Category Archives: Animals

Curly

Curly is one skittish goat. I see him once in a while and he takes off immediately. Yesterday, I saw him curled up by the abandoned house next door. He didn’t stir, so I went to get my camera. When I returned his head was up, and when he saw me, he leapt to his feet. But he didn’t run off immediately and I was able to snap the top photo. Then he turned and raced around the other side of the house and out of sight.

It wasn’t until I was processing the photos that I noticed the band around his head. I think it’s the same goat I’d seen tied up by some other neighbors. Obviously he’d broken free, but the band was still there. It didn’t seem to be bothering him, even though it’s quite close to one eye. I think removing it would involve a tranquilizer dart!

The bottom photo posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.

Where’s the cabbage?

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A Cabbage White Butterfly on Ilima flower in Hawaii

This Cabbage Butterfly was perfectly happy foraging on an Ilima flower.

Four-humped Stink Bug

Stink Bugs are saddled with an unfortunate, if accurate, name. Four-humped doesn’t do much for improving that image, but it still carries some impressive markings.

The Numbers Game #125

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

A baby gecko in house blinds — A baby gecko in the blinds.

Light bulbs shining in a dark space — A baby gecko in the blinds.

A shop sign in Hawi, Hawaii — Woo-Woo Shop in Hawi.

Rainbow Chubs in the waters off Hawaii — Woo-Woo Shop in Hawi.

Turtle breath, too

A Green Turtle takes a breath in the waters off Hawaii

A few days ago, I posted photos of a small Green Turtle I saw coming up for breaths before diving down to rest. Brian mentioned that it would be great to see the nose sticking out of the water too, and I responded that every time I tried for that shot it was either out of focus or there was no turtle to be seen!

On Saturday, I ran into what I think was the same turtle doing the same thing. This time I got a shot where the turtle’s head can actually be seen. Mind you, even when the turtle isn’t clear, the resulting photo can still be interesting.

A view above and below the waters off Hawaii

Green Turtle breath

An Hawaiian Green Turtle takes a breath in the waters off Hawaii.

I saw this small turtle, near the end of a swim, popping up to take a breath four or five times. Then it dove down and eventually disappeared under a rock shelf to rest. Green Turtles can hold their breath underwater for up to five hours when they’re resting.

An Hawaiian Green Turtle dives in the waters off Hawaii.

Painted Lady Butterfly on ’Ilima flowers

A Painted Lady Butterfly on Ilima flower in Hawaii

’Ilima flowers (Sida fallax) are native to Hawaii as well as other Pacific islands and China. In Hawaii the flowers are used in leis and highly regarded in Hawaiian culture. Butterflies like them a lot too.

Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #124

A cluster of whitebar surgeonfish pass above sandy ridges dappled by sunlight. — Whitebar Surgeonfishes swim over a sandy bottom.

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

A nene looks suspicious in Hawaii — A hubcap.

A Hawaiian Dascyllus off the coast of Hawaii — A Hawaiian Dascyllus.

Earantheumum laxiflorum flowers in Hawaii — A Hawaiian Dascyllus.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii