Common Longnose Butterflyfish

A Common Longnose Butterflyfish probes for small marine invertebrates, which comprise the bulk of its diet.

Surfing with the fishes

A painted surfboard at the Harbor House Restaurant in Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Artwork on the wall of the Harbor House Restaurant in Kailua Kona.

All gone

Empty boat trailers at Kawaihae Harbor in Hawaii

Empty boat trailers parked at Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor, the boats having been launched early for a day’s fishing.

The Numbers Game #30

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

Spotted Pufferfish

I posted a photo of a Spotted Pufferfish a while back (here). That one was brown. This one’s black, but both have similar white spots.

Park yourself here

The coast at Punalu’u Black Sand Beach Park in Hawaii — Punaluu Black Sand Beach Park, on the southern coast of the island, not only has a black sand beach, but also turtles like the one in the photo. OK, it looks like a rock, but it’s there!

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘State and local parks.’ See more responses here.

Sifting through a ton of park photos, it was the island’s beach parks that came out on top. It’s possible to get in the water at all of these, though some require more caution than others.

The beach at Hapuna Beach State Park in Hawaii — Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area offers a long and wide sandy beach.

The coast at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park in Hawaii — Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area offers a long and wide sandy beach.

A view of View of Whittington Beach Park in Hawaii — Not all beach parks have beaches. Whittington Beach Park on the south end of the island is one of those though it’s still possible to get in the water.

The coast at Lapakahi State Historical Park in Hawaii — Not all beach parks have beaches. Whittington Beach Park on the south end of the island is one of those though it’s still possible to get in the water.

There’s a buzz

Bees at hive entrance at Hapuna Resort in Hawaii

I was wandering around behind Hapuna Beach when I stumbled upon these hives. The smaller one wasn’t active, but the other was abuzz with activity. I love watching the bees coming and going, but it makes skin crawl thinking about being inside a hive!

Royal Palms

Royal Palms (Roystonea regia) are impressive trees. They grow up to 70 feet high, and are always upright. Their gray trunks are topped by a crown of leaves and, unlike Coconut Palms, they’re not going to drop bombs on your head while taking the top photo.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii