to get it. Not so far as the Pacific Northwest, granted – but at least to Houston.
I love that last photo, with life inspecting art! What a great capture. And how fun to see a night heron in your photo who looks exactly like the fellow sitting out on the lines here tonight!
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all is quiet on the river tonight, except for the birds… perhaps they are scolding me for being absent so much for the past two months! i love the squawking of the herons and the whimpering of the ibis. there’s one night heron that guards in front of the house as well.. their red eyes are so unique!
no no no NO to the genetically engineered salmon! sigh, it’s scary what’s in our food supply and is being absorbed into our bodies. many just don’t think about the consequences of long-term effects.
Great ‘fresh’ interpretation… 🙂 Best wishes to you.. !!
thanks! your photos are always amazing. z
Yum! 🙂
get your shrimp seasonings ready………
Love this! So fresh !
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LOVE if fish could fly!! You’re amazing Z.
i thought i answered this, but it’s blank! sigh, slow internet!
thank you amiga!
shrimp-fed crab =) I love it. The frog on ‘If fish could fly’ (I must have missed that post – awesome patterns)
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Love the kingfisher with its mouthful of fresh fish.
the kingfishers entertain me daily! thanks!
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Looks like you got up at the crack of dawn or waited until the fishermen came in after a long day at sea. That mystery fish kind of looks like what the locals call a devil fish here. It is prehistoric looking and a bottom feeder. There are some very strange creatures living in el mar. Great interpretation of fresh…as always. 🙂
buenos dias.. devil fish works for me! i’m sure it was a bottom feeder – i was fishing for catfish (to my friends’ disbelief – why catfish?) b/c i did not have fresh shrimp to fish for corvina!!!
thanks for the suggestion of devil fish!
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Lovely! I love fish and I bet you eat very well there! 🙂
yes, we all eat well here.. the second plate of shrimp (camarones con verduras) was a lunch special in town.. first course soup, that for second, and a fresh juice for $3.00
Ah!!!! Just think how we could solve our obesity problem in the US if we all ate real food, healthy food at a low cost!!! I eat so much better when I’m abroad out of western countries.
convenience of fast food is a bit stumbling block for most. it’s nice to walk into a restaurant where food is prepared from fresh local ingredients!
Nothing in the world like fresh seafood and what could be better than to watch fishermen bring it in.
yes, and to have the ability to buy it on the site and take it home and prepare a great meal!
fantastic collection of photos.
thanks so much! z
I love this post and all of the photos, Lisa, but the black crowned night heron rocks. Between this post and your wonderful shrimp post, you sure know how to pique a person’s appetite!
you do a great job of that as well! i’m still remembering the image of that corn! z
Thanks. Speaking of shrimp, when I lived on the Gulf Coast of Florida, I went shrimping with the guys on one of the canals there one night. The technique was quite odd – they suspended a lantern from along pole at the bow. The shrimp were attracted to the light like a moth to a flame, and so when the shrimp came to the light, we scooped them up from behind with nets. Much less productive than the approach in your story!
that sounds like so much fun! i’ll have to try that in the river!
Great, give it a try. Apparently shrimp are not the brightest and they fall for it every time. 🙂
it sounds way too easy! i need to design a net.. i have bamboo poles and sticks from playamart.. hmmmm.
thanks so much!
Nothing like fresh Tuna! The crabs – most colorful! Your fish…reminds me of a catfish too!
Cannot get fresher fish than this. The claws on that crab look wicked.
yes, you are right! I stay way clear of those claws!
Spitting! How rude!
You stole my thunder, girlfriend. I was going to post something similar, except not in Equador. 😉
No worries. Either I put my thinking cap back on or take a break. It’s all good.
Fabulous fresh fishy post. 😉
no way.. the more the merrier.. please proceed with the post! (alliteration optional!)
That’s what I told her! Our mutual friend, above recommended I visit your fresh post. so here I am. I must say you covered the fresh fish scene swimmingly.
thank you so much! what a great mutual friend we have! thank you so much!
Indeed we do.
Yes, this is definitely fresh!
thank you mary!
We get fresh fish and shrimp here too, right from the fishermen. Isn’t it wonderful!
Over here, it is the season for herrings 🙂
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