Tag Archives: Praying Mantis

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 Jacaranda blooms behind Pu’uanahulu Baptist Church.
A variety of hazards at Hapuna Golf Course.
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 Saffron Finch with a more demanding youngster.
A day lily grows in the roots of a banyan tree in Hawaii
A Day Lily grows in a Banyan tree.

The Numbers Game #41

A small plane flies low over Upolu Airport, Hawaii.
A fly-in at Upolu Airport.

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

A praying mantis and a fly
A fly on a praying mantis.
Street art in Hawi, Hawaii
Street art in Hawi.
A red-crested cardinal
A Red-crested Cardinal.
A dry cow pasture in North Kohala, Hawaii
Dry pasture at Upolu.
Irrigation in North Kohala, Hawaii
Irrigation for dry pastures.
A cow and her new calf
A cow with her newborn calf.

The Numbers Game #35

A gold dust day gecko drinks from a bird of paradise flower.
A Gold Dust Day Gecko drinks from a Bird of Paradise flower.

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

A Papaya tree.
A Praying Mantis reflecting on a van.
Dark and light in a macadamia nut orchard.
A sailboat passing Kohanaiki Beach Park.
A windsurfer off Kawaihae.
Sunset and palm trees at Hapuna.

The Numbers Game #33

One of the beaches at Kekaha Kai Park.

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

A Northern Mockingbird getting ready to eat.
A Praying Mantis consumes a wasp.
A Gold Dust Day Gecko snags a moth.

Two Nenes establish the pecking order (Original post here).

Shrapnel found on the ground near where I work.
A cruise ship docked at Hilo.
A sunglasses display
Your choice of sunglasses.

The Numbers Game #30

Kite flying over Upolu.

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

A Praying Mantis giving me the look.
A tiny fish wonders what the big lump is in its tide pool.
A gecko chilling at the Pepsi machine.
A Pacific Beetle Cockroach.
Clouds gather around a tree on the slopes of Mauna Kea.
An endangered Palila contemplates a snack.

The Numbers Game #20

Moving forward. Having second thoughts!

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 141. Captions are on the photos.

You can see more responses here.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Move Forward, Reconstruct, Renew, and/or are Burgeoning. See more responses here.

An Hawaii Amakihi in a Mamane tree.
A green anole on a Ti leaf.
A White-lined Sphinx Moth.
A bee working hard in a Mamane flower.
A Praying Mantis hoping the photographer gets lost.
A Katydid says hi.