
Finescale Triggerfishes line up to have their portraits taken.

Finescale Triggerfishes line up to have their portraits taken.

You know me. I gotta be in every photo I take, including this one, heading down to swim at Lapakahi. Yes, my legs are that long!
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I spotted this cat in Kapaau doing a spot of cleaning before settling down on the conveniently provided recliner.


This ’Io (Hawaiian hawk) is a resident at Pana’ewa Zoo & Gardens in Hilo. Seeing birds in a cage like this is a bit depressing to me, but this is a rescue bird and, because of injuries, it would not survive long in the wild. It did at least give me the chance to see it and appreciate what a majestic bird it is.

When I jumped into the water yesterday, I pretty much landed on this Blue-spotted Cornetfish, but rather than zip away to safety, it hung around to give me this rather disapproving look!

A couple of close ups of a Western Spotted Orbweaver spider.


A small Spotted Coral Blenny peeks out from a head of coral.

This is BOO, a female Hawaiian Monk Seal, who I haven’t seen is quite some time. She had been resting in a pool at Upolu, but the tide was coming in. Eventually, she lumped her way out into the water, pausing in the frothy water by the rocks, before heading out to deeper water for a night of hunting no doubt.