Wild Plumed Basilisk (aka Jesus Christ Lizard) Basiliscus plumifrons Love these guys, I don't see them too often here, they're mostly scurrying out of sight. Got lucky for a minute today. #plumedbasalisk #jesuschristlizard #reptiles #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #basiliscusplumifrons

Wild Howler Mom and Baby in Beach Almond Tree Sarapiqui, Costa Rica Suddenly, many of the wild female howler monkeys have babies on board. And one of the babies about this size hangs out a lot with the troop leader, who is male. #howler #monkey #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #babies

Wild Golden Mantled Howler Monkey Sarapiqui, Costa Rica The wild howler monkeys like to lay across this PVC pipe betweenthe Intern House and another structure, which has the added bonus of making the dog go crazy. #howler #monkey #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #costarica #internship

CINNAMON Cinnamomum verum New growth on a cinnamon tree Sloths, who like koalas, will only eat very few species of leaves, will eat cinnamon. The bark is the part we use as a seasoning, but the leaves also smell delicious. #cinnamon #plants #slothfood #costarica #pretty

Wild Plumed Basilisk (aka Jesus Christ Lizard) Basiliscus plumifrons Love these guys, I don't see them too often here, and when I do they're mostly scurrying out of sight. Got lucky for a minute today. #plumedbasalisk #jesuschristlizard #reptiles #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

December Move Mid-December I head to HQ. While in CA, I agreed to split my time between the release site and HQ where I'll work with baby animals. Initially, disappointed, but HQ's location allows more freedom to travel around. I will miss the abundant wildlife here. I will not miss the mosquitos

Escapees Yesterday, the unexpected arrival of inspectors at 8am augmented a crazy morning. We'd already discovered a mouse cage breach, that our deep freeze thawed and the contents rotted, that municipal water was turned off following days of heavy rainfall, and we were knee-deep in animal dishes.

Great Green Macaw eating fruit Sarapiqui, Costa Rica One of the local macaws like this fruit. I'm not sure what it is? Not fleshy like an orange, the outside is hard, they eat the interior and leave the outer skin/shell/husk? #birds #photography #macaw #greatgreenmacaw #costarica #fruit #wildlife

An article about it is here - Didn't see Dodgers or Swifties but these brands are partnering: DoorDash, Impossible Foods, Topgolf, Cracker Barrel either partnered with or donated to the "Jimmy Kimmel Big Beautiful Food Bank" initiative, which has brought in 40+ addl. big brands + 60 smaller brands.

The Jungle Heredia, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica It's cattle land, lots of cleared pasture. This piece is partially cleared, partially overgrown. There's enough infrastructure to get around, enough wild to get lost in, which is nice. It's home, if I'm lucky, until March. #photography #costarica #jungle

I'm back on this account again, finally! Hopefully this will not knock me off the photo account. Sheesh! I'm in Costa Rica until mid-March interning at a wildlife rescue/rehab/release place. I'm at the release site, it's kind of like high school, but I'm 3Xs older, and already sick of the games.

New Chapter...coming soon! 10 days 'til baby howler monkey nanny! 😬 Oh, this is a juvenile howler La Selva, Costa Rica Found homes for the animals! Sorting, sorting, sorting, ugh! so much stuff On the path for repair, fixing up house #wildlifephotography #photography #monkey #howler #costarica

American Badger (Taxidea taxus) Hunts burrowing mammals — ground squirrels, voles, mice, gophers, and prairie dogs by digging them out of their dens. Also, snakes, amphibians, insects, birds, and plant foods such as corn, mushrooms, some fruits and nuts. #wildlifephotography #photography #badger

Watermelon Days Disappointed that they have been pink, not red and not very sweet. Still the ducks liked them and they're beautiful and HEAVY! #gardening #pink #watermelon #photography

Lady Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum vietnamense) Quito, Ecuador #flowers #orchid #photography #ladyslipperorchid

Lost both dogs last Sat - on our fire road. Sun AM leads, no dogs. A neighbor insists coyotes killed my cat (O for 3) Sun PM cat returns for dinner (1 for 3) Mon 1 dog returns solo (2 for 3) A long week later 2nd dog's found sporting a couple of chewed ropes, tied to her collar. (3 for 3) Yay!

