Category Archives: Animals

Blue Ginger

A Blue Ginger with a visitor on the lowest flower.

Brown in Hawaii

A horse on the coast of Hawaii — A brown horse on the North Kohala coast.

This month’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge is ‘Brown.’ See more responses here.

I’ve gone for a selection of animals, mostly. Captions on the photos as usual.

Wild pigs in Hawaii — Brown and black wild pigs.

Cattle and a pig at Puuwaawaa in Hawaii — Brown and black wild pigs.

A brown anole in Hawaii — A brown anole, looking miffed.

Participants in the Kamehameha Day parade at Kapaau, Hawaii — At the Kamehameha Day parade earlier this year. The photographer has to be a mom or other relative with that matching dress!

Tropical leaves

A gecko on a heliconia leaf at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a heliconia leaf.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Leaves, Autumn or Spring.’ See more responses here. Here are some leaves from Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden with captions on the photos.

Anthurium leaves at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — Anthurium leaves seen from both sides.

Fern fronds at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — If you have ferns, you’ve always got fronds!

Palm frond at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — A palm frond.

Queen Anthurium leaves at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — A palm frond.

The tree canopy at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — Looking up into the canopy.

Bees on palm flowers

I was watering my coffee plants, early one morning, when I heard a loud buzzing noise. I looked up and saw bees all over the flowers of a palm tree on the edge of the yard. To be honest, I hadn’t noticed the tree had flowers as they’re rather dwarfed by the profusion of fronds. But there are a lot of these small yellow flowers and the bees obviously approve.

Cat in a Kiawe

I was impressed to see one of our cats at work, looking comfy on a branch of the large Kiawe tree in the yard. The tree is not only studded with vicious thorns, but is also home to a colony of ants that might outnumber the human population of the island.

You gotta laugh

Breakfast strikes back — A green anole tries to eat a Chinese Rose Beetle, and loses. Original post here.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Comics or Funny Pages (aka silly or funny photos).’ See more responses here.

These are photos that I’ve run before, but quite a while ago. They still make me smile and I hope they do the same for you.

A green turtle is temporarily stranded on a rock. — Tight squeeze! Original post here.

Geckos are endlessly entertaining.

A gecko looks out from a Pepsi machine — Change anyone? Original post here.

But they’re not the only ones.

A gray chub in the waters off the Big Island — Want to come along? We’re going fishing! Original post here.

Cattleya Labiata orchid

There are many things to like about this orchid. It’s a beautiful flower. It’s an epiphyte, growing on the trunk of a tree. It hosts a small hover fly, which I didn’t notice at the time. And it has a handy tag attached, identifying what it is, which I also didn’t see until later.

There’s an interesting story about the discovery of this flower here.

Monarch Butterfly caterpillar

A Monarch Butterfly caterpillar munches along the edges of an Hawaiian Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea).

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii