Category Archives: Activities

The morning commute

Whitebar Surgeonfishes on the move in the morning

On a recent swim, I saw this shoal of fish, mostly comprising of Whitebar Surgeonfishes, heading off on its morning business.

I got the blues real good

A broken window in Hawaii — One of the broken windows in the next door house mentioned in yesterday’s post.

A blue blur — I was photographing monarch butterflies and this photo was one of them. Use your imagination.

The Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge theme is ‘Blue.’ See more responses here. After sorting through some photos, I found a cluster of abstract blues that I like so here they are.

Chainlink fencing over a blue tarp in Hawaii — Some chainlink fencing wrapped around a blue tarp covering something or other.

A blue light at an airport in Hawaii — A blue light at Upolu Airport, up close and personal

Blue panels and rivets on a helicopter in Hawaii — A blue light at Upolu Airport, up close and personal

Goatfishes congregate over a sandy bottom in Hawaii — Goatfishes swimming in blue-green water in the company of a bluer parrotfish

Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay

Two people fishing from a jetty in Kawaihae Harbor in Hawaii

There are always people fishing from this little jetty in Kawaihae Harbor, when I go by there in the early morning. I don’t know how the fishing is, but they must catch something, or perhaps they just enjoy the peaceful scene as much as I do.

Wedged in

A Wedgetail Triggerfish hide in a crevice

On my last swim, I saw this Wedgetail Triggerfish slip into this crevice in the rocks. I thought it might have disappeared, but there it was, wedged in, side on. It might have been protecting eggs laid in there or just waiting for me to move on!

This fish is also known as the Picasso Triggerfish. In Hawaiian, it’s called humuhumu-nukunuku-ā-pua-a and it’s the official state fish.

Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card photo challenge. See more responses here.

Spotted Eagle Ray on the move

A Spotted Eagle ray and yellow tangs in the waters off hawaii

I don’t see Spotted Eagle Rays as often as I used to, but that’s true of many creatures that live in the ocean around here. This one went skimming by a small school of Yellow Tangs and out into deeper water. Happily, it looked in excellent condition with a beautiful array of white spots on its wings.

A Spotted Eagle ray in the waters off Hawaii

SSV Robert C. Seamans at anchor

The SSV Robert C. Seamans anchored off Hawaii Island

This rather splendid sailing vessel was anchored recently, for a few days, in front of Mauna Kea Resort. It’s the Robert C. Seamans, a 134-foot steel-hulled brigantine that, despite its classic appearance, was built in 2001. The vessel is a Sailing School Vessel (SSV) operated by the Sea Education Association, which conducts sail training and research.

For more information about the Robert C. Seamans and Sea Education Association, go to https://sea.edu/.

Going about their business

Outrigger canoes in the waters off Hawaii with cattle egrets flying overhead

In the early morning, on the waters off Kawaihae, some outrigger canoe paddlers train for a future race while cattle egrets head in the opposite direction to find their cattle.

What big eyes you have

A Giant Porcupinefish looks up in the waters off hawaii

I came across this relatively small Giant Porcupinefish on a recent swim and it headed directly towards me for a short while, before deciding I wasn’t that interesting and swimming off.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii