Category Archives: Animals

The Numbers Game #98

Lahaina noon at Kawaihae, Hawaii
Where’s the shadow? It’s Lahaina noon! Original post 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 220. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Shadows. See more responses here.

Hot cat, no tin roof

Sriracha the tiger at Pana'ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, Hawaii
Sriracha the tiger at Pana'ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, Hawaii

Sriracha is one of two tigers at Hilo’s Pana’ewa Zoo & Gardens. It was a very hot day and both tigers were sheltering in the shade of a large stand of bamboo. Luckily, after a while, Sriracha ventured out of the shadows to check out us humans. She didn’t stay long. It was too hot for that.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Shadows. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #97

A Goldring Surgeonfish and its shadow, or is it? It looks that way, but the shadow is a different fish!

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

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Shadows. See more responses here.

Claws and hooves

A Green Anole on a roof in Hawaii
A Green Anole on a metal roof. They can climb metal walls using their claws.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Hooves and Claws.’ See more responses here. First claws.

An A'ama crab in Hawaii
An A’ama crab uses its claws to grip the rocks.

Then hooves.

A Goat on a rock in Hawaii
A goat on a rock.
A bull and cattle egret in Hawaii
A bull with attendant Cattle Egret.

Also Posted for Becky’s Squares: Shadows. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #96

The space tracking station near South Point.

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

At the garden

A water lily at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
A water lily.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Autumn or spring plant life.’ See more responses here. These photos were taken at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden at this time of the year.