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The Numbers Game #60

Two Hawaiian monk seals tussle in a tide pool. — A pair of Hawaiian Monk Seals at Upolu. One of my favorite monk seal photos.

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

A Gargantuan Blenny rests on a patch of coral — A juvenile Threadfin Jack.

A Bristled-thighed curlew on the Big Island coast — A Bristle-thighed Curlew.

A flowery flounder swims off the Big Island of Hawaii. — A Bristle-thighed Curlew.

The Numbers Game #59

The golden pools at Keawaiki, Hawaii — One of the golden pools at Keawaiki.

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

The Numbers Game #58

Lava from Kilauea Volcano’s Pu’u O’o vent enters the ocean as if from a firehose. — The fire hose of lava entering the sea from Kilauea Volcano in 2017. Original post here.

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

A school of mackerel scads, or Opelus being hunted by a rainbow runner off Hawaii — A Rainbow Runner chases a school of Opelu.

A breaking wave in Hawaii — A Rainbow Runner chases a school of Opelu.

The Numbers Game #57

The crosswalk leading to Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park during Covid restrictions.

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

An Oriental Stink Bug in Hawaii — An Oriental Stink Bug.

An Indian Blue Peacock at Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo, Hawaii — An Oriental Stink Bug.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

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 pair of Rosy-faced Lovebirds check the wind.

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 Common Waxbill feeds its young.

The Numbers Game #55

Mauna Loa erupts on the Big Island of Hawaii — Mauna Loa erupts in November 2022, seen on my drive to work.

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

Something seen just after sunset in Hawaii — A giant illuminated duck!

On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna — A giant illuminated duck!

Orange fungi on a tree stump — Cinnabar Polypores fungi.

A Hawk Moth Caterpillar in Hawaii — Cinnabar Polypores fungi.

The Numbers Game #54

A view of the 10th hole at Hapuna golf course in Hawaii — A view of the 10th hole at Hapuna Golf Course.

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

Vegetation has reclaimed a section of the original 1969 fissure of the Mauna Ulu eruption of 1969. — Tenacious plants grow in a lava flow.

A cigarfish and pinktail triggerfish add color to a shoal of surgeonfish. — Tenacious plants grow in a lava flow.

Wiliwili tree flowers in Hawaii — A bee on a Wiliwili flower.

A four-humped stink bug (Brochymena quadripustulata) in Hawaii — A bee on a Wiliwili flower.

The Numbers Game #53

A Black-crowned night heron struggles o get out of an algae covered pond — A Black-crowned Night Heron in a spot of bother in a pond at Kawaihae.

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

A Lesser Brown Scorpion in Hawaii — A lively Lesser Brown Scorpion.

A passion vine butterfly on a tasselflower — A lively Lesser Brown Scorpion.

Two Kona Brewing Company beer taps — Beer taps.

Footsteps mark the way at Kaulana Manu Nature Trail in Hawaii — Beer taps.

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