Category: HAWAIIAN GREEN TURTLES Thru My Eyes

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

Lots of people were out walking along the beach.  They were being very careful to stay away from the turtle sleeping on the beach.

Photo was taken with my Canon G16 camera.

Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Lots of people were walking by the Hawaiian Green Turtles out on the beach.  It is against the law to touch them and you are not suppose to get closer than 10′.  They are such awesome creatures!

Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Another morning with Hawaiian Green Turtles on the beach, so fun!!

Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

This time to Hawaii we have seen a lot of Hawaiian Green Turtles.  In this photo you can see the one close to me and another across the lagoon on the other side of the beach.  They are fun to watch, though I do love to swim with them in the ocean!

Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

After looking at the beautiful sunset I took the time to look at the four turtles that were sleeping on the beach.  It was pretty as the sun reflected on them and then this little guy looked up at me and ‘smiled’.

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

Hawaiian Green Turtles come onto the beach during the night and they sleep.  I am sure they are exhausted after swimming into waves all day!

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

It’s always hard to say good-bye, even to a turtle!

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

It’s always fun swimming with the turtles!

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

I meet some fun people while I was taking photos of this beautiful Hawaiian Green Turtle.  There was a young couple from Japan, honeymooners.  They were really cute!  Here the turtle is surfacing for air.

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

After snorkeling in a man made fish pool, that was really cool and had large fish in it and you knew you were safe, I decided, as we returned to the beach, to go into the ocean and see what there was.  I am so glad I did.  I hadn’t been in the ocean for very long when a couple called me over, there was a Hawaiian Green Turtle, I got some fun photos of him.

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

I never tire of taking photos of Hawaiian Green Turtles.  This one was fun to take photos of, at one point he went right under me, I could feel his shell against my stomach.

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

This Hawaiian Green Turtle  was fun to photograph.  Here he came up for air, because sea turtles are mammals, they breath air like humans do, so they have to come up from time to time to get air.  Having said that, they can stay under the water for a lot longer than we can!

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

I ❤️ snorkeling, particularly when there are turtles! There is a lagoon we go to and there has always been at least one turtle there, this time there were three. They are such amazing creatures, strong yet so gentle.

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Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

There is a lagoon in Ko Olina and every time I go snorkeling there, we find turtles.  They are so fun to swim with and they are friendly and gentle!

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