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Retired Biology Professor and lab manager. All photos are mine unless reposted. DO NOT send me DMs in chat. I don't do chats.
Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) is a type plover famous for feigning injury to lure predators away from its nest (eggs laid on bare ground). Even with this background, the birds are not easily noticed. #photography #killdeer #plover #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds #ornithology
February 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) is a type plover famous for feigning injury to lure predators away from its nest (eggs laid on bare ground). Even with this background, the birds are not easily noticed. #photography #killdeer #plover #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds #ornithology
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). I have mixed feelings about zoos. In this case, they have become vital to the survival and the eventual reintroduction of the species. Also, rhinos are REALLY fast. #photography #rhinos #rhinoceros #mammals #mammalia #wildlife #perissodactyla #conservation
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). I have mixed feelings about zoos. In this case, they have become vital to the survival and the eventual reintroduction of the species. Also, rhinos are REALLY fast. #photography #rhinos #rhinoceros #mammals #mammalia #wildlife #perissodactyla #conservation
Snow showers dusting the flanks of Navajo Mountain in the afternoon. Navajo Nation. #navajo #navajomountain #desert #photography #desertphotography #geology #navajonation #navajoland
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Snow showers dusting the flanks of Navajo Mountain in the afternoon. Navajo Nation. #navajo #navajomountain #desert #photography #desertphotography #geology #navajonation #navajoland
14th century old fortification, La Lieutenance, sits at the entrance the Vieux Bassin, Honfleur's Old Port. Honfleur, Calvados, France. #photography #boats #boatphotography #honfleur #calvados #france #harbors #lalieutenance #honfleurport #historicbuildings #medievalbuildings
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
14th century old fortification, La Lieutenance, sits at the entrance the Vieux Bassin, Honfleur's Old Port. Honfleur, Calvados, France. #photography #boats #boatphotography #honfleur #calvados #france #harbors #lalieutenance #honfleurport #historicbuildings #medievalbuildings
Male eastern pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis). Dragonfly wings create some of the most interesting optical effects. #photography #dragonfly #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #odanata #pondhawk #naturephotography #arthropoda #wildlifephotograpy
February 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Male eastern pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis). Dragonfly wings create some of the most interesting optical effects. #photography #dragonfly #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #odanata #pondhawk #naturephotography #arthropoda #wildlifephotograpy
Great blue (Ardea herodias) getting some fishing-time in. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Gainesville, FL #photography #birds #herons #greatblueheron #wadingbird #floridabird #floridawildlife #wetlands #americanbird #ornithology #birdphotography #paynesprairie
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Great blue (Ardea herodias) getting some fishing-time in. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Gainesville, FL #photography #birds #herons #greatblueheron #wadingbird #floridabird #floridawildlife #wetlands #americanbird #ornithology #birdphotography #paynesprairie
Male redwing blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) working pulp out of an acorn. This species is considered to be the most abundant terrestrial bird in North America. #photography #blackbird #redwingblackbirds #songbirds #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds #ornithology
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Male redwing blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) working pulp out of an acorn. This species is considered to be the most abundant terrestrial bird in North America. #photography #blackbird #redwingblackbirds #songbirds #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds #ornithology
Here's some flowers growing in a park in Fougeres, Brittany, France. #brittany #france #photography #fougeres #park #flowers #flowerphotograpy #wildflowers
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Here's some flowers growing in a park in Fougeres, Brittany, France. #brittany #france #photography #fougeres #park #flowers #flowerphotograpy #wildflowers
Banded Bee Fly (Villa spp.) The mimicry works well on humans. Most people will shy away from beeflies. #photography #fly #beeflies #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #diptera #naturephotography #arthropoda #mimicry
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Banded Bee Fly (Villa spp.) The mimicry works well on humans. Most people will shy away from beeflies. #photography #fly #beeflies #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #diptera #naturephotography #arthropoda #mimicry
Shelf (bracket) fungus. Love how in envelopes the twig. Polypore are so taxonomic diverse, I have no clue which one this is. Any mycologists out there are welcome to help ID. #photography #fungi #shelffungi #bracketfungi #nature #naturephotography #forestfungi #floridafungi
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Shelf (bracket) fungus. Love how in envelopes the twig. Polypore are so taxonomic diverse, I have no clue which one this is. Any mycologists out there are welcome to help ID. #photography #fungi #shelffungi #bracketfungi #nature #naturephotography #forestfungi #floridafungi
Dawn on the desert. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. #navajo #monumentvalley #desert #photography #dawn #desertphotography #mesa #geology #navajonation #sunrise
