Diver Has Close Encounter With 'Skittish' Ornate Cowfish

A diver in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, captured the moment a usually “skittish” ornate cowfish feasted on a broken urchin which she had picked up.

Diver and keen photographer Jules Casey lives on the Mornington Peninsula, which is on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.

Casey often posts footage of what she sees below the waves at Port Phillip Bay to her OneBreathDiver Instagram account, where she has over 90,000 followers.

Her work documents interesting marine life, as well as dangers posed to underwater creatures by pollution.

Recent footage by Casey shows an ornate cowfish nibble on a broken urchin. Credit: Jules Casey via Storyful