NewsLocal News

Actions

Photographer takes underwater selfie with manatee

Manatee Snuggles
Photographer takes underwater selfie with manatee
Posted
and last updated

An underwater photographer here in Florida was in heaven during a recent photo shoot.

Michael Patrick O'Neill was snapping some images of manatees in a North Florida spring when this manatee calf came and snuggled up over his shoulder.

It's Illegal to touch manatees in the state since they are a protected species.

So what happens when one comes up to your camera?

O'Neill decided to take a quick selfie.

He has been taking photographs for more than 30 years.

He just put together a new book called "Meet Me Underwater, A Photographic Celebration of Florida's Aquatic Wonders".