Passing ‘Three Piers’

A fever of cownose rays makes its way north Jan. 30 in the Gulf of Mexico, passing one of three beach jetties known as “Three Piers.” According to the Florida Museum website, cownose rays prefer shallow, brackish water but tend to swim at the surface. Cownose rays are common to Anna Maria Island waters and are known to migrate great distances. Islander Photo: Jacob Merrifield