The sort of portrait photo this Northern Mockingbird might use if it was to run for office in these troubled times.
Northern Mockingbird
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Hawaiian seascapes
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme, guest hosted by Cathy at Between the Lines, is ‘Seascapes.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.
A view from Lapakahi
Looking west of north from Lapakahi, Maui can be seen some 30+ miles distant. On clear days, like this one, it looks closer.
Pololu Valley
A view into Pololu Valley from the back of the beach. Yes, those are cattle being raised here. Getting them in and out of here would not be a task for the faint of heart!
Diadema Savignyi Urchin
A couple of urchins here. A familiar and quite common Red Pencil Urchin, and a Diadema Savignyi Urchin. The latter one is rare in Hawaii and looks a lot like the Long-spined Urchin, but is distinguished by the striking blue lines on its test.
Beach Vitex
Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), or Pohinahina, is indigenous to Hawaii and the west Pacific.
It’s planted in coastal areas such as the one below, because it’s very tolerant of salt, heat, and wind. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
The Numbers Game #114
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 236. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Killer
This is the resident cat at Mahukona Beach Park. The rock he’s standing beside has a natural bowl at the top and people fill it with water for the birds. I call the cat Killer because, when he sees a bird go for a drink, he races out, stations himself at the base of it, and then leaps up trying to snag a victim.
A couple of mornings ago, I saw him leap from this spot and miss his quarry, but sometimes he’s successful. Feathers in the bowl attest to that. The birds here are not native species, so he’s not contributing to their decline, though that’s not the case elsewhere on the island.
Graham's Island 