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- "eye spots" at the base of
the tail, parrot fish of 4
different kinds, brilliant
green + yellow trigger fish,
long (2" [inch]) slender pipe fish with
tails that end in a long central
filament, 3" [inch] fish with shimmering
blue backs, pale yellowish school
fish with vertical dark stripes,
puffer, mullets with large eyes,
+ many others.
3 kinds of urchins all
jammed into round holes in
the coral, snake head cowries
secreted in holes, an [illegible word] shell
+ so forth. About 6 apparent
kinds of coral.
The surf got pretty bad
about the time we started for
home + I had a few
disturbed thoughts that I
hadn't the staying power
to make it. However by
taking it slow + easy I
got back tired but delighted
with the mornings activity.
Took a few pictures on the
beach + then had a snack
lunch + drove out to Peel [Peale]
Island where Pat [Kawainui] said
he could find some birds
on their nests. On the way
saw 2 golden plover.
True enough Pat [Kawainui] took us
straight to a colony of
blue-foot [words crossed out] red-footed boobies already
on their nest platforms.
Saw one brown phase bird
with red feet (red-footed
booby?). There were over
100 frigates none of them
courting yet but all very
tame. I exposed about
1000 ft [feet] of film.
What a day I ache all
across my back + am
burning with sun burn
suffered through my shirt
However it was well
worth everything + just
made the trip for me.
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