Category Archives: Activities

Stink eye

A Peppered Moray Eel swims in the waters off Hawaii

A Peppered Moray Eel dispenses a bit of stink eye as it swims by.

Bejeweled flowers

Ohia flowers on the Kaumana Trail off Saddle Road. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #110

A bee forages through the blooms of a mock orange. — A bee on a Mock Orange flower.

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

A green turtle is illuminated while swimming in the waters off the Big Island of Hawaii. — A Green Turtle swims near the surface of the ocean.

The section of Crater Rim Drive that fell in to Halemaumau Crater at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park — A Green Turtle swims near the surface of the ocean.

The entrance to Kilauea Military Camp in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park — Kilauea Military Camp in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

A wild turkey off Saddle Road, Hawaii — Kilauea Military Camp in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Kaumana Trail

The Kaumana Trail, off Saddle Road, is only a mile or so long but passes through a fine array of ferns and other vegetation.

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

Sparkles

I was trying to get a photo of a turtle taking a breath – harder to get than dragonflies flying – but I liked the sparkles on the water I got by chance!

Cruising cornetfish

A Blue-spotted Cornetfish in the waters off Hawaii

I was coming to the end of a recent swim when I saw this Blue-spotted Cornetfish in very shallow water. Often, they’ll scoot away, but this one continued slowly into ever shallower water. The water was clear and the day sunny so the blue spots show up really well.

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.

A ground beetle negotiates rocky ground in Hawaii — A Ground Beetle on the move.

Two Common Waxbills in Hawaii — A Ground Beetle on the move.

A day lily grows in the roots of a banyan tree in Hawaii — A Day Lily growing in a Banyan tree.

Birds bathing in a puddle in Hawaii — A Day Lily growing in a Banyan tree.

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.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii