Tag Archives: Geckos

The Numbers Game #16

A Stump-toed gecko on a truck windshield.
This stump-toed gecko rode on my windshield for about 40 miles!

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 137. Captions are on the photos.

You can see more responses here.

A bee forages on a Rose Jatropha flower on the Big Island of Hawaii
A bee on a Rose Jatropha flower.
A mini-helicopter parked at Upolu Airport.
Mini-helicopter at Upolu.
A bluff formed by heavy rain.
Not the desert southwest, but a drying mud puddle.
A curly horned ram keeps watch.
A ram at Pu’u Wa’awa’a.
A passion vine butterfly foraging on lantana flowers.
A Passion Vine Butterfly on Lantana flowerrs.

The Numbers Game #10

Green darner dragonflies mating at Kiholo on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Green darner dragonflies mating.
Coconut palms line the beach north of the park at Kiholo on the Big Island.
Palm trees line the beach.

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 131.

You can see more responses here.

A Brown Booby skims the ocean.
two Hawaiian sea turtles look like an impressionist painting as they swim underwater
Green turtles in Kiholo lagoon.
The entrance to Emesine Lava Tube on the Powerline Trail off Saddle Road.
The entrance to the Emesine lava tube.
A gold dust day gecko with a forked tail.
Snake the gecko!
One of the ocean-side campsites at Kiholo Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii
A campsite at Kiholo campground.

The Numbers Game #8

A cattle egret stands on a sleeping cow in Hawaii
A Cattle Egret stands on a resting cow. No, it’s not dead!

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 129. You can see more responses here.

A Mourning Gecko on a Bird of Pardise flower.
A gold dust day gecko licks moisture off a bird of paradise flower in Hawaii
A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a Bird of Pardise flower.
A black stink bug next to a black strap on a red shirt.
This stink bug landed on my shirt as I was trying to photograph it.
A dive boat anchored off the Kona Coast in Hawaii
A dive boat off the Kona Coast.
A pair of zebra doves resting on a branch
Two Zebra Doves enjoy the late afternoon sun.
A drop of water on a passion vine leaf in Hawaii
A drop of water on a Passion Vine leaf.
Sunset over Kohala
Sunset from the lanai.

Looking back at 2023 – part 2

A Gray Francolin walks on a railing in Hawaii
July: Got anything for me (link)?
A vase of tropical flowers below a photo of a gecko on a bird of paradise flower
August: Still life with snake (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June. This week, it’s July through December.

A Whitetip Reef Shark in the waters off Hawaii
September: Mr. Chompers on the move (link).
A decoy duck in the waters off Hawaii
October: Wood you believe it (link)?
A view of Mauna Kea at Sunrise
November: Mauna Kea around sunrise (link).
A child's boot left on a rock in Hawaii
December: The boot’s not on the other foot (link).

Looking back at 2023

Late afternoon sun of the coast of Kohala, Hawaii
January: Approaching sunset off the Kohala coast (link).
A chocolate birthday cake
February: A yummy birthday cake (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and next week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. This week, I’m posting favorites from January through June. See the rest of the year next week.

A praying mantis drinks from a puddle of water
March: Time for a drink (link).
A manta ray swims in the waters off Hawaii
April: Meeting a manta (link).
Piglets wrestle for a mango
May: They’re not cute and funny these days (link)!
Leis draped on King Kamehameha statue
June: The king’s birthday (link).

Gecko on the counter

A Gold Dust day Gecko on a conter in Hawaii

A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a shiny counter. This is one of my rare phone photos. My phone camera isn’t the greatest by any means, but it was all I had for this one, and I wanted to capture the reflection and the gecko’s inquisitive nature.