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Turtles on the Beach

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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!

Hawaiian Green Turtle

img_0520-60Poipu 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’.

Sleeping

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!

Together

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The sun was coming up and cast a beautiful light upon the beach, so this was a perfect place for my sister and I to put our feet up and RELAX. Notice there is a Hawaiian Green Turtle there on the beach, too, RELAXING I presume!

Posed

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Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

I LOVE walking along the beach and coming across a Hawaiian Monk Seal, they are so gorgeous and fun to watch. This one sat up and posed just for me! LOVE IT!

 

Good-bye

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

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

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Surfacing

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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

Hawaiian Green Turtle

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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

A Hawaiian Green Turtle

IMG_4813Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

There is something gracious about these beautiful, gentle creatures and this was the perfect spot to put my feet up and RELAX!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

I Never Tire

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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

Coming Up For Air

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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

Swimming By

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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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Coming Towards Me

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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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Sea Life Park

IMG_1162Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii

Sea Life Park was the perfect place to go. Their setting, close to the ocean was a perfect back drop for photos. It wasn’t too big so we were able to get to a number of their shows. My favorite was the Dolphins! I ❤️ DOLPHINS! There is something about their gentleness and grace that is so fun and cute!

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

With a Monk Seal

IMG_1455Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

The first week we were in Kauai it rained a lot and I didn’t see any Monk Seals and then they came.  Everyday on the beach there were one or two and sometimes three.  It was so fun to watch them and at times, they watched us.  I thought it would be fun to RELAX with one.  This, of course, was as close as I could get to it, because they are endangered, but we did RELAXED together!

March 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s