I spotted this Manta Ray coming towards me about the same time it spotted me. I thought it might come and check me out, but it clearly decided against that, dove down and then scooted away. It was the first manta I’d seen for a long time so, regardless of its response, I was very happy to see it.
It’s the time of year when big northwest swells start to hit the islands. This one is from a few years back.
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 223. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
A Cigar Wrasse not blending in with some Convict Tangs.Boats anchored off the Kohala coast on a calm day.First flight of the day arrives at Kona Airport.Mauna Kea’s telescopes at sunrise.Yes, it’s getting to be that time of year!A plane tied down at Upolu Airport with Maui in the background.
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 222. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
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A Blackstripe Coris.A Spotted Pufferfish.A Spotted Eagle Ray.A Milo flowerNenes with gosling.A rainbow on the road to Hawi.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful.’ See more responses here.
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Reef fish at Two Step.Aechmea blanchetiana bromeliad.An Ember Parrotfish.A Crowned Jellyfish catches the light.Rcl Sharon king ‘Volcano Queen’ orchid.North Kohala sunset.
When I go snorkeling, I often go by a place known as Viper Rock. It got this name because in this rock is a small cave that was often occupied by a large Viper Moray Eel. I haven’t seen the eel in a long time, but the cave often has other occupants.
On a recent swim, a Giant Porcupinefish had claimed the spot and it rebuffed the approach of a smaller Giant Porcupinefish several times (top photo).
Next day when I got there, there were two Giant Porcupinefishes outside the entrance to the cave. Several times they swam towards the cave, then came back towards me (middle photos). It was only when I shifted my position a bit that I could see, inside the cave, the shape of a large lobster (bottom photo). It’s just to the left of the top porcupinefish, in the shadowy cave. Clearly the two fish did not relish the prospect of trying to evict the lobster!
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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.
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Great Frigatebirds on the wing.A Fiery Skipper butterfly on a Tree Heliotrope.A bee approaching an agave flower.Rainbow over a tsunami siren.A Snowflake Eel playing peekaboo.Spencer Beach Park at Kawaihae.
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.
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A juvenile Threadfin Jack, one of my favorite fish.Raindrops on shiny metal.A shoal of Yellow Tangs having breakfast.HIghfin Chubs cruising just below the water surface.A Mourning Gecko choosing a bad hiding place.A bee in the flower of a Cannonball Tree.