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Alex Strachan
@alexstrachan.bsky.social
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Biogeographer. Digital nomad. Climate campaigner. Bourdainophile. Image maker at ©alexstrachan.net. Working on unfinished busyness.
"I regret that I had but one Twitter account to sacrifice for my principles."
On a Bluesky day, you can see forever.
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Alex Strachan @alexstrachan.bsky.social · Jun 21
For the record, this image — taken in #Kenya's Maasai Mara Nat. Reserve some 9 yrs ago — has not been Photoshopped or AI-ed in any way. This is just as it was.
#ukraine 🇺🇦 #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography ##trees @kyivindependent.com @official-nafo.bsky.social @marymcnamara.bsky.social
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"The mural of souls"
Twyfelfontein, Namibia

Gondwana Collection NamibiaGondwana Collection Namibia #potd #Namibia 🇳🇦 #rockart #Twyfelfontein #sanart #rockcarving #rockcarvings #blueskyphotography #bluesky #photography #outdoorphotography
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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A convocation of the spirits.
Etosha, Namibia in August.
#etoshanationalpark #namibia 🇳🇦 #waterhole #gazelles #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #blueskyphotographers #photography #wildebeest #etosha #zebras 🦓 #zebra
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Maasai child.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania 🇹🇿
#maasai #maasaiculture #tanzania #ngorongoro #tribal #potd #masai #ngorongoroconservationarea #photography #photoperday #tribalphotography #peoplephotography Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority #blueskyphotography #bluesky #art #portrait
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Rainy season.
Africa
#rainyseason #africa #namibia 🇳🇦 #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #rains #photoperday Namibia Photographers Group Namibia from the Roadside Namibia Travel & Tourism Forum #blueskyphotography #storms #squalls
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Gathering of the clans under the hot midday sun.
Namibia, Africa
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #zebras 🦓 #photography #potd #oryx #gemsbok #nature #naturelovers #bluesky #landscape #blueskyphotographers #vistas #landscapehotography #etosha #namibia 🇳🇦 #etoshanationalpark @cop30brazil.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Sunset over the Benguela Current, Namibia.
Nothing here but the South Atlantic all the way down to Antarctica.
Don't try swimming it, tho' — it's a long way.
#namibia 🇳🇦 #benguela #current #sunset #photography #seascape #seascapephotography #environment #climate #southatlantic #blueskyphotographers
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Oryx on the move.
Fischer's Pan, Etosha National Park
Namibia
#oryx #gemsbok #etosha #namibia 🇳🇦 #wildlife #nature #potd #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #landscapes #bluesky #naturephotography #picperday #landscapephotography #saltpan #blueskyphotographers #photoperday #unicorn
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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That sky.
Etosha, Namibia.
#sunset #sunsetvibes #etosha #potd #namibia 🇳🇦 #nature #landscapephotography #landscapes #outdoorphotography #photoperday #wildafrica #bluesky #photography #naturelovers #naturephotography Etosha National Park #blueskyphotographers #bluesky
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Ellies in the dust.
Etosha National Park, Namibia 🇳🇦
#elephant #elephants 🐘 My Namibia #wildlifephotography #potd #etosha #etoshanationalpark #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #photographersofbluesky #photography #biodiversity #BiodiversityMatters #environment #climatechange #dusty #blueskyphotography
November 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Rough day.
Lioness, Ngorongoro Crater, during "green season."