Leaving indefinitely for Central America in a few weeks. Emptying my house/farm (after 25 yrs) so it can be rented. So thank God my colonoscopy ride (next week) called to start mansplain it all. I said thanks but I've got instructions already. He got mad. Relax! Calm down! You're over reacting! 😬

I got the internship in Costa Rica! YIPPEE! I'll leave a month earlier than originally planned, and will be responsible for photography + care of babies, howlers + more - interesting as my sisters didn't trust me with their kids (though they could have). I deal with baby animals of all kinds often.

Note to self: if it's not you fight, stay out of it! Otherwise you might have to detatch a mad goose from your arm. Ow! My ganders were fighting and I thought I'd "help" #goosed #bruised #stayoutofanimalfights #duoh

Yeti This is Yeti living his best life. Much loved, his family lives near the beach + recently vacationed in the PNW. So grateful for the pix! ♥️ Last year, I adopted Yeti from a shelter, he wasn't a good fit here, so we found him a home. It isn't often a rash moves, yields such a positive result.

Huge Pink Hibiscus (dinner plate sized!) San Diego, California #FlowersOnFriday #Bloomscrolling #FloralFriday #EastCoastKin #GardenersWorld

Thank you to all the new followers! Here's a goofy post. I was at the grocery checkout when a woman with a small boy appeared. "You've been so good you can have any candy you want! The kid chose Tums The mom pivoted. Well, honey that's not candy The kid insisted The mom insisted HUGE tantrum

American Badger 70s family trip. Dusk. We spot a badger, back up, pile out of the car for a look. It charges us! We cram back in the car, then realize Mom is still looking, badger at her feet. Dad yells, Get in the car! Badger turns, as she turns. She doesn't see it. 40+ years swears we pranked her

Hibiscus in Bloom Big Island, Hawaii #hibiscus #bloom #hilo #hawaii #photography #travel

[Me after 5 hour zoom call, lol] Column Detail Paris, France #photography #mermaid #carving #art #paris #france

Had a zoom call at 10:30am. It JUST ended at 3:45pm - 5 hours + 15 minutes later. FIVE HOURS!! We didn't even finish reviewing the report (which is 325 pages) but we did make headway. It's exhausting. Now the author goes back and rewrites some of the chapters, again. I need to move around chapters.

Jadot Chillin' on Caturday Los Angeles Yes, his ear is clipped. When he was a kitten, Animal Control was darkening our streets, scooping up any outside cat that didn't have a clipped ear (indicating spay/neuter). With chickens, I need mousers. He was. He's a lap cat now, which is fine with me. ♥️

Rose-shaped Aeoniums Kaiser Permanente Parking Lot Mission Hills, California #aeoniums #succulents #photography #gardening #missionhills #california #kaiserpermanente #kaiser #repetitiveshapes #green #photojourney #travel #travelphotography

"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests." -FDR, 1941 #birds #aves #FDR #baldeagle #featheredFriday #AmericanEagleDay #juvenile

Goofball Los Angeles, California This is the first cat I ever owned solo, rescued wandering in Times Square in NYC. He was beautiful, gentle and loving, but arguably the stupidest animal I have ever had. He would knock everything off the counter digging for the voice in the answering machine.

Cymbidiums Danville, CA I learned my love of birds and plants from my parents, but especially my dad, it took decades to fully manifest itself, but here we are. Dad was especially fond of these cymbidiums, and as an artist very particular about color. #cymbidiums #orchids #plants #photography #dad

Been working non-stop on a 300+ pg report I designed in Mar! Text came Friday PM (150 new pgs with tables + 57 charts). He's been rewriting + moving things. So confusing! New TOC order so I had to break up chapter blocks then stitch 12 pdfs into 1. Oh, so I totally f@cked up his presentation. Oops!

