Tag Archives: Macro

The Numbers Game #57

The crosswalk leading to Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park during Covid restrictions.

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

An Oriental Stink Bug in Hawaii — An Oriental Stink Bug.

An Indian Blue Peacock at Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo, Hawaii — An Oriental Stink Bug.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #56

A praying mantis drinks from a puddle of water — A Praying Mantis takes a drink of water.

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

A pair of Rosy-faced Love Birds perch on a windsock in Hawaii — A pair of Rosy-faced Lovebirds check the wind.

Pu'uanahulu Baptist Church seen against a backdrop of a blooming jacaranda tree — A pair of Rosy-faced Lovebirds check the wind.

A common waxbill feeds its young — A Common Waxbill feeds its young.

A young Saffron Finch calls for food from its parent in Hawaii — A Common Waxbill feeds its young.

X marks the spot

A stick insect on a window screen in Hawaii.

A Stick Insect on one of the house window screens.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

Looking back at 2024 – Part 1

A Feather-legged fly on a Tree Heliotrope in Hawaii — January: A Feather-legged Fly (*Trichopoda pennipes*) on a Tree Heliotrope (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and next week is ‘Your 2024 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As usual, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2024, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. This week’s post is for January through June. See the rest of the year next week.

A Ring-billed gull in Hawaii — February: A Ring-billed Gull struts at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay (link).

A woman walks on the beach at Kohanaiki Park in Hawaii — March: A woman walks the beach at Kohanaiki Beach Park (link).

Tiki torches burn against a backdrop of palm trees in Hawaii — April: Tiki torches at Mauna Kea Resort (link).

A Dwarf Moray Eel in the waters off Hawaii — May: A Dwarf Moray Eel (link).

Long-spined Urchins in Hawaii — June: A pair of Long-spined Urchins in Kawaihae Harbor (link).

Bees on a Tree Heliotrope

Bees explore the tiny flowers on a Tree Heliotrope at Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site in Kawaihae.

The Numbers Game #51

Smoke hangs in the sky off the Kohala Coast Hawaii — Smoke from a brush fire colors the sky over the North Kohala coast

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

A Gold dust day gecko licks its eye — Got to keep those eyes clean!

A woman sitting on a red car in Hawaii — Got to keep those eyes clean!

A Yellow-fronted Canary perched on a twig in Hawaii — A Yellow-fronted Canary keeps watch.

An Emerald Cockroach Wasp in Hawaii — A Yellow-fronted Canary keeps watch.

The Numbers Game #49

Kiawe trees and Muana Kea telescopes silhouetted against an early morning sky — A view of telescopes on Mauna Kea from Mahukona.

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