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Alex Strachan

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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, one 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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Peter Head

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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

www.theguardian.com

February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

Etosha on my mind.
#etosha #etoshanationalpark #namibia 🇳🇦 #landscapes #landscapephotography #photography #picperday #potd #naturelovers #naturephotography #outdoorphotography #sunrises #sunrisephotography #africannature #dawn @namibia.bsky.social @conservnamibia.bsky.social #nature

February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

I see #ICEdebate is trending.
What's to debate?
#bluesky #trends #trending @marymcnamara.bsky.social #ICE #debate

February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

"Here there be lions — maybe."
Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), aka "the giraffe gazelle."
#gerenuk #samburunationalreserve #samburu #kenya 🇰🇪 #potd #gazelle #wildlifephotography #photography #wildlife #nature #mammalia #outdoorphotography #naturelovers #IUCN #iucnredlist #ConservationStatus #semiarid

February 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM

Alex Strachan

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'The lion in winter'
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #lion #lions #samburu #samburunationalreserve #kenya 🇰🇪 #picperday #photography #potd #nature #naturephotography #bigcats #naturelovers #africancats #blueskyphotography Ewaso Lions, Kenya Willdlife Service,

February 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

No low hanging fruit here.
A gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) searches for an early morning snack in Kenya's Samburu National Reserve.
#gerenuk #samburunationalreserve #samburu #kenya 🇰🇪 #potd #gazelle #wildlifephotography #photography #wildlife #nature #mammalia #outdoorphotography #naturelovers #photo

February 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

Samburu lions
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #lion #lions 🦁 #samburu #samburunationalreserve #kenya 🇰🇪 #picperday #potd #photography 📷 #nature #naturephotography #bigcats #naturelovers #africancats #blueskyphotography #watchful #watchfulness Kenya Wildlife Service

February 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

Parenthood.
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
NOT #ai

#elephants 🐘 #kenya 🇰🇪 #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #picperday #potd #outdoorphotography #africananimals #wildafrica #wildafricatrek Kenya Wildlife Service Amboseli Trust for Elephants

January 31, 2026 at 1:57 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

One I'm only too happy to share today. Needed.
@marymcnamara.bsky.social

Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 5d

Now that it's in the Nat'l Film Registry, everyone please watch William Beaudine's SPARROWS (1926).

A teenager attempts to rescue abducted children in this harrowing silent film produced by + starring industry pioneer Mary Pickford.

The restoration is on Tubi and Hoopla w/ a lovely score. #FilmSky

Mary Pickford as a badass teen leading 9 kids out of a "baby farm" surrounded by an alligator-infested swamp.

January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

Family gathering.
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #elephant #elephants #samburu #samburunationalreserve #kenya 🇰🇪 #picperday #photography #potd #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #eles #ellies #blueskyphotography Kenya Wildlife Service

January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

Samburu elephant.
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #elephant #elephants #samburu #samburunationalreserve #kenya 🇰🇪 #picperday #photography #potd #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #eles #ellies #blueskyphotography Kenya Wildlife Service

January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

It's been exhausting, no?
#tintin #haddock #wednesday @marymcnamara.bsky.social

January 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

Amboseli dawn
by request of a 'MountainMan'
#amboseli #amboselinationalpark #kenya 🇰🇪 #sunrise #goodmorning #landscapephotography #photography #nature #naturelovers #photography #potd #africaphotography #outdoorphotography @mountainman5411.bsky.social #picperday #joyful #hope #peace #beauty #bluesky

January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM

Alex Strachan

@alexstrachan.bsky.social

Morning light.
Etosha National Park Namibia 🇳🇦
#lions #etosha #etoshanationalpark #namibia #dawn #morning #light #wildlife #wildlifephotography #picperday #potd #pantheraleo
Namibia Photographers Group
Namibian Nature Conservation
Namibian Lion Trust Foundation
Gondwana Collection Namibia