Pig on Hermit Island Suchitoto, El Salvador #pig #chickens #island #suchitoto #elsalvador #photography #travel

Male Green Iguana (breeding coloring) So pretty! Muelle, Costa Rica I love these guys with their beaded armor + fancy colors. This one was mellow. There's a restaurant in Muelle which started feeding them, now there are hundreds. #herps #iguana #photography #wildlifephotography #reptiles #lizards

White-throated Magpie Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) Ometepe, Nicaragua I stalked this bird for a good length of time, failed, gave up and went for a cup of coffee. When I got up to leave this bird was sitting on the table behind me! Sheesh! #bird #ThursJay #MagpieJay #CentralAmerica #photography

Zinnia elegans Sunland Community Garden Tujunga, California #bloomscrolling #bloom #pink #hotpink #zinnia #photography

I hear we’re cute posting Fat Ground Squirrel Morro Bay, California #chonky #sqrlpix #mammals 🌿 #photography #wildlife 📸 Otospermophilus beecheyi 🐿️

Black Currasow (F) Rescate, La Garita, Costa Rica These are big, turkey sized birds. I love their red eyes and crazy hair! #currasow #birds #photography #costarica

Striking Masai Warrior Malindi, Kenya #portrait #photography #masai #kenya #travel

One Dancers Adjusts the Mask of Another Festival of the Masks Los Angeles, California #dancers #masks #photography

Kids on a homemade raft Bangkok, Thailand #photography #travel #streetphotography

African Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) Native to sub-Saharan Africa, this powerful raptor is built like a tank with talons strong enough to crush bone—and it's taken down monkeys, antelope... and yes, even humans in rare cases. #birds #photography #fierce #raptor #african

Light Pink Roses La Rochelle, France #rose #pink #flowers #gardens #photography #beauty #serenity #peace #love #bloomscrolling

Leg up! Black Bellied Whistling Duck La Garita, Costa Rica #MallardMonday! 🦆 #mallard #quack #duck #ducks #waterfowl #photography #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birding #bird #birds #birdingphotography #birdphotography #birdscrolling #🪶 #photographersofbluesky #BlueskyPhotography #naturelovers

Aeonium Rosettes Los Angeles, CA #plants #green #rosettes #photography #succulents

Peacock Sylmar, California These beauties moved here ~2010, and stayed. In 2 weeks I'm moving. I'm not sure how long I'll be gone, so I've rehomed my animals to rent out my house. I don't know if they'll be here when I return. It has been an absolute privilege having them here. #photography #birds

Montecchiello View Tuscany, Italy #travel #italy #PhotographersofBlueSky #photography

Andean Cock of the Rock Fince Palmonte, Ecuador One of my favorite 'weird looking' birds. Love these cheeky bastards. Total privilege to have them visit the tree outside my bathroom, after chasing them around the forest the day before and being pretty disappointed by the results #birds #photography

Scarlet Rumped Tanager La Selva, Costa Rica In 2 weeks I'll be in Costa Rica, if life here in CA doesn't kill me 1st. If you just bought a house, consider it FULL. Don't spent 25 years, like I did, finding hiding spots for everything and then having two weeks to empty the house out.

Yellow-headed Cara Cara Harpy Eagle I misunderstood, and thought for years that the raptors we saw terrorizing the macaws at the Peruvian claylicks were cara cara, but when I saw them again, I was shocked by their small size. It was actually the harpy eagle. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

American Crocodile Tarcoles, Costa Rica I love this photo for the energy in that front foot. In 2 weeks, I'm leaving CA + heading to Costa Rica (to start). I'm renting out my house, so I've been winnowing down. In the end I'll have a carry-on bag, a day pack + a storage unit. #reptiles #photography

Horned Screamer Iquitos, Peru I REALLY wanted to see one of these. They do scream, and shoot out of the brush so it's hard to be ready with your camera. If you look closely, they have a thin, bony unicorn horn, and spurs on their wings. Unsure why. #bird #screamer #photography #wildlifephotography

Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) Otavalo, Ecuador #bird #raptor #hawkeagle #photography #beautiful

Blue Grey Tanager La Selva, Costa Rica #birds #photography #costarica #tanager

Bee on Sunflower Sunland-Tujunga, California #flower #bee #sunflower #flower #bloom #photography #communitygarden

Storm Coming In Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA #blackandwhitephotography #travellife #photooftheday #photographersofbluesky #landscapephotography #photography

Erewan Falls Kanchanaburi, Thailand #WaterfallWednesday #stackedfalls #thailand #Thailand #photography #travel

Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum) Danville, California Someone sent these years ago when my mom died. I walked in and saw this lovely, simple bouquet. Mom would have loved them. She and my dad were huge plant and wildlife nerds, apple doesn't fall far from the tree. :) #flowers #photography

Train Station Patron Jojowar, India #photography #portrait #stately #streetphotography #travel

