There could be any number of unseen creatures in this hedge, but the right (or wrong depending on how you look at it) color will be noticed instantly, as in the case of this passion vine butterfly.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Perspective.’ See more responses here.
I noticed this gold dust day gecko and green anole in a stand of yellow bamboo. The gecko was just hanging out as per usual, but from the anole’s perspective it was intruding on his territory. When that happens, an anole will puff out his pink dewlap and engage in some vigorous head bobbing. This performance will put wanna-be anoles in their place, but I have yet to see it work on a gecko.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Perspective.’ See more responses here.
A passion vine butterfly gets a different look at a tasselflower.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Perspective.’ See more responses here.
A seven-spotted lady beetle climbs a plant gone to seed, presumably looking for something to eat. I never see them catch anything, only see them busily investigating.
A couple of different views of a fireweed control moth (Secusio extensa). This one wasn’t doing much of anything to control fireweed!
These sheep kept me under observation during a hike on Pu’u Wa’awa’a, and since I didn’t change course, they remained unperturbed and undisturbed.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Home.’ See more offerings here.
Here in Hawaii, home is where the termites are, and if nothing is done about them, they will literally eat you out of house and home. So every few years most houses get tented and filled with poisonous gas. Best not to be home at the time. The house stays tented overnight to give the gas time to seep into all the nooks and crannies. Next day, the tent is removed and the homeowner is supposedly guaranteed a few more years of termite-free living.
This was a neighbor’s house, and every time I see a tented house like this, I think of circuses.
Green anoles often look a bit rough on the top of their noses, but this one was particularly rough and white in that area. In addition, while it has assumed brown coloration, a patch of green refused to go away. One or both of these conditions might be related to shedding, but it could be something entirely different.
Graham's Island 