RickCollier > Kahaluu Beach, Kona, Hawaii -- An urchin has moved next to a small hard coral on top of a rock.  Among the spines on the upper side of the urchin is an egg mass.




Hawaii; Kahaluu; Kona; US; snorkel; snorkeling; scuba; underwater; beach; urchin; "sea urchin"; coral; egg; "egg mass";
RickCollier > A lagoon triggerfish.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral trigger fish lagoon triggerfish
RickCollier > Parrotfish, butterflyfish, and others skim across the top of the reef, only a couple of feet under the surface.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral fish surface
RickCollier > A Hawaiian puffer fish.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral puffer fish pufferfish
RickCollier > A 'pregnant' long-spined sea urchin.  Note the egg cluster on one of the spines near the top center.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral long-spined sea urchin
RickCollier > A lagoon triggerfish.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral trigger fish lagoon triggerfish
RickCollier > A Moorish Idol snaps up a bit of food.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay Kona big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral Moorish Idol
RickCollier > A group of imature antheas emerge from their hiding place under a coral outcropping.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Hakaluu Bay Kona Big Island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral anthea antheas
RickCollier > A group of interesting small fish emerge from their hiding place under a coral outcropping.  Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.






Hawai'i Hawaii Hakaluu Bay Kona Big Island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral anthea antheas hawkfish
Kahaluu Beach, Kona, Hawaii -- An urchin has moved next to a small hard coral on top of a rock. Among the spines on the upper side of the urchin is an egg mass.




Hawaii; Kahaluu; Kona; US; snorkel; snorkeling; scuba; underwater; beach; urchin; "sea urchin"; coral; egg; "egg mass";
RickCollier > Kahaluu Beach, Kona, Hawaii -- An urchin has moved next to a small hard coral on top of a rock.  Among the spines on the upper side of the urchin is an egg mass.




Hawaii; Kahaluu; Kona; US; snorkel; snorkeling; scuba; underwater; beach; urchin; "sea urchin"; coral; egg; "egg mass";
Kahaluu Beach, Kona, Hawaii -- An urchin has moved next to a small hard coral on top of a rock. Among the spines on the upper side of the urchin is an egg mass.




Hawaii; Kahaluu; Kona; US; snorkel; snorkeling; scuba; underwater; beach; urchin; "sea urchin"; coral; egg; "egg mass";
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