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!
Blue-spotted Cornetfish
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Western Spotted Orbweaver spider
A couple of close ups of a Western Spotted Orbweaver spider.
Spotted Coral Blenny
A small Spotted Coral Blenny peeks out from a head of coral.
Frothy Monk Seal
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.
An itty-bitty Whitemouth Moray Eel
This is the smallest Whitemouth Moray Eel I’ve seen here. It was in a hole in the rock high up in the water so I could get quite close. I’ve taken a lot of eel photos over the years and I thought, even as I took these photos, it would be ironic if this little eel shot out and was the first one to bite me. Happily, it remained where it was, next to a Red Pencil Urchin, which gives a sense of scale.
Giant Porcupinefish portrait
With their huge heads and big eyes, Giant Porcupinefish are unmistakable, but they always have a friendly look to them.
Green Anole portrait
This anole ran up a metal sign post to escape me. Sadly, the only escape was to come back down, which it did after I finished taking photos.
Graham's Island 