If local to the DC area, please come see the "A Persistent Nature" show in Bethesda, which I will be in www.instagram.com/p/DWTzoMSjqk...

wildlife at a local park

being at the age where everyone you know is having children

More birds in San Luis Obispo

Still

Pismo Beach, December 2025

Backyard hummingbirds

San Simeon Wildlife

More Owl Moon Raptor Festival Photos

Hamlet, feeling zero regrets for dodging around me to sneak onto the porch to steal porch cat food, and then hiding from me under furniture.

Birds from the Owl Moon Raptor Festival

Neon sign photos at Glen Echo Park created by zooming and panning while on a tripod

My first podcast appearance was published today! Thank you to City Cast DC for inviting me to talk about bats! dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/rab...

Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day from Lydia!

Up to No Good - watercolour and acryla gouache on board 💚prints💚

Huntingdon, PA for Juniata Homecoming

Action shot, lmao. Hamlet jumped on the back of my chair to bite Lumi in her butt, but she turned around and saw him. Suddenly they were both very confused about what was happening. 😂

Glen Echo Park in Maryland

Swallowtail butterflies at Rock Creek Regional Park

Last day of Costa Rica at Arenas Del Mar resort (and kayaking trip I didn't get photos of). Didn't take many photos that day except for this basilisk lizard and a long-exposure shot of the ocean

Costa Rica Day 8: Baru National Wildlife Refuge and squirrel monkey watching on way back

Costa Rica Day 7: Nayuca Waterfalls continued

Costa Rica Day 7: Nayuca Waterfalls

Costa Rica Day 6: A gecko at Arenas Del Mar resort and Iguanas in Manuel Antonio State Park

Costa Rica Day 5: Arriving at Arenas Del Mar resort

I mean, sure, "Elephants never forget" is cute and all, but "corvids carry generational grudges" is both factually correct and _sick as hell_

Costa Rica Day 4: El Tigre Waterfalls

Costa Rica Day 3: Selvatura Adventure Park

Did you know that there are real animal versions of Pokemon? Dragalge is based on the Leafy seadragon ❗ watch on YouTube to support us youtube.com/shorts/1ewUI... Thanks to Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick for guest writing this script Follow Kelly @kellyrabbit.bsky.social or on Ig @ russokm1105

Video 2 is out!

Birds of Costa Rica (Days 2 and 3)

Costa Rica Day 2: Butterflies, beetles, waterfalls, and hummingbirds in the Monteverde cloud forest

Did you know that there are real animal versions of Pokemon? The Nincada evolutionary line is inspired by cicadas ‼️ Thanks to Dr. Kelly Russo-Petrick for guest writing this script. Follow Kelly on Instagram @russokm1105 or on Bluesky @kellyrabbit.bsky.social

Costa Rica Day 1: Clay colored-thrush and agouti at Senda Monteverde and sloth at Natuwa Wildlife Sanctuary

Photos of an orchard spider in my yard

Currently in Brandt's cormorant heaven 🪶 so many fun shots of birds and pinnipeds in La Jolla today! 🌿

I worked on this, excited to see them come out soon!

Happy Pride! Jack-in-the-pulpit plants can change sex each year during its 25+ years lifespan. Plants can be male one year, female the next, and then back to male after. 🌿 #sciart #botanicalart #pridemonth

This is also what life with Lydia is like

Photos taken around the National Mall in DC during Cherry Blossom season

Some white fluffy bats!🦇 #illustration #digitalart #art #animal #bat #wildlife #wildanimal #animalart #nature #creature

Tufted titmouse

I've been following along with @maryrobinettekowal.com's pet buttons journey with Elsie and Guppy and 10000% believe everything everyone reports about their pets doing things like this

houyughh

Experimenting with toy photography

Nature shots from a Rock Creek Park trip with the current Master Naturalist cohort

every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos

night shift 🌙