Category Archives: Animals

Komatsu with a view and other yellows

A Komatsu excavator near the Kohala coast in Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge is ‘Yellow and/or Gold.’ See more responses here.

An aging cover over a utilities vault in Hawaii
Sure, it’s safe to stand on!
A Yellow school bus in Hawi Hawaii
Yes, the wheels were going round and round.
The home of Kohala UTV Adventures in Hawi Hawaii
The home of Kohala UTV Adventures.
A Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a WIld Bushbean flower in Hawaii
Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on Wild Bushbean.
A yellow wheelbarrow in Kapaau Hawaii
Hard at work!
A hibiscus plant in front of a yellow wall in Hawi Hawaii
A peachy hibiscus.

The Numbers Game #33

One of the beaches at Kekaha Kai Park.

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

A Northern Mockingbird getting ready to eat.
A Praying Mantis consumes a wasp.
A Gold Dust Day Gecko snags a moth.

Two Nenes establish the pecking order (Original post here).

Shrapnel found on the ground near where I work.
A cruise ship docked at Hilo.
A sunglasses display
Your choice of sunglasses.

The Numbers Game #32

Two stores in Hawi not working out as neighbors (original story here).

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

A junction near Kawaihae. Original story here.
SV Kwai in harbor.
Arrows sprout on Kohala Mountain Road. Original story here.
Papa looking relaxed.
A Nothern Mockingbird looking intense.
Two geckos looking perplexed.

Winging it

A Great Frigatebird flies off the Kohala coast in Hawaii
A Great Frigatebird glides over the ocean off the Kohala coast.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Wings.’ See more responses here. Let’s start with the birds.

A Northern Cardinal Juvenile launches off a branch in Hawaii
A Northern Cardinal juvenile coming to get me!
A Hawaiian Nene spreads its wings
A Nene displays an impressive wingspan.
A pair of Hawaiian Noddys approach their roost at Whittington Park in Hawaii
A pair of Hawaiian Noddies head to their roost at Whittington Park.

There are many winged insects too.

A Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly perches on a stalk in Hawaii
The delicate wings of a Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly.
Two Passion Vine Butterflies flying in Hawaii
A pair of Passion Vine Butterflies flit about.

You can also find wings in the water

Three eagle rays swim in the ocean off Hawaii
A trio of Eagle Rays cruise through coastal waters.
A coastal manta ray swims in the ocean off Hawaii
A Manta Ray glides over the sea floor.

And there are other wings too.

A pair of metal wings on the ground in Hawaii
A broach of emblem found lying in the grass.
A UPS plane flies overhead in Hawaii
A UPS plane heads for Honolulu early one morning.

The Numbers Game #30

Kite flying over Upolu.

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

A Praying Mantis giving me the look.
A tiny fish wonders what the big lump is in its tide pool.
A gecko chilling at the Pepsi machine.
A Pacific Beetle Cockroach.
Clouds gather around a tree on the slopes of Mauna Kea.
An endangered Palila contemplates a snack.