A Follow Up to the baby oval butterflyfish

 We see lots of interesting things in the ocean.  Often times these would be best displayed in the form of a video, giving you a better idea of just what we experienced with the animal, plant or other phenomenon.  At my late age I am attempting to take a step forward and present you with a couple videos from Kawaihae Harbor.  Recently we have seen the juvenile oval butterflyfish living in a coral attached to the first platform at Kawaihae.  Yesterday Sandra and I made a special trip to Kawaihae to capture the butterflyfish on video. I'm also including a video of a feather duster worm that was living on the rip rap opposite the platforms.  This isn't quite as rare as the keiki butterflyfish, but Kawaihae is the only place that we see these beautiful animals.  It may be of some interest to you to see what this interesting animal is like in the sea.  

 

 

So here is the baby oval butterflyfish.  Note how she flits around as she is grazing on the coral polyps.  Juvenile Hawaiian damselfish are among our favorites and this brief clip gives you a look at a few of those tiny beauties as well.   With luck, we will improve our video skills for your future enjoyment.

  And here is a tiny paper mache brooch that I made, handsomely displayed on a beer coaster, to commemorate this historic sighting. 

  Kawaihae is an especially good site for snorkeling photography in that one is not being bounced around by the surf.  Last week we missed the opportunity to take a video of the juvenile scribbled filefish.  Here's hoping that the dear good Lord will give us another chance.  In the meantime, stay tuned.  More videos are on the way!

jeff