So I took his picture, followed him out and accosted him on the beach. Letting him know that poking the animals is not cool! I was sorry I didn't video him doing it; if I had, I would have reported him. He thanked me for the info and then told me that someone stole his stuff off the beach. Karma is a .....!
On to the good part of the dive: 7 octopuses! And a Scribbled Filefish. Barred Filefish. Nice water, too.
You can see its eye and siphon. Good hiding spot, eh?
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This is what I first saw:
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#2 hiding in its den
It came out just a little bit when I swam away a bit.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwy1Zi5UMrylRm-oduzF2POxLOweKzMnoDyXoB_OxVfOLBmS-wWs_DGp_26wnc4CMt1Xw2pgYjidM-2FSh9AqFuKhVlVm1k7ExaM5Qk8mvoNR4W7FnKyK4Xo-ocdZ8Xl1im935u5DeSg/s320/he%2527e+2.jpg)
But it never came out very far.
Neither did #3. You can see the white of its siphon at the upper right.
This one, #4, I found because the Trevally was circling. Poor octopus...
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And then a Humu joined the team.
Humu 5 showing its dark brown
and then its normal color.It was a small one.
A pretty good hiding place. You can see #6's eye and siphon. It did blow sand at me.
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You can see how someone not going slowly could miss seeing this one.
This is #7, the one that the guy tried to poke out of the den. Unsuccessful. Thank God.
One of the octopuses with the surrounding urchins.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkOSFGaiqCrDKe0ZbefWJ0EJyysTm3Y3xkei6GFBoUiH43T2Ltjs7pj7qFk9186sj39w33EL9K650OOqOXRMWeaQ2kk5LH8-QZ3Ccw4PeWmfOUhFCoDGPSVzeaQe15lcUXu7NbgoxLzk/s400/he%2527e+and+urchins.jpg)
I do love finding the little dears.
And before I forget, the earling morning sky:
Since it lightened up early, I jumped in early, too.
The Moon over the hills, through the clouds.
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It's supposed to storm later, so I'm glad I got in early.
What's not to love?
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3 biggish Trevally swam through.
An Abudefduf looked at me.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ptdNhFjuksaKO7-um96WnEppWqJAYfuSaDCVIHobBeNUQUV-Pzmi9cV3QjDR1DyqCokJyAb5vuZCPwzhKctjnMAYpLvaQPtLKTELrOj55Yxs-9lXac7S3tcBM0EAvcDAc2uMN7l7IuY/s320/abu+use.jpg)
As did the Barred Filefish. Look at those teeth...
Big Eye Emperor. This was taken early on, before the sun really rose, so it's not a great shot.
Big parrot fish
And a small Cornet fish.
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Humu from different angles
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And another operculum that is still right there where I found it.
Ornate Butterfly Fish
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Palani
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Octopus peeking at me.
They always sink down under cover when you get closer.
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Porcupine Puffer. Look at those spines!
Scribbled Filefish
Tiny Sergeant MajorTear Drop Butterfly
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Trevally
A very nice swim, though a bit marred by the jerk. I hope he learned something! And props to God for creating all these very pretty creatures.
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