Category Archives: Animals

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 GardensAnthurium 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
Queen Anthurium leaves
Ti plants at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
Red Ti leaves
The tree canopy at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
Looking up into the canopy.

Bees on palm flowers

Bees on palm flowers in Hawaii

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.

Bees on palm flowers in Hawaii

Cat in a Kiawe

A cat rests in a Kiawe tree in Hawaii

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.

Tight squeeze! Original post here.
A green turtle is temporarily stranded on a rock.
Flipper flapper! Original post here.
If you say so. Original post here.
Whatcha lookin at. Original post here.

Geckos are endlessly entertaining.

A gecko looks out from a Pepsi machine
Change anyone? Original post here.
I don’t want any trouble. Original post here.
Should I or shouldn’t I? Full sequence 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

A Cattleya labiata orchid at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A Cattleya labiata orchid at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden

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.