Peonies in Bloom I love peonies. IMO they are among the showiest of flowers. Love this season in California where they really shine. #peonies #france #fancy #bwphotography #photography #beautiful

Chin Coulee Trout Farm Coaldale, Alberta Canada I like the big fish. Chin Coulee Provincial Recreation Area features Chin Reservoir, popular for boating, water skiing + fishing. Also a group camping area. Apparently not a "trout farm"? #photography #alberta #canada #gianttrout #signage #travel

Canopy Walk Malua, Borneo The dipterocarp (broccoli looking) trees in Borneo are SO tall. I'm taking this from the upper level of the walk, featuring the second, and the behind the tree you can see the lower level some 30 feet below. Hard to spot wildlife though. #canopywalk #photography #borneo

Saurus Crane Portrait (Antigone antigone) Symbols of marital fidelity, believed to mate for life and pine the loss of their mates, even to the point of starving to death. In Gujarat, taking a newlywed couple to see a pair of saurus cranes is customary. #birds #aves #wildlifephotography #portrait

Puffins Westman Islands, Iceland We were on the Westman Islands looking for orcas/sealife from the cliffs of Heimay (or in a boat following the pod) but I was constantly distracted by these engaging little birds. #birds #aves #puffins #wildlifephotography #photography#iceland #heimy #westmanislands

Pink Zinnia Los Angeles, California #bloom #flower #pink #gardening #photography

This morning as I watched the goslings and ducklings zooming around the bathtub, I was moved by what an honor it is to be surrounded by all these animals. I may have the opportunity to work at a rescue in Costa Rica again for a few months later this year, and am considering traveling for awhile.

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) La Garita, Costa Rica A small bird witha long tail found in Central America and southern Mexico that lives in tropical forests. This one looks a little unkempt. #birds #aves #wildlifephotography #photography #colorful #costarica

Scowling Burrowing Owl (Burrow to Left) San Diego, California Tiny owls between 7.5" and 10" tall, animated.They are one of the smallest owl species and are unique for their ground-dwelling habits #birds #aves #owls #burrowingowl #photography #scowl #wildlifephotography

Ruddy Dove Tortuguero, Costa Rica #dove #birds #aves #costarica #wildlifephotography #photography

Two turkey hens were incubating all these eggs - 9 turkey, 18 chicken. I fished them out, marked them, returned the turkey eggs. I let broody chickens incubate the rest (turkeys can crush them). I mark them so I can remove any fresh eggs laid going forward. #farmlife #turkeys #photography #birds

Fisherman in Woven Hat Istanbul, Turkey #photography #portrait #streetphotography #hat #fisherman #istanbul

Question, any idea what causes this kind of color shift? Top image is the view posted on Bluesky, bottom is the image viewed on my computer.

Ocellated Turkey Preening Tikal, Guatemala Turkeys dedicate a significant portion of their day to preening. This behavior is crucial for maintaining feather health and aligns with their daily routine of feeding, calling, breeding, and loafing. #turkey #birds #aves #photography #guatemala

Icelandic Poppy Howard Finn Community Garden Tujunga, California I like how Icelandic poppies look rumpled, like they couldn't be bothered to get out the iron for a touch up. #flowers #bloom #gardening #rumpled

Coyote camouflage This well-blended coyote was watching for my chickens. We have a possibly one-sided agreement (managed by my livestock guardian dogs) which is, birds inside the fence line are ours, birds out side are fair game. They really are beautiful animals. #wildlifephotography #photography

Two-fingered* Sloth Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica #wildlifephotography #photography #travel #costarica *all sloths have the same number of toes on their hind legs, three

African Crested Crane Portrait One of my favorite photos of one of my favorite birds #birds #photography #AfricanCrestedCrane #portrait