Drone footage shows rare bird’s-eye view of stingrays off New York coast
Photograph: Jeremy Davidson/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenA fever of cownose rays. The species is a large, migratory elasmobranch, a subclass of cartilaginous fish, named for their distinctive high-lobed head resembling a cow’s nose. Historically, there would be some cownose rays that would make it up to Cape Cod or so in small numbers during warm years, but the big schools would terminate the northern migration around Chesapeake Bay.
- ▪Photograph: Jeremy Davidson/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenA fever of cownose rays.
- ▪The species is a large, migratory elasmobranch, a subclass of cartilaginous fish, named for their distinctive high-lobed head resembling a cow’s nose.
- ▪Historically, there would be some cownose rays that would make it up to Cape Cod or so in small numbers during warm years, but the big schools would terminate the northern migration around Chesapeake Bay.
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A fever of cownose rays. Photograph: Jeremy Davidson/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenA fever of cownose rays. Photograph: Jeremy Davidson/Getty Images/iStockphotoUS newsDrone footage shows rare bird’s-eye view of stingrays off New York coastWith wing spans up to 3ft, the shy cownose ray species typically arrive in Long Island waters in the warmer monthsMaya Yang in New YorkWed 12 Aug 2026 06.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDrone footage of dozens of stingrays in the ocean off New York has captivated beachgoers and marine enthusiasts, offering a rare bird’s-eye view of a species that scientists say has visited the area for decades.The footage was captured las`t Friday off the coast of Southampton on the Long Island peninsula by Joanna Steidle, a Hamptons-based…
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