Statuesque Humpback
Here we see a lunging humpback whale frozen in time whilst rising out of the water like a granite statue. The shot, unlike a statue of course, only lasted for…
Potamus
Here are the back and front fluke shots of a female humpback whale that I photographed off Campbell River in British Columbia. Born in 2011, this whale is known as…
Ma’o
Ma’o is the idyllic Hawaiian name for the colourful ‘Hawaiian cotton’ (Gossypium tomentosum) plant which is found on all the main islands of Hawaii, but funnily enough not on the…
Maui Postcard
Here’s a follow-up and gentle reminder to the November 2019 post ‘Maui Visitors’. Here we see a mother humpback whale and her calf breaching together. It’s probably nothing of the…
Blue Jade
I came across this eye-catching colourful vine on a visit to Maui, but it is a natural inhabitant of the Philippines that was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands as a…
Friday Flashback – Just A Seagull!
Today's Friday Flashback is from 5th December 2016 and is entitled 'Just A Seagull'. A funny little albatross story that still makes me chuckle every time I remind myself of…
Nai’a
Nai’a is the Hawaiian name for these spectacular showboaters the Spinner Dolphin. I came across a pod whilst out on a boat trip on a visit to Maui a few…
Dot-lined Angle Moth
Here is a red/orange variant of the Dot-lined Angle Moth (Psamatodes abydata, (aka Macaria abydata)). These small (2-3cm) moths are fairly common now worldwide and several ‘varieties’ or colour phases…
Friday Flashback – Malolo
Today's Friday Flashback is from March 24th 2014 and is entitled 'Malolo'. One of 40 species worldwide of 'flying' fish, this little beauty is from the exotic waters of Hawaii.…
Friday Flashback – Maui Backflip
Today's Friday Flashback is from February 21st 2014 and is entitled 'Maui Backflip'. We haven't seen one of these guys since last August when we had a humpback breach from…
Friday Flashback – Green Anole
Today’s Friday Flashback is from April 28th 2014 and is entitled ‘Green Anole’. A pretty cool looking dude with a great colourization and just a glint of mischief in his…
Ahinahina
The Ahinahina (Haleakala Silversword) is an endemic plant to the volcanic mountainside of Haleakala in Maui, Hawaii. Here, and only here, is where it thrives, it grows on the summit…
Hawaiian Sunset
Here we see a shot of a spectacular sunset taken from Maui in the Hawaiian Islands just before the sun disappears behind the small island of Lanai. Hawaii as a…
Maui Visitors
Visiting Maui in the near future? If so, you’re in for a treat - these big guys, the humpback whales have just started returning for their ‘fun in the sun’.…
Brown Anole
A native of the Caribbean and introduced into Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands in 1980, the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) has also managed to make its way to Maui, Kauai…
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