Category Archives: Animals

Cornered

A small Black Witch Moth rests in Hawaii

This Black Witch Moth showed up on the back lanai recently and was noteworthy for its size. The moths I notice have a wingspan of 6 inches or more. This one was an inch or so across, and presumably a juvenile. It looked a bit beaten up, as moths often do, so I don’t know whether it will go on to attain its full size. Here, it’s having a rest, tucked into the corner, out of the wind.

The Numbers Game #45

A boy hangs off a yellow raft off the coast of Hawaii
A yellow raft on blue water.

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

Monarch butterflies mating on a kiawe tree
Monarchs mating.
An I'iwi calls in a forest off Saddle Road, Hawaii
An I’iwi calls.
A Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly perched on a twig
A Roseatte Skimmer dragonfly.
Rust forms on a water tank
A rusty water tank.
The wall of the Ackerman Gallery Building in Kapaau, Hawaii
Art gallery wall.
Maiapilo flowers in Hawaii
Maiapilo flowers.

The Numbers Game #44

Billowy clouds over the Alenuihāhā Channel between Maui and the Big Island, Hawaii
Clouds pile up over the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel.

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

A rainy day at Upolu Airport, Hawaii
A plane parked at Upolu under ominous skies.
A giant trevally in the waters off Hawaii
A Giant Trevally.
A broken window in Hawaii
Broken glass in a nearby house.
A black saddlebags dragonfly
A Black Saddlebags Dragonfly.
The remains of a building at Kiholo, Hawaii
An old building at Kiholo.
A green turtle swims in Kiholo Bay, Hawaii
A Green Turtle swims in Kiholo Lagoon.

It’s all there in black and white

A sailboat travels along the coast in front of palm trees in Hawaii
A sailboat off the Kohala coast.

Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge is ‘Black (and/or) Black and White.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Holei Arch in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Holei Arch in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Concrete steps at Hapuna Resort in Hawaii
A staircase at Hapuna Resort.
A goat on a rock in Hawaii
A goat on a rock. What are the chances?
A close up of Nene feathers in Hawaii
Nene feathers.
A Northern Mockingbird sings out on a snag in Hawaii
A Northern Mockingbird on a snag.
A juvenile Black-crowned night heron fishing in the shallows in Hawaii
A juvenile Black-crowend Night Heron hunting for breakfast.

Stick Insect

A Stick insect clings to a window screen in Hawaii

When I saw this Stick Insect, clinging to one of the window screens, I realized that it had been a long time since I last saw one, at least a couple of years. Not sure why that is, but they blend in so well I could easily have looked at one without realizing it.

Bird bath mayhem

Feathers left in a bird bathing area in Hawaii

I’ve posted before about this rock at Mahukona where the birds like to drink and bathe. I’ve also mentioned (here) that it’s not a place where the birds can relax because of feral cats in the area. This photo, taken last month, is a graphic illustration of that.

I’m running this today because yesterday, toweling off after my swim, I noticed one of the cats hurrying towards this spot. Several small birds were gathered in this pool when the cat launched itself from below. The birds scattered, but one of them left with the cat, if you get my drift. First time I’ve seen that happen there.