This pair of yellow-spotted Amazon river turtles were waiting for something at Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens. Perhaps they were plotting a breakout, figuring out how to cut through the mesh, before making a plod for it.
For more information about Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens, go to hilozoo.org.
These little fish were swimming in Kiholo Bay. Freshwater springs bubble into the water here and give it its milky coloring.
Looking up at light and shadows playing on a Hapu’u fern.
This caladium leaf is all bold shapes and colors.
A pair of yellow tang graze on algae growing on rocks in shallow water.
The last of this week’s posts in response to the WordPress photo challenge on the theme of ‘transient.’
High winds resulted in a bump in the amount of debris in the water. This branch could be on its way back to shore or headed for somewhere across the Pacific, depending on how wind and currents move it.
When the mangoes start falling, they get everywhere. This agave catches several each year.
Raindrops bead up on a curved ti leaf after a heavy shower.
Graham's Island 