On a recent swim, I saw this Peppered Moray Eel zipping towards me in fairly shallow water. My response was to start taking photos. The eel’s response was to stop dead, raise its head up, and give me a decidedly unimpressed look.
We held our positions for a short while and then I edged off to one side and the eel did the same, before deciding enough was enough and scooting to sanctuary under a large rock.
A Stocky Hawkfish waits in a crack with a Rock-Boring Urchin, as shifting light plays across the water.
During the day, Yellowfin Goatfishes hang in the water in schools, usually in the same area each day. These days, the schools in the area I took this photo, are far smaller than they were just a few years ago.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Wings.’ See more responses here. Let’s start with the birds.
There are many winged insects too.
You can also find wings in the water
And there are other wings too.
A Common Longnose Butterflyfish probes for small marine invertebrates, which comprise the bulk of its diet.
Artwork on the wall of the Harbor House Restaurant in Kailua Kona.
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 151. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
I posted a photo of a Spotted Pufferfish a while back (here). That one was brown. This one’s black, but both have similar white spots.
Graham's Island 