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The Numbers Game #56

A praying mantis drinks from a puddle of water — A Praying Mantis takes a drink of water.

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

A pair of Rosy-faced Love Birds perch on a windsock in Hawaii — A pair of Rosy-faced Lovebirds check the wind.

Pu'uanahulu Baptist Church seen against a backdrop of a blooming jacaranda tree — A pair of Rosy-faced Lovebirds check the wind.

A common waxbill feeds its young — A Common Waxbill feeds its young.

A young Saffron Finch calls for food from its parent in Hawaii — A Common Waxbill feeds its young.

Looking back at 2024 – Part 2

A Great Frigatebird flies off the Kohala coast in Hawaii — July: A Great Frigatebird (here).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2024 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2024, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June (here). This week, it’s July through December.

Spotted Eagle Rays in the waters off Hawaii — August: A trio of Spotted Eagle Rays (here).

An attention getting pirate at Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii — September: Everyone’s favorite pirate (here).

Spinner dolphins in the waters off Hawaii — October: A trio of Spinner Dolphins (here).

A surfer off Keokea Beach Park, Hawaii — November: A surfer takes to the air (here).

A pink Bougainvillea grows in the lava on the South Kohala coast in Hawaii — December: Bougainvillea in the lava (here).

Looking back at 2024 – Part 1

A Feather-legged fly on a Tree Heliotrope in Hawaii — January: A Feather-legged Fly (*Trichopoda pennipes*) on a Tree Heliotrope (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and next week is ‘Your 2024 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As usual, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2024, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. This week’s post is for January through June. See the rest of the year next week.

A Ring-billed gull in Hawaii — February: A Ring-billed Gull struts at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay (link).

A woman walks on the beach at Kohanaiki Park in Hawaii — March: A woman walks the beach at Kohanaiki Beach Park (link).

Tiki torches burn against a backdrop of palm trees in Hawaii — April: Tiki torches at Mauna Kea Resort (link).

A Dwarf Moray Eel in the waters off Hawaii — May: A Dwarf Moray Eel (link).

Long-spined Urchins in Hawaii — June: A pair of Long-spined Urchins in Kawaihae Harbor (link).

The Numbers Game #53

A Black-crowned night heron struggles o get out of an algae covered pond — A Black-crowned Night Heron in a spot of bother in a pond at Kawaihae.

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

A Lesser Brown Scorpion in Hawaii — A lively Lesser Brown Scorpion.

A passion vine butterfly on a tasselflower — A lively Lesser Brown Scorpion.

Two Kona Brewing Company beer taps — Beer taps.

Footsteps mark the way at Kaulana Manu Nature Trail in Hawaii — Beer taps.

Wandering Tattler

I saw this Wandering Tattler on the rocks at Upolu. It was a very windy day and the bird was not keen to move, so I hunkered down and got ready to photograph it when it finally took flight. As might be expected, the bird did not cooperate, and it wasn’t until I moved that it took to the air and disappeared downwind.

The Numbers Game #52

A windsurfer cruises in the bay at Kawaihae.

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

House construction at Hapuna Estates on the Big Island, Hawaii — Building houses in Hapuna Resort, with a good view of Maui.

A glass of gin and tonic — Building houses in Hapuna Resort, with a good view of Maui.

Lava oozes on my first visit to Hawaii in 2010.

A toy watering can left on a beach in Hawaii — Lava oozes on my first visit to Hawaii in 2010.

The Numbers Game #51

Smoke hangs in the sky off the Kohala Coast Hawaii — Smoke from a brush fire colors the sky over the North Kohala coast

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

A Gold dust day gecko licks its eye — Got to keep those eyes clean!

A woman sitting on a red car in Hawaii — Got to keep those eyes clean!

A Yellow-fronted Canary perched on a twig in Hawaii — A Yellow-fronted Canary keeps watch.

An Emerald Cockroach Wasp in Hawaii — A Yellow-fronted Canary keeps watch.

Working at the port

A Black-crowned Night Heron hunts for fish in Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii

This Black-crowned Night Heron was fishing not far from the wharf at Kawaihae Harbor. I’m always impressed by how wildlife is able to coexist with human industries.

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