Black Triggerfishes congregate and feed near the surface so snorkelers see them often. They’re mostly black with bright lines at the base of their dorsal and anal fins, but they can also display iridescent blue lines between their eyes and blue lines along the length of their bodies.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Antlers, Horns & Hooves.’ See more responses here. There aren’t any antlers to be seen around here, but there are horns and hooves aplenty! Captions on the photos as usual.
“Don’t ye know this ‘ere day, ’tis Talk Like a Pirate Day.”
“What’s a pirate?”
Cruise ships used to stop once a week at Kailua Kona, but these days they seem to be present three or four days a week. There’s no dock so the ships anchor offshore and ferry passengers ashore by boat.
On Tuesday I saw the Norwegian Spirit heading in. In the photo, the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor is in the foreground illustrating the difference in size!
I looked out of my bathroom window the other day and noticed two things. One was this Green Anole on the Ti plant by the side of the house. The other was that the Ti plant had grown so tall, it was now blocking the view from the window. Later, I went out and chopped the Ti plant down to a more manageable size, checking beforehand that the anole was no longer in residence!
You know you want to!
These Oleanders were growing at Mahukona Beach Park. They had a nice scent, but are not something to be consumed as they’re quite poisonous.
Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
I saw these two Fourspot Butterflyfishes happily nibbling on this coral head. If you look closely, you can see a small Arc-eye Hawkfish nestled in the coral, just behind and below the butterflyfishes. It looks a little anxious, probably wondering if it’s going to be nibbled next.
Graham's Island 