I'm busy packing for Peru this week, and trying to keep the doom at bay...I need to chill like this turtle! For #TurtleTuesday, a Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) floats in aqueous space without a care. South Texas. #herps #turtles #NaturePhotography 🌿

it looks like she's staying this pale color this time, which is interesting because usually she's a rich brown! it's really pretty 😊 #spider #wolfspider #tigrosa #tigrosageorgicola #arachnophiles

American #bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus (Shot near Cincinnati 10-6-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #herps #amphibian #frog

🕷️ A mystery #spider for #MacroMonday. Saw this on a night walk in Tuis, #CostaRica, and have been unable to identify. Looks like a fishing spider to me, but can't find a match. Just about covered the leaf, though, and if you look carefully, it's eating something... #Spiders #Macro #Photography

#Birds #Ducks #MallardMonday The alternate theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #most; the #bird you think you have the most #photos of....for me that is the Mallard. If it walks like a duck...

#MallardMonday already? Have a good day #birds #ukbirding #birdphotography #naturephotography #BucksBirds #EastCoastKin

#mallardmonday Male Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🦆🐦 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #urbanwildlife #nature #animal #bird #waterfowl #duck #zoo #cincyzoopic

Snoot booped! Snoot booped!! We got booped by the snoot!!! We had a most wonderful encounter with a curious manatee today :)) #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #seacow #seapotato #boop #boopthesnoot #whiskers #sirenia #cutiepie #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Happy Sunday Florida #manatee - Trichechus manatus latirosis (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐘🦊 #photography #animal #mammal #zoo #cincyzoopic

Happy #caturday Cougar - Puma concolor (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐈🦊 #photography #animal #mammal #cat #zoo #cincyzoopic

Happy (dragon) #flyday everyone. Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis A #FocusStack #MacroPhotography #EastCoastKin #Insects #Odonata #Invertebrates

Here's one for #FlyDay and #Birds 🪶, and a Snowy Egret and its reflection. Might also be good light too, but I'd probably describe it as nice light. Another from the first outing with the OM-3. #EastCoastKin #Photography #Nature #Wildlife

Sometimes words fail us; a simple symbol often means and says much more 🫶 #JanuArty #matching #ArtYear #Poetry #Poem #Haiku #showheart #MicroPoem #ImageAndVerse #FreeVerse #FlyDay #BugSky #wildlife #Scape #photography #EastCoastKin

Happy #flyday Ring-billed #gull - Larus delawarensis (Shot near Cincinnati 12-12-25) 🐦🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #urbanwildlife #nature #animal #bird #seabird

Happy holidays everyone! Going with #InsectThursday today since I came across this searching through my library and it made me happy. 🌞🐝🌼 #photography #ColorADay #YellowThur #flowers #bloomscrolling #bees #pollinators

A tiny emerald voyager, clad in armor of woven light, pausing mid-journey among the pink petals. #InsectThursday #bloomscrolling #photography #nature #insects #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #wildlife

For the first #InsectThursday of 2026 i'm going with something slightly different, with a Robin portrait with a mix of Insects for it's young ones in the nest. #Insects #photography #birds #naturephotography #EastCoastKin

#insectthursday Water strider - Aquarius sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 5-26-25) 🪲🪳 #photography #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento

Another handsome AF #Cicada from this year. The Lyric Cicada, Neotibicen lyricen. #invertefest #MacroPhotography

#Crabs galore, for this year's last #InverteFest! 🦀 This is from my 2022 trip to Vancouver Island. There were so many tiny teeny crabs, they were adorable! #Invertebrates #Intertidal #Crustaceans #SciArt #PhotoHour

#invertefest Eastern #pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis (Shot near Cincinnati 7-8-25) 🪳🪲🐉🪰 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #invertebrate #insect #dragonfly #bug #bugsky #ento

#invertefest Periodical #cicada - Magicicada sp. (Shot near Cincinnati 6-1-25) 🪲🪳🪰 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento

