Pueo on a post

On the way back from Hilo last week I saw this pueo standing on a post. I stopped the car and got out to take photos. I saw immediately that the pueo was watching my progress and, before I got any decent photos, it took off and headed across the road and away from me. Since I didn’t see it above the fields there, I figured it had settled down again.

Sure enough as I got to the curve in the road I saw it on this post. I moved slowly towards it taking a few photos. Eventually, it decided I had come close enough and took off again. I saw it fly a ways up the hill and settle on yet another post. I didn’t follow, otherwise I could have ended up back in Hilo!

Coconut Island jump

On Coconut Island in Hilo, a big attraction, especially for kids, is a stone tower from which they can jump into a sheltered little bay. Here’s one such jump!

Coconut Island

I while back I posted (here) that next time I was in Hilo I should visit Coconut Island. Last week I was able to do just that. There’s a footbridge to reach the island, which is small and popular. There are some nice views, though the view of Hilo itself wasn’t as good as I’d hoped.

A view from the bridge to Coconut Island in Hilo, Hawaii

Tomorrow, I’ll run photos of one of the big attractions on the island!

Seating for one

Another bench from Pana’ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, for Jude’s Bench Challenge (here).

The Numbers Game #95

A black triggerfish showing colors when it is agitated or aroused — An aroused Black Triggerfish.

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

The blooms of a yucca plant. — Yucca flowers.

’Io

An Io at Pana'ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, Hawaii

This ’Io (Hawaiian hawk) is a resident at Pana’ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo. Seeing birds in a cage like this is a bit depressing to me, but this is a rescue bird and, because of injuries, it would not survive long in the wild. It did at least give me the chance to see it and appreciate what a majestic bird it is.

At the garden

A water lily at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — A water lily.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Autumn or spring plant life.’ See more responses here. These photos were taken at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden at this time of the year.