Tag Archives: Urchins

This way and that

A'ama Crabs and Helmet Urchins on the coast in Hawaii

A couple of A’ama Crabs, the one much bigger than the other, skitter past each other in the wave-washed shallows. Meanwhile, the Helmet Urchins were going nowhere.

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 — A cute little Scarface Blenny.

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 — This Collector Urchin looks happy, so don’t step on it.

A shoal of Hawaiian Silversides in the waters off Hawaii — A shoal of tiny Hawaiian Silversides.

Reef fish in the waters off Hawaii — A shoal of tiny Hawaiian Silversides.

Diadema Savignyi Urchin

A couple of urchins here. A familiar and quite common Red Pencil Urchin, and a Diadema Savignyi Urchin. The latter one is rare in Hawaii and looks a lot like the Long-spined Urchin, but is distinguished by the striking blue lines on its test.

The Numbers Game #93

A Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishes — A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishing.

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

A cow and calf next to a road in North Kohala — Mother and child on the loose!

The lone palm at Keawaiki stands out against a cloudy sky. — Mother and child on the loose!

A hibiscus tiliaceus at the Golden Ponds of Keawaiki on The Big Island of Hawaii — Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers, which change from yellow to red during the day.

Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers, which change from yellow to red during the day.

An itty-bitty Whitemouth Moray Eel

A Whitemouth Moray eel juvenile and red pencil urchin in the waters off Hawaii

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.

Red Pencil Urchin

I couldn’t finish the month without one of these.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Simply Red. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #74

A monument commemorating Ikua Purdy, a Hawaiian paniolo — This statue in Waimea celebrates the role of paniolos in the region. (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 195. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.