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The Numbers Game #124

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A cluster of whitebar surgeonfish pass above sandy ridges dappled by sunlight.
Whitebar Surgeonfishes swim over a sandy bottom.

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

A close up of an auto wheel
A hubcap.
A nene looks suspicious in Hawaii
A very suspicious looking Nene.
A Hawaiian Monk seal pup on a beach in Hawaii
Monk Seal pup on the beach.
A Hawaiian Dascyllus off the coast of Hawaii
A Hawaiian Dascyllus.
Earantheumum laxiflorum flowers in Hawaii
Earantheumum laxiflorum flowers, also known as Shooting Stars.
A pair of humpback whales diving
A pair of Humpback Whales dive in tandem.

The Numbers Game #123

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This Gold Dust Day Gecko was exploring a Pink Ginger moments before it was chased away by a Coqui Frog resting in the flower. Can you spot it?

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

A kayak fisherman in Hawaii
A kayak fisherman paddles by.
Boats on blue water in Hawaii
A couple of boats ply the waters off the South Kohala coast.
A small Blue helicopter waits on a helipad at Hapuna, Hawaii
A blue helicopter at rest.
A gulch at Kalopa State Park.
Hiking down the Hilina Pali Trail at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Tzatziki, the white tiger at Pana’ewa Zoo and Gardens in Hilo Hawaii
Tzatziki enjoying the shade at Pana’ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens.

The Numbers Game #122

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Opening ceremonies at the Kamehameha Day Parade in Kapaau, Hawaii
Opening ceremonies at the Kamehameha Day Parade in Kapaau.

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

A Ruddy Turnstone on the coast in Hawaii
A Ruddy Turnstone on the coast.
A Green Turtle on the rocks in Hawaii
A Green Turtle temporarily stuck on a rock.
Hawaiian compass and dive boat at Kohanaiki park, Hawaii
Hawaiian Compass at Kohanaiki Beach Park.
This bench is one of two on the summit of Puu Waawaa, and this is the view looking north toward the coast and the Kohala mountains.
View from Pu’u Wa’awa’a looking north toward the coast and the Kohala mountains.
A Hawaiian zebra blennie in a tide pool on the Big Island
A Hawaiian Zebra Blenny in a tide pool
Two cats squabble at a food bowl in Hawaii
Two cats sharing a food bowl.

The Numbers Game #121

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The firehose of lava, in 2017, from Pu'u O'o vent at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The firehose of lava from Pu’u O’o vent during an eruption in 2017.

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

The top photo and the first gallery are photos that haven’t run on the blog before. I don’t know why I never ran the top one, though I had a lot of good photos to choose from that day.

Tropical foliage in Hawaii
Tropical foliage.
A Catatante Pacific Sunspots Orchid at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
A Catatante ‘Pacific Sunspots’ orchid at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
Tree trunks at Kalopa State Park in Hawaii
Tree trunks at Kalopa State Park.
Nishimura Bay on the Big Island, Hawaii
Nishimura Bay on the Kohala Coast.
View of Mauna Kea from Pu'u Wa'awa'a bench
A view of Mauna Kea from Hualalai.
Usually waves are seen on the water, but here at Waialea, the waves are light and sand below the water.
Dappled light on sandy ridges off the Kohala Coast.

The Numbers Game #120

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A Chinese hibiscus flower
A pink hibiscus.

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 242. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. Also posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

A wandering tattler at Kiholo, Hawaii
A Wandering Tattler on the shoreline.
The logo on a Honda Metropolitan scooter
Metropolitan scooter logo.
A window display at Old Hawaiian Trading Company window in Kapaau, Hawaii
Window display at the Old Hawaiian Trading Company in Kapaau.
The NOAA EV Nautilus off the coast of Hawaii
The EV Nautilus doing research off Lapakahi.
A zebra moray eel in the waters of the Big Island.
A Zebra Moray Eel turns a corner!
Monk Seal with an itch.

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!

The Numbers Game #118

A small cruise ship sails off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii at sunset
A small cruise ship sails off the coast of the Big Island at sunset.

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

A Pueo, or Hawaiian short-eared owl, sits on a post beside Old Saddle Road on the Big Island.
A Pueo on alert.
A pair of Hawiian Stilts at the Kaloko Fishpond at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.
Hawaiian Stilts at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.
A cackling goose on the Big Island
A Cackling Goose flying by at Upolu. They’re rarely seen in Hawaii.
A clump of Beechey bamboo on the Big Island of Hawaii
A stand of Beechey Bamboo.
Cows are rounded up for milking on one of the Big Island’s two remaining dairy farms.
Rounding up the cows for milking at the dairy at Upolu.
A roseate skimmer dragonfly at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.
A Roseate Skimmer Dagonfly flits over a tide pool.

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.