On June 7, 2022, it was reported that an Australian amateur photographer accidentally took a stunning photo of a flying ray that had been hiding from photographers for years.
Maurice Ashton, 76, was practicing photographing crested terns when he accidentally caught a rare white-spotted eagle ray flying out of the water.
Dozens of wildlife enthusiasts desperately photographed the elusive ray near Eraring, New South Wales, Australia, but all failed because they only had a split second to jump out of the water. Morris missed the bird he wanted to photograph, but happened to press the shutter at the exact moment to catch the fish.
Rays are a collective term for a variety of flat-bodied cartilaginous fish, ranging from large to small, large to several meters long. The name of this fish varies from place to place, Zhoushan fishermen call the yellow sable ray yellow tiger, call the manta ray swallow flower fish, black tiger, double-headed flower fish, He's ray is called cat cat flower fish, Jiaodong fishermen are called Laozi fish, boss fish and so on.
Photographer Maurice Ashton
Maurice Ashton