The Numbers Game #60

Two Hawaiian monk seals tussle in a tide pool.
A pair of Hawaiian Monk Seals at Upolu. One of my favorite monk seal photos.

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 181. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A juvenile Threadfin Jack.
A Gargantuan Blenny rests on a patch of coral
A Gargantuan Blenny.
An adult Black-crowned Night Heron.
A Bristled-thighed curlew on the Big Island coast
A Bristle-thighed Curlew.
A flowery flounder swims off the Big Island of Hawaii.
A Flowery Flounder heading for cover.
The shadow of Mauna Kea stretches out above the clouds.
The shadow of Mauna Kea projected on the cloud cover. Another favorite!

11 thoughts on “The Numbers Game #60”

    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      I haven’t seen a juvenile threadfin jack in ages, which is a pity as they’re such a fun little fish to watch. He looked quite unimpressed. I think he was hoping she might enjoy a little fun!

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  4. kzmcb's avatarkzmcb

    They are really good! What are the deals chatting about? The leadfin? Looks like the outline of a small wooden boat. I can’t remember the name of the fish and can’t go back without losing my comment, so I’ll have to write it down next time.

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    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      The seals were chatting about mating I think. She was not as enthusiastic as the male on the right. However, I’e seen two of her offspring since then and I like to think that this male, Which I used to see a lot, fathered at lest one of them. The Threadfin Jack is thought to look this way for protection, by imitating a jellyfish. As adults they’re very large and blocky fish.

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    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      If you saw an adult, you wouldn’t recognize it. They’re big and blocky. Only the juveniles have the long tendrils, which are believed to create the impression they’re jellyfish. That’s what I thought when I first saw one.

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