Another day snorkeling

This morning, we headed to our favorite snorkeling beach.  We arrive before 9, before the crowd.  This is what it looks like at 10 AM.

One of the most distinctive and graceful fish in Hawaiian waters is the Moorish idol.  We see them often, but rarely succeed in taking photos of them that are in focus.  They reach 8 inches in length.

We also encountered a fish that blended in with it's environment: the helmet gurnard (also called the flying gurnard).  They are nearly camouflaged, and "walk" along the bottom.  However, I found a flash of bright blue in the pectoral fin.  This species reaches 15 inches in length.

Hard to see, it is heading to the upper right

Same fish, showing blue in its fin