American Samoa, 2023

One of many types of stony coral.
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A stony coral
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Variegated Croton
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Clerodendrum
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Parrot's Beak
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A trail goes to this tidal pool where people swim, in the National Park of American Samoa.

I don't think swimming is recommended at high tide on a wavy day.

Black Noddy
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Black Noddy
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Macao Paper Wasp
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Open Air High School, since 1946.

An interesting truck

Korean Fishermen's Cemetery

A Yellow Crazy Ant
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Fish Poison Trees, sprouting from the fruit.
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Fish Poison Tree, sprouting from the fruit.
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Plantain
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Plantain
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Plantain
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Pacific Kingfisher
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Combtooth Blennie (subfamily)
These would jump out of a tide pool onto the rocks and then into a higher tide pool to escape when they saw me.
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Combtooth Blennie (subfamily)
These would jump out of a tide pool onto the rocks and then into a higher tide pool to escape when they saw me.
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Tobie
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Hermit Crab
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Black Emo Skink
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Stilt legged fly
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Blossom from a Fish Poison Tree.
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World War II Artillery

Cane Toads. Guard Frogs.
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You can see the toads at the base.
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Cane Toad
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Down the barrel.

A rooster.
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I was hoping to go snorkeling here. There was a hunge tuna processing plant not far away.

Water Strider
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White Ginger
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Red Ginger
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On the mountaintop.

Small train tracks.

Copperleaf
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Crepe Ginger
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There were a lot of churchs in Fiji and Samoa, and quite a few in American Samoa.

Some Very Fine American Samoa Tiktoks.