Moving the Pigs Saquisli, Cotopaxi,Ecuador #pigs #ecuador #photography #streetphotography

Hearst 'Castle' San Simeon, California The outdoor pool #architecture #pool #classical #photography

Chestnut-keeled Toucan Puerto Viejo de Tallamanca, Costa Rica #bird #photography #CostaRica #toucan

Spectacular Roses Otavalo Market Food Court , Ecuador #roses #ecuador #photography #travel

"Penny" D'Uccle hen Los Angeles, CA This was my friend's support hen. She fell in love with the little hen here & I gave it to her. She named it Penny (it had been Cookie's girlfriend, named by a 7 year old) She took her everywhere. Last week my friend chose another bird, Hector! #bird #photography

Clivia in Bloom Los Angeles, California Tough day today I just wanted to post something pretty. I might post a few :)

Black Howler La Selva Biological Reserve, Costa Rica I got a 5 mo Wildlife Nursery Internship in Costa Rica! I applied to a program with a start date of Oct 27, got it but they need me Sept 22, ack! Much to do before leaving. I'll be caring for baby Howlers among others. Also doing photography!

Late Afternoon Chateau in Dordogne, France #storm #photography #sunflowers #france #travel

North from Los Angeles Gorman, California Gorman is known for its vibrant wildflower displays, particularly California Poppies, in the spring. Other wildflowers like Lupine, Goldfields, and Tidy Tips also contribute to the colorful landscape. #flowers #bloom #gorman #photography #colorful #nature

#WorldElephantDay dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants. At this Thai Sanctuary elephants decide can interact or not. We bathed with them, rinsed in a river. The man in the picture is beloved by the elephants. They follow him where ever he goes #elephants #photography

Gondolas Venice, Italy Venice is still one of my favorite cities, I love getting lost in the side streets and eventually ending up back at St. Mark's Square. Often there's something lovely around every corner. #gondola #photography #venice #travelphotography #travel #exploration #italy

Cathedral Mexico City, Mexico This neo-classical cathedral is the oldest + largest cathedral in Latin America, and has survived centuries of harsh weather + earthquakes. Situated on top of a former Aztec sacred site near the Templo Mayor in Mexico City. #photography #cathedral #travel #mexico

I live in a very small, but diverse, community in California. We're an opinionated bunch if nothing else. In 2020, BLM had everyone up in arms. Statement signs were posted/removed with regularity. But life also chugged along so you'd come across combinations like this... #signs #oregano #photography

West Lake (Xihu) Hangzhou, China On a 12-day $700 all expense paid trip to China several years ago. A photo disaster as my camera was stolen, including full memory card. Used disposables -- my bank account was locked. Bought a point-and-shoot which was later stolen here. #china #photography #travel

Older Woman Cham Village, Chau Doc Mekong Delta, Vietnam #people #portrait #vietnam #photography #beautiful #cham #chaudoc #mekongdelta

WILD Squirrel Money outside an enclosure Rescate/Zooave, Costa Rica Wildlife commonly find a safe haven/home inside wildlife sanctuaries. Rescate, isn't rural, but it's big with wild areas, so native animals have moved in and are successfully living their best lives. #rescue #photography #wildlife

Pin-pleated Vietnamese Traditional skirt Sapa Region, Vietnam #fashion #design #detail #tradition #photography #travel #stillworninthisregion

Peninsular Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) Peninsular pronghorn, the world’s 2nd-fastest land mammal after cheetahs, able to run at speeds up to 60 mph! Critically endangered, with ~500 left in their Baja California, Mexico habitat. #wildlife #photography #portrait #BajaCalifornia

Ocellated Turkey Tikal, Guatemala Endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula. Blue skin, colorful feathers, wonderful weirdo turkey behavior intact! Who cares about ruins, when these guys are passing through? Actually, Tikal's pretty spectacular, go visit! #tikal #turkey #birds #aves #photography #ruins

Crested Quail Dove (Geotrygon versicolor) Didn't see a crest. Endemic to Jamaica, Quail-dove" for its features of both quail + doves. Geotrygon, combines the Greek words "geo-" (ground) and "trygon" (turtledove), further highlighting its ground-dwelling dove-like nature. #birds #aves #photography

Summer Storm on the Drangsnes Peninsula, Iceland Drangsnes is a small town in western Iceland, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and near Hólmavík. It has only has 67 inhabitants but has great hot pots (hot tubs of various temps) to soak in, right in the water! #iceland #storm #nature #photography

Chrysanthemum in Bloom Piedmont, California #photography #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #mono #bnw #b&w #kindness

Black-bellied WhistlingDuck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) At night flocks of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks feed on waste grain in agricultural fields. Their high-pitched whistles can be heard as they travel from the fields to roosting sites. #ducks #birds #aves #photography #USA #CentralAmerica #common