#lioness #ngorongorocrater #tanzania 🇹🇿 #lions #wildlife #wildlifephotography#wildlifeconservation #potd #photography #blueskyphotography #photographersofbluesky #photoperday #naturevibes #naturelovers #bigcats
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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The killing field.
Tarangire, Tanzania 🇹🇿
#tarangire #tarangirenationalpark #tanzania #nature #blood #vultures #carcass #photooftheday #potd #photography #photographersofbluesky #naturephotography #naturevibes #lionking #africanwildlife #survivaloffittest
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Himba village
Opuwo, Namibia 🇳🇦
#himbatribe #ovahimba #himba #opuwo #peoplephotography #tribal #pastoral #nomads #herders #namibia #photography #potd #photooftheday #portraitphotography #streetphotography #anthropology #villages #blueskyphotography #bluesky #photographersofbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Zebra confab.
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania 🇹🇿
#zebras 🦓 #tanzania #ngorongorocrater #wildlifephotography #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlifeplanet #naturelovers #potd #blueskyphotography #bluesky #AnimalBehavior #conversation #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #photooftheday #picperday
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Rhino pair.
Hluhluwe-Imolozi Game Reserve, SA 🇿🇦
#rhinos #southafrica #wildlife #wildlifephotography #potd #kwazulunatal #kwazulunatalprovince #photography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography Rhinos Without Borders #photooftheday #hluhluweimfolozi #blueskyphotography #bluesky #conservation
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Meet the family.
Panthera leo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
#ngorongorocrater #lions 🦁 🐾 #tanzania 🇹🇿 #wildlife #nature #photography #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #potd #picoftheday #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #bluesky #blueskyphotography #green #panthera #conservationphotography
October 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Maasai youth on walkabout.
Ngorongoro Highlands, Tanzania
#tanzania 🇹🇿 #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #maasai #walkabout #ritual #ceremonies #traditional #tribal #photographersofbluesky #bluesky #photography #potd #portraitphotography #picperday #peoplephotography #tribalphotography #masai
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Himba mother & child, taken yrs back, in the days of slide film while on a Skeleton Coast 4-day fly-in w. the Schoemans (Henk Schoeman was our pilot, 4 of us in all)
#Namibia 🇳🇦 #ovahimba #himbatribe #himba #skeletoncoast #peoplephotography #bluesky #photographersofbluesky #photography #nomads #life
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Whenever I see a reference to the #HatchAct, I immediately think of #RichardHatch.
This is a problem.
@tvcritics.org @marymcnamara.bsky.social @survivorcbs.bsky.social @jeffprobstsurvivor.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Serengeti lioness and her cub lapping up rainwater, December. Christmas rains!
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #natureloversa #lions🦁 #bigcats #catsofafrica #africancats #photographersofbluskey #bluesky #naturephotography #thursdaythrowback #serengeti #tanzania 🇹🇿 #africanwildlife
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Here it is, your daily balm of calm.
@marymcnamara.bsky.social
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 19d
Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
October 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Namibia Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Cape griffon and Kolbe's vulture. Critically endangered.
#birds #birdphotography #namibia 🇳🇦 #photogrpahy #bluesky #photographersofbluesky #nature #naturelovers #wildlife #pics #potd #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #picperda\y
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Kalahari country: weaver bird nests on the road to Namibia's Fish River Canyon
#Namibia 🇳🇦 #weaverbird #weaverbirdnest #kalahari #birds #birdphotography #naturelovers #potd #photographersofbluesky #bluesky #naturephotography #photography #picperday #nests #wildlifephotography #fishrivercanyon
October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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One of my faves from Etosha over the years. There's something about early morning light — and this was very early in the morning.
#etoshanationalpark Etosha National Park #Namibia 🇳🇦 #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #elephants 🐘 #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #motherhood
October 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
alexstrachan.bsky.social
Good to see they're not burying the lead.
For once.
The headline could be stronger, though.
'Crowds reject Trump across U.S.', for one.
No such thing as a small crowd.

@marymcnamara.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com @postopinions.bsky.social #trump #protests #NoKings
themountaingoats.bsky.social the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 22d
“the president is less popular than the Vietnam war” should be a simply irresistible headline
gelliottmorris.com G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 23d
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
October 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Funny you mention that.
Sometimes I think the real reason for the trajectory of Trump's political career — and the curious, ongoing support of #GOP — is to repatriate #RichardNixon & #GeorgeWBush 's presidencies — and reputations — in the historical record.
He's that bad.
@marymcnamara.bsky.social
themountaingoats.bsky.social the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 22d
“the president is less popular than the Vietnam war” should be a simply irresistible headline
gelliottmorris.com G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 23d
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
October 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM