Tag Archives: Snorkeling

The Numbers Game #119

A pair of yellow tang dance in the sunlight
Yellow Tangs in a courtship display I think.

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

A hapuu fern on the Big Island
A Hapu‘u fern.
A rock on the North Kohala coast, which looks like a guard dog
I call this Guard Dog Rock!
Bathtub rings on the walls of Puapo'o lava tube
Ranger Dean points out bathtub rings in Puapo’o Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
A mud puddle dries on the Big Island
A drying mud puddle.
An ironwood tree with its cascading foliage
An Ironwood tree.
An Assassin Bug!

Underwater world

Head on view of a Manta Ray in the waters off Hawaii
Hard to beat seeing a big Manta Ray coming straight towards me.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme, guest hosted by Cathy at Between the Lines is ‘Your Favorite Places.’ See more responses here.

The ocean is one of my favorite places. I love snorkeling and every swim is different, the conditions and the things I see. Here’s a sample. Captions on the photos.

A Scarface Blenny in the waters off Hawaii
A cute little Scarface Blenny.
A Christmas Wrasse in the waters off Hawaii
It’s Christmas year-round for this Christmas Wrasse.
A female Pearl Wrasse in the waters off Hawaii
It’s the lady who wears the pearls on a Pearl Wrasse.
A Happy looking collector urchin in the waters off Hawaii
This Collector Urchin looks happy, so don’t step on it.
A Mauve Stinger Jellyfish in the waters off Hawaii
A Mauve Stinger Jellyfish is lovely to look at but best not to touch.
A Peppered Moray Eel in the waters off Hawaii
Eels can bite, but this Peppered Moray Eel was just passing by.
A shoal of Hawaiian Silversides in the waters off Hawaii
A shoal of tiny Hawaiian Silversides.
Reef fish in the waters off Hawaii
A variety of reef fish often shoal together.
A Green Turtle in the waters off Hawaii
It’s always nice to bump into a Hawaiian Green Turtle, sometimes almost literally.
Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii
And it’s a special treat when Spinner Dolphins whistle by.

The Numbers Game #117

A Whitemouth Moray Eel.

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

The L&L Hawaiian Barbecue restaurant in Kapaau at night
L&L Barbecue in Kapaau.
White Bengal tiger, Tzatziki, rests in the shade
Tzatziki resting at Pana’ewa Zoo in Hilo.
Wild Turkeys.
A bee in a cannonball tree flower in Hawaii
A bee in a Cannonball Tree flower.
Shadows on a beach in Hawaii
Shadows on the beach.
A View of Hualali from a bench on Pu'u Wa'awa'a, Hawaii
A bench on Pu’u Wa’awa’a with a view of Hualali.