Panoramic Photo of Hanauma Bay State Park, Island of O'ahu, Hawaii

Nestled in the southeast coast of the Hawaiian Island of O'ahu, Hanauma Bay State Park is a gorgeous bay, filled with coral reefs and abundant sea-life. The shallow water reefs which show up in the photo as darker formations, are home to over 400 species of fish, as well as sea turtles, and other wildlife. From my own personal experience there, Hanauma Bay is one of the most incredible places to go snorkeling. There are so many fish that you will feel like you are swimming inside the fish tank at an aquarium.

Wildlife - Parrot Fish, Coral Reefs, and Cats Fighting Mongooses

By the time we left the state park, I had done so much swimming that I felt like a fish. My favorite fish was the barnacle crunching, beaked parrot fish which I followed around and swam with as it ate barnacles off of the reef with its hard, sharp beak mouth. Outside of the water, the wildlife was interesting as well. There is a large pack of stray cats, (all of which looked healthy, happy, and large), that were sunbathing next to the hillside. The cats were actively defending any food from the trash cans against another pack of animals... mongooses! One of the people who worked at the park said that they regurally have territory battles or will fight over food. Tough kitty!

As I am growing with the Steemit community, and loving it more and more every day, I've decided to worry less about posting pictures of myself. That being said, here is an extra photo from that day of me and my wife drinking rum at Hanauma, in the true pirate spirit of the island life! Arrrrrghhhh!!

This place was paradise... Aloha!

What is the 365 Day Photo Challenge?

Getting started on Steemit can be hard! And as much as I try to write, sometimes it can be hard to come up with an idea. I thought a good way that I could be consistent, and post my own content every day, would be to share at least one of my photos, and write a little about it for the next 365 days. I love the Steemit community and I know that the more I share, and the more we interact with eachother, the better this platform and community will grow!

I will also be piggybacking off of World of Photography's ( @photocontests ) photo contests, that they have daily, and will be trying to use my posts to enter their daily contests. One of todays tags is #landscapephotography. World of Photography has great, ongoing contests with a prize pool of over 300 Steem per month. They have their own XP you earn, and level up with, as you post photos in their contests. To learn more about them, or to find out what the contest of the day is, check out these rules on their site and their Steemit post Introducing: World Of Photography

Join Me and Post One Photo a Day for the Next 365 Days

Just like me, I know there a lot of you fellow minnows that want to share content but don't know what to write, or what to share. I invite you to the 365 Day Photo Challenge. All you have to do is post [atleast] one photo you took yourself, every day for the next 365 days and use the topic/tag #365photochallenge! There are really** no rules**, just use your own photos, preferably original content. You can use photos you took that day, or old ones. If you decide to join, let me know so I can follow!

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