A Northern Cardinal has a morning bathe at Mahukona.
Time for a dip
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Starburst bush
The Starburst bush (Clerodendrum quadriloculare) gets its name for fairly obvious reasons. It is native to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea and has the potential to be very invasive, though that’s not the case in Hawaii, at least currently.
Kou Leafworm
Kou (Cordia subcordata) is a canoe plant, brought to Hawaii by early Polynesian settlers. This is the caterpillar of the Kou Leafworm Moth (Ethmia nigroapicella), which feeds on Kou leaves and is doing a thorough job by the look of it.
A chorus line
Near the end of yesterday’s swim, I was greeted by this sight in the top photo. Spinner Dolphins coming my way. They were traveling at a leisurely pace as they dipped down and glided beneath me. After they passed, they came back up near the surface of the water and I thought they might loop around again, but instead they continued on their way.
Still, it was a lovely encounter, and my first with dolphins in quite a while. Swimmers are supposed to stay 50 yards away from dolphins because they might be sleeping even while they’re still swimming. However, when they pass by like this, there’s not much a swimmer can do, unless they have connections with someone on the Starship Enterprise!
Sunset at Waikoloa
A couple of days ago, on my way home, I had to stop in the vicinity of Waikoloa Resort to photograph this sunset.
Just a moment
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Ephemeral.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.
Catching the wind
This netting is designed, not so much to catch the wind, as to not get blown away by it. It was surrounding a project to build a new water tank for agricultural use, to replace the Kohala Ditch, which no longer holds water.
Blue Goatfishes
I saw these two Blue Goatfishes hunting with a Bluefin Trevally one morning, and particularly liked the look I got from the goatfish in the center!
