Category Archives: In The Water

The Numbers Game #84

Spinner dolphins off the coast of Hawaii Island
Spinner Dolphins swim by.

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

A Pacific Golden Plover in summer plumage.
Raindrops on a passion flower in Hawaii
A Passion Flower and raindrops.
The old Kohala Girls School sits on land at ‘Iole in North Kohala.
Colors and shadows at the old Kohala Girls’ School.
A Hawaiian stilt feeding in a pond in Hawaii
A Hawaiian Stilt fishing!
A shadow on the beach.
The roof of Costco in Kailua Kona, Hawaii
From last week, the roof of Costco!

Hawaiian Hogfish

A Hawaiian Hogfish in the waters off Hawaii
A Hawaiian Hogfish in the waters off Hawaii

Hawaiian Hogfish are members of the Wrasse family and endemic to Hawaii, though they get their name from a Caribbean relative with a snout like a pig! This fish is a female and probably a younger one, since adult fish tend to live in deeper water.

The name might not be complimentary, but I think the fish is striking, especially in good light.

The Numbers Game #82

A bee flies to an ohia lehua flower in Hawaii.
A bee approaches an Ohia Lehua flower.

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

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Simply Red. See more responses here.

A cabbage butterfly on a tree heliotrope
A Cabbage Butterfly about to receive a visitor!
An abandoned car that was finally set on fire.
Rolling surf and dark clouds off the North Kohala coast.
A Varicose Phyllidia sea slug.
A day octopus in the waters off Hawaii
A Pacific Day Octopus caught in the open.
A spotted eagle ray
A Spotted Eagle Ray passes below.

The Numbers Game #81

A Red Scooter in Hawi, Hawaii
A scooter I see often in Hawi.

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

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Simply Red. See more responses here.

An ambon toby in Hawaii
Ambon Toby.
Venus seen in Hawaii at sunrise
Venus in the early morning sky.
A Catamaran sails on sparkling waters off Hawaii
A catamaran cruising off the coast of North Kohala.
An Io flies by.
A triton's trumpet sea snail eats a cushion star.
A Triton’s Trumpet eating a Cushion Star.
Dark clouds over Hawi Wind Farm
Ominous weather over the Hawi WInd Farm.

Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

A Wedgetail Triggerfish in the waters off Hawaii.

Also known as the Wedgetail Triggerfish, this is Hawaii’s official state fish. The name is easier to pronounce than it looks and it’s not even the longest fish name here. That honor goes to the Lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi, a name given to the two longnose butterflyfish species in Hawaii.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Simply Red. See more responses here.