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The Numbers Game #47

A smokey sky colors the waters of Kawaihae small boat harbor
Late afternoon sun over Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor with smoke in the air.

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

A hibiscus tiliaceus at the Golden Ponds of Keawaiki on The Big Island of Hawaii
Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers.
Palm trees at the beach.
Two sheep after a brush fire
After the fire along Old Saddle Road.
A cat rests in the dirt
Cat at rest.
Wasps building a nest
Wasps at work.
An outrigger canoe changing paddlers in Hawaii
Changing crew in an outrigger.

Horn-eyed Ghost Crab

A Horn-eyed Ghost Crab emerging from its hole in Kawaihae Hawaii
A Horn-eyed Ghost Crab by its hole in Kawaihae Hawaii

I’m not entirely confident that this is a Horn-eyed Ghost Crab, but that’s what my usual ID source says. On the plus side, it’s clearly bigger than a Pallid Ghost Crab. But Horn-eyed Ghost Crabs are generally not seen during the day, though this was taken in the early morning. They also have points on their eye stalks, though I’ve seen photos without. Any input on identity would be appreciated.

A Horn-eyed Ghost Crab in Kawaihae Hawaii

Feral cats

Feral cats at Kawaihae Hawaii

I saw these three feral cats at Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor. They were giving me the kind of look you see in horror movies, but seemed placid enough. None have clipped ears, indicating they’ve not been spayed or neutered, though it’s possible they’re young enough to have not been rounded up yet. Either way, we don’t look likely to run out of cats here any time soon.