How many ways can a turtle sleep?

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

very cool. I love the one leaning its head

 

[blesi varney]

That's one of the really cool things about diving in Hawaii, the turtles are used to divers and don't go away when you're near them. We had a very close encounter with a Hawksbill turtle when we were on Maui last December with the turtle grazing and moving to within a foot or two of us. Contrast that to our turtle encounters in the Bahamas this summer where they couldn't put enough distance between us fast enough.

And the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles are even worse than the Hawksbills for not wanting to move too!

Would that be at Molokini Reef's End? I believe this is the same hawksbill.

There was some surge one day and I happened to take these photos of it feeding. The photos are actually pretty comical. It was so intent on eating that the surge wasn't even a bother, even flipping it up to the point where it was upside down. It would come back down again and continue feeding.

 

[blesi varney]

Absolutely fabulous shots……talk about Kodak moments. Good job Blesi. I wonder what kind of camera you use?
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Blue. The photos were taken with a Sony F828 with an Ikelite housing.

 

[Ted S]

Wonderful photos. Another big thanks for sharing them!

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

We haven't seen Lefty in a long time.

I was trying to think of his name. Well that's a shame. I know we didn't see him there last fall

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Tim and I saw a 3-legged turtle at Honolua Bay a few weeks back.

 

[KrisB]

Would that be at Molokini Reef's End? I believe this is the same hawksbill.

There was some surge one day and I happened to take these photos of it feeding. The photos are actually pretty comical. It was so intent on eating that the surge wasn't even a bother, even flipping it up to the point where it was upside down. It would come back down again and continue feeding.

Very cool...

I've run into him a few times at Molokini... he's usually not moving around much, just "digging" in a coral "pit" for food.

Looks like he needs to find a cleaning station, though... he's starting to grow hair on his back!

 

[CheddarChick]

Very impressive. I love turtles....
This baby one is in Curacao,

 

[kidspot]

Now that is a cute shot - definitely desktop wallpaper material

 

[Shaka Doug]

I just got back from vacation and was very happy to be greeted by at least 9 green turtles today at Makena Landing. They're so cool... Three cheers for the Honus of Maui! Nice shots Blesi!