I don’t recall this Nene having chicks around, but it was clearly unhappy with the proximity of the cat and let it know in no uncertain manner. I sympathize with the cat. I’d have been running like that too!
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Morning clouds at Mauna Kea
A few clouds catch the light on an otherwise pristine morning around Mauna Kea.
Desert Rose
A Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) growing in its preferred environment – full sun, warm temperatures, and not too much water. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
The Numbers Game #108
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 230. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Shelter
I like to check out buoys like this because they often provide shelter for very small fish, in this case, a few tiny sergeantfishes including this one.
Ten years ago
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Ten.’ See more responses here. January of 2016 was the first full month for this blog, so I thought I’d post a few photos that ran back then.
Lesser Grass Blue Butterflies
A couple of Lesser Grass Blue Butterflies jockeying for position on a Blue Heliotrope plant.
View from the top road
Looking north from the old Mamalahoa Highway, in the distance is Kohala Mountain on the right and Maui on the left. The black lava curving down to the ocean is the Kaʻūpūlehu lava flow from Hualalai Volcano. This flow, which occurred in 1800/1801, was the last time Hualalai erupted, though the volcano is still considered active.
Graham's Island 