{"id":987,"date":"2021-09-17T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.browningpics.com\/?p=987"},"modified":"2023-08-27T21:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T02:17:35","slug":"niihau-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/browningpics.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/niihau-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Ni’ihau in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A September channel crossing to Ni’ihau can be a bit random but today we were blessed with a ‘normal’ passing. Good friends were present on the boat and under the waves. Stars for the day were the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi<\/em>), Tinker’s Butterflyfish (Chaetodon tinkeri<\/em>), Millet-seed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris<\/em>) which would not get out of the way of some Pipefish that I really wanted a picture of, a Frogfish…which looks to be a Commerson’s (Antennarius commerson<\/em><\/em>), and a beautiful display of Orange Cup Coral (Tubastraea coccinea<\/em>). Overall, an amazing day!<\/p>\n\n\n