Female Bare-winged Aphideater (Eupeodes perplexus) nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) #MacroMonday #invertebrates

I got a new #gopro for Christmas and I’m really excited to play with it more throughout the year Endler’s livebearers - Poecilia wingei Platys - Xiphophorus sp. (Shot in my #animalroom 12-28-25) 🐠 #pond #aquarium #fishkeeping #fish #fishtank #pet

This creature is called a Firefly #InverteFest

It’s very cold and bugs are scarce. So how about an eastern Tiger Swallowtail from the summer for #InverteFest? It’s going to be warm on Monday, hopefully I can find some #Invertebrates then 🌿

#macromonday #invertefest Leaf-footed #bugs - Acanthocephala sp. Harvestman - order: Opiliones (Shot near Cincinnati 7-8-25) 🪳🪲🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #arachnid #bug #bugsky #ento #spidersky

I conclude this year's #Mothmas with this lovely photo of two Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moths ( Anisota pellucida ) mating. These are very common moths here in South Georgia and their caterpillars greatly enjoy nomming on my Water Oak tree 😁 #Macrophotography #Invertefest #BugSex.

We had a Christmas miracle Friday night with our first #mourninggecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) hatchling! (Shot in my #animalroom on my iPhone 12-26-25) 🦎 #photography #macrophotography #animal #herps #lizard #gecko #pet #reptile

#invertefest Horsehead #grasshopper - Pseudoproscopia latirostris (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 5-24-25) 🪲🪳 #photography #macrophotography #zoo #cincyzoopic #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento

#invertefest Porcelain #roach - Gyna lurida (Shot in my #animalroom 2-2-25) 🪳🪲 #photography #macrophotography #animal #imvertebrate #insect #cockroach #bug #bugsky #ento #pet

The perfect gift for a guy who can’t stop talking about how everything is a #fish #biology #evolution

Merry #crustmas!! Let #invertefest begin! Wood louse - Order: Isopoda #Millipede - Class: Diplopoda (Shot near Cincinnati 3-14-25) 🦀🪲🪳 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod

Merry #crustmas Eve! Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus (Shot near Cincinnati 7-24-25) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawdad #crawfish

#crustmas Wood louse - Order: Isopoda (Shot near Cincinnati 12-4-24) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec. 22 We never thought we’d get to see them living in their own home. But on a recent trip to Kruger Park, South Africa, we were fortunate to see a scene I’ll never forget. The Matriarch appeared out of the bush and slowly led her small elephant herd across the river. #Mammals

#crustmas Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus (Shot near Cincinnati 7-8-25) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad

#crustmas Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus (Shot near Cincinnati 9-8-23) 🦞 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad

#crustmas Wood louse - order: Isopoda (Shot near Cincinnati 6-12-25) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod #bugsky

Groove-billed Anis are one of my favorite #birds to photograph. So much character in their faces. #Belize

#crustmas Wood louse - order: Isopoda (Shot near Cincinnati 12-4-24) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod #bugsky

#crustmas Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus (Shot near Cincinnati 8-28-25) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad

#crustmas Freshwater #isopod - Asellus aquaticus (Shot in Cincinnati 5-17-25) 🦀🦐 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #bugsky

#crustmas Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus (Shot near Cincinnati 10-24-23) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad

#macromonday #crustmas Wood louse - order: Isopoda (Shot near Cincinnati 8-20-23) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod #bugsky

#crustmas Little sea #isopods - Cubaris murina (Shot in my #animalroom 11-30-24) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #animal #invertebrate #isopod #bugsky #bug

#crustmas Blue dream #shrimp - Neocaridina sp. “blue dream” (Shot in my #animalroom 1-15-24) 🦐 #photography #macrophotography #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #aquarium #pet

#crustmas Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus (Shot near Cincinnati 10-24-23) 🦞 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad

#crustmas Wood louse - order: Isopoda (Shot near Cincinnati 7-26-24) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod #bugsky

#crustmas Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus (Shot near Cincinnati 8-18-23) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad