Category Archives: Fish

There’s something fishy going on here

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Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii
A pod of Spinner Dolphins swims by.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Groups.’ See more responses here. I’m going under the water for this. Captions on the photos.

A school of Hawaiian Silversides in the waters off Hawaii
A school of Hawaiian Silversides.
A school of Yellow Goatfishes in the waters off Hawaii
Yellowfin Goatfishes drift in tight groups as they rest during the day.
A school of Convict Tangs in the waters off Hawaii
A school of Convict Tangs spills over the edge of a ridge.
Crocodile Needlefishes in the waters off Hawaii
Crocodile Needlefishes cruise near the surface of the water.
Racoon Butterflyfishes in the waters off Hawaii
Raccoon Butterflyfishes hang in the water.
A group of fish hunting in the waters off Hawaii
Blue Goatfishes and Bluefin Tevallies often hunt with an octopus or, here, a Whitemouth Moray Eel.
A school of Yellow Tangs in the waters off Hawaii
Yellow Tangs feedings.

The Numbers Game #131

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A Manta Ray swims by, just below the surface of the 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 748. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

Purple Coral.
A Nutmeg Mannikin feeding on Cane Grass seeds.
A Mourning Gecko that recently lost its tail.
A super yacht at anchor off the Big Island, Hawaii
The Anawa, a Dutch built superyacht owned by a Brazilian billionaire.
Fishermen on the breakwater as tug and barge enter Kawaihae harbor, Hawaii
A tug enters Kawaihae Harbor.
A view of the coastline in North Kohala, Hawaii
A view on the North Kohala coast.

Four on the fourth

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Eagle rays swim in the waters off Hawaii

I was swimming on the morning of July 4th when I saw these four Eagle Rays ahead. The three closer ones were clearly younger pups and had a good deal of curiosity about the big, clumsy creatures they’d encountered.

Eagle rays swim in the waters off Hawaii

They were quick to show how good they were at swimming, curving around in graceful arcs, diving and soaring effortlessly.

Eagle rays swim in the waters off Hawaii

Back and forth they went, swimming quite close at times. In the meantime, the fourth ray, which I think was probably the mother, hung around at a discreet distance, monitoring the situation. I imagined her thinking, ‘We’re never going to get anywhere if those three don’t get a move on.’

Eagle rays swim in the waters off Hawaii

The Numbers Game #129

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Rain sheets down in front of a Panax hedge.

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

Where chocolate ripple ice cream comes from!
A very old tractor.
A passion vine butterfly is marked by fading color and missing chunks of wing
A battered Passionvine Butterfly.
A gold dust day gecko rests on a deep pink heliconia flower.
A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a Pink Heliconia.
A chained salp floating in the waters off the Big Island, Hawaii
A Chained Salp.
These little fish were swimming in Kiholo Bay.
Little fish shimmer just below the surface at Kiholo.

The Numbers Game #128

A rooster and hen in the backyard.

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

A baby goat and a myna bird in Hawaii
Baby goat and Myna Bird.
A Devil Scorpionfish in the waters off Hawaii
A Devil Scorpionfish.
A brush fire at Lapakahi on the North Kohala coast, Hawaii
Brush fire at Lapakahi State Historical Park.
A Spinner dolphin leaps from the waters off Hawaii
A Spinner Dolphin leaping from the water.
A diver down flag in the waters off Hawaii
A diver down flag.
A view through the windows of Pepeiao Cabin in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Looking out through a window at Pepeiao Cabin in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

What’s going on down there?

Turbulence in the waters off Hawaii
Got to be careful in the surge zone. Don’t want to get raked over those rocks.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Water.’ See more responses here. Let’s see what’s happening below the surface. Here are some photos from my swim yesterday. Captions are on the photos.

Yellowfin Goatfishes in the waters off Hawaii
Yellowfin Goatfishes are active at night and spend the day drifting in groups like this.
An Arc-eye Hawkfish juvenile in a head of coral in the waters off Hawaii
A juvenile Arc-eye Hawkfish in a head of Cauliflower Coral.
A Flowery Flounder swims in the waters off Hawaii
I saw this flowery Flounder on the move. It settled down for a while, before heading away.
A Yellowhead Moray Eel in the waters off Hawaii
Yellowhead Moray Eels are active at night so I rarely see them.
A Wedgetail Triggerfish in the waters off Hawaii
Always nice to see a colorful Humuhumu-nukunuku-ā-pua’a!
A Moorish Idol in the waters off Hawaii
This Moorish Idol looked like it was sneaking away!

The Numbers Game #127

The beach at A Bay, Waikoloa
‘Anaehoʻomalu Beach during the time of Covid!

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

A spider web with raindrops in Hawaii
An Orb Weaver spider in its wet web.
Tropical plants in a garden in Port Townsend, Washington
A view of my old garden in Port Townsend, Washington.
A Passionvine Butterfly on Lantana flowers in Hawaii
A Passion Vine Butterfly on Lantana flowers.
An Orangespine Unicornfish and a yellow Gray Chub.
A view of Onomea Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii
A view of Onomea Bay on the island’s east side.
A Mourning gecko on a Bird of Paradise flower in Hawaii
A Mourning Gecko drinking from a Bird of Paradise flower.