A Whitetip Reef Shark resting under a ledge off the black sand beach at Mauna Lani.
When I saw this scene, I thought the dark shape in front of the shark was a diver taking photos. It wasn’t until I got home, and examined the photo closely, that I realized it was just a rock!
One of the waiting areas at the Hilo Benioff Medical Center.
Chrysodeixis eriosoma, also known as the green garden looper, is a bit of a pest, though it’s the caterpillar, rather than the moth that is the problem. It has spread far and wide, and was first noted in Hawaii back in 1877. This one was on a native Milo 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 212, which turned up a selection dominated by plants, so I’ve gone for an all-plant line up. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
A small Spotted Coral Blenny peeks out from a head of coral.
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Ocher, saffron (yellow hues), plus burnt orange.’ See more responses here.
The Golden Trumpet Flower (Allamanda cathartica) hails from northern South America, but is now found in many other tropical places, including Hawaii.
Graham's Island 