Great shots Donroe, Foxes, and especially young kits have to be the cutest things around. What were the circumstances of the shots? Were you close or at a distance from them? They look pretty relaxed.

You are certainly correct. That is a beautiful shot. The Download was gorgeous.

More from Maui. We went to Ho'okipa today. It's the main surfing area on Maui and also where the Green Sea Turtles, known locally as "Honu" haul out on the beach. My Nikon B-700 reaches out well but it's tough to stay on the surfers and the wind surfers. Thankfully the Honu were a little easier.

I was so busy trying to get on any particular whale that I never any thought about my zoom. I had just set up on the area where they were active and then just shoot away when they came to the surface. You don't have the time to see-focus-and then shoot. It's all kind of wild. Most of the people were using cell phones. One gentleman had a big Canon but he was having issues with the weight in the rocking boat and focusing himself.

Hi Cameraf4, You're right, I should have straightened my horizons. It didn't even enter my mind because the boat is rolling and rocking so much you sort of get into the mindset that everything is sort of at an angle anyway.

Hi Kybob, Once again I was shooting with my Point and shoot Nikon B-700. My wife and I have used Captain Steve's Whale watch cruises for several years now. He's located in Lahaina. He uses the hard bottom inflatable boats. The wind usually picks up in the afternoons here but we were told that the whales actually like the wind, so we go on the 2:30 pm cruise. It lasts for two hours and that is plenty of time for a lot of action. He leaves out of the Mala Ramp on the ocean side of the Cannery Mall. The tours out of Ma'alaea are farther south but the rubber boats cover a lot of ground really fast. When you go to Mount Haleakala be sure to take warm coats. It gets cold up there and they had a lot of snow this winter.

Here are some Humpback whale photos taken during a Whale Watch trip yesterday. As some of you must know taking photos of whales from a rocking boat and when the subjects appear and disappear rapidly, is really challenging. The weather was beautiful and the last photo even shows the Observatory at the summit of Mount Haleakala in the background.

We see deer a lot in the area where I live. We figure it's just part of the beauty of living where they roam. I have hunted most of my life and I still just enjoy seeing them.

Great capture of the buck running. Were you using burst mode?

Guardineer--That has to among the top ten moon photos I've ever seen. Really beautiful.

Hi Tony, Focus notwithstanding, picture number four is really a wonderful capture. What lens did you use?

I really like this shot Nalu. It has a real 3D quality to it.

Hi Ottercreek, Plastic or not, it is a really fun shot. It reminded me of the time I had 5 raccoons on my bird feeder at one time. Small bird feeder with two inside and three on top. I would consider myself very lucky just seeing something like this. Thanks for posting.

Hi JoAnne, Are those the Hawaiian Nene's. I've read about them but never seen one. Oops, I just saw where you described the female. Please pardon my stupidity.

Merry Christmas DJD. I love the ones of him looking directly at you. Maybe he perceived you as a threat to his food.