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Dawn on the desert. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. #navajo #monumentvalley #desert #photography #dawn #desertphotography #mesa #geology #navajonation #sunrise
Derelict. #photography #boats #oldboats #junkyard #boatjunkyard #blackandwhitephotography #derelict #b
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) stalking the shallow of a retention pond. #photography #birds #birdphotography #wadingbirds #herons #nature #wildlife #tricoloredherons #floridabirds #floridawildlife #floridanature #water #reflections
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) stalking the shallow of a retention pond. #photography #birds #birdphotography #wadingbirds #herons #nature #wildlife #tricoloredherons #floridabirds #floridawildlife #floridanature #water #reflections
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) stalking the shallows of a retention pond. #photography #birdphotography #birds #wetlands #nature #wildlife #wadingbirds #herons #tricoloredheron #floridabirds #floridawildlife
February 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) stalking the shallows of a retention pond. #photography #birdphotography #birds #wetlands #nature #wildlife #wadingbirds #herons #tricoloredheron #floridabirds #floridawildlife
Southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris). These toads are nocturnal so I only discovered this guy/gal after moving my covered grill. #photography #naturephotography #southerntoad #toad #amphibian #herpetology #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridaamphibian
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris). These toads are nocturnal so I only discovered this guy/gal after moving my covered grill. #photography #naturephotography #southerntoad #toad #amphibian #herpetology #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridaamphibian
Face off. Florida soft shell turtle (Apalone ferox) and alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) on a collision course. Turtle dives under right after the shot. #photography #naturephotography #alligator #gator #reptiles #turtles #crocodilians #floridareptiles #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Face off. Florida soft shell turtle (Apalone ferox) and alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) on a collision course. Turtle dives under right after the shot. #photography #naturephotography #alligator #gator #reptiles #turtles #crocodilians #floridareptiles #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
A solitary, parasitic wasp(Campsomeris plumipes fossulana...I think) collecting pollen from Horsemint(Monarda punctata). These wasp parasitize beetle grubs like Japanese Beetles. Good for lawns and gardens. #photography #wasp #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #hymenoptera #naturephotography
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A solitary, parasitic wasp(Campsomeris plumipes fossulana...I think) collecting pollen from Horsemint(Monarda punctata). These wasp parasitize beetle grubs like Japanese Beetles. Good for lawns and gardens. #photography #wasp #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #hymenoptera #naturephotography
Morning sun shining on a face of a mesa. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. #navajo #monumentvalley #desert #photography #desertphotography #mesa #geology #navajonation #sunrise
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Morning sun shining on a face of a mesa. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. #navajo #monumentvalley #desert #photography #desertphotography #mesa #geology #navajonation #sunrise
How about a cheery, morning glory picture (Ipomoea spp.)! #photography #morningglory #flowerphotography #flowers #nature #plants #floridaplants #blossoms #ipomoea
January 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
How about a cheery, morning glory picture (Ipomoea spp.)! #photography #morningglory #flowerphotography #flowers #nature #plants #floridaplants #blossoms #ipomoea
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Goodnight my bluesky friends 😴 💙 💕
January 19, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Goodnight my bluesky friends 😴 💙 💕
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). I believe this is a female. tors. #photography #butterfly #butterflies #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #lepidoptera #monarch #monarchbutterfly #naturephotography #insectphotography
January 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). I believe this is a female. tors. #photography #butterfly #butterflies #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #lepidoptera #monarch #monarchbutterfly #naturephotography #insectphotography
Mallard drakes (Anas platyrhynchos). Probably a bachelor flock, looking a bit uneasy about my proximity. #photography #mallard #ducks #mallardducks #aquaticbirds #dabblingducks #drakes #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Mallard drakes (Anas platyrhynchos). Probably a bachelor flock, looking a bit uneasy about my proximity. #photography #mallard #ducks #mallardducks #aquaticbirds #dabblingducks #drakes #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds
Here is an eastern gray squirrel photo-bombing the shoot, chasing the woodpecker off the tree. The squirrel is a grumpy neighbor that has had enough of that "Woody Woodpecker" shit.
it. #photography #woodpecker #pileatedwoodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds
it. #photography #woodpecker #pileatedwoodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds
January 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Here is an eastern gray squirrel photo-bombing the shoot, chasing the woodpecker off the tree. The squirrel is a grumpy neighbor that has had enough of that "Woody Woodpecker" shit.
it. #photography #woodpecker #pileatedwoodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds
it. #photography #woodpecker #pileatedwoodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridabirds
Pