Category Archives: Animals

Orange and yellow

A Passion Vine Butterfly flying to Yellow Lantana flowers in Hawaii

A Passion Vine Butterfly flying toward Yellow Lantana.

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.

Iridopsis Fragilaria moth

I spotted this moth on the side of my car and liked how it looked there.

The Numbers Game #109

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

A Chinese rose beetle on the Big Island. — A Chinese Rose Beetle shortly after eviction from the house!

A Chinese Rose Beetle shortly after eviction from the house!

Go away

I don’t recall this Nene having chicks around, but it was clearly unhappy with the proximity of the cat and let it know in no uncertain manner. I sympathize with the cat. I’d have been running like that too!

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.

Ten years ago

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Ten.’ See more responses here. January of 2016 was the first full month for this blog, so I thought I’d post a few photos that ran back then.