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I almost missed this octopus, as it blended so well. At first, I thought it was a rock.
And then it turned dark. You can just see the siphon at the bottom of the darkness.
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This is what I first saw. I noted the rocks outside and thought: there should be an octopus there. And there was.
He'e #2 hid really well.
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This barracuda's only interest was swimming away from me. Glad. It hangs out in somewhat cloudy water.
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In the deeper side, there was a group of cornets, a pinktail durgon and a ringtail surgeon. If only the water had been clearer.
Sometimes you can see entirely through the fish.
This Saddle Wrasse swam right below me. I see these so often that I forget how pretty their colors are.
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Female Trunk Fish, scooting along the bottom.
One of the tiny Humu that are hiding near escape holes.
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Kihikihi near a rock. So graceful.
This Leaf Fish was stuck so close to its rock that I had a miserable time trying to take its photo.
Yes, there's a small seal there, sleeping. On the left, just above that biggish rock.
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Lizard fish, having buried itself in the sand.
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And then it flipped around so it could see me better.
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They run so quickly, it's sometimes hard to see where they go.
The Saddle wrasse again. Until this picture, I hadn't noticed the pretty lines of purple on the tail and back. This is one of the more prevalent fish in the pond.
Spotfin Scorpion Fish.
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The young seal again. I cropped out the people who were standing around looking at it.
Some of the immediacy gets lost when you write your post a few days later. I was tired but happy after this 2 hour swim. I told an Oahu friend that we were moving back; he said he would alert the octopuses. ha. Thank you for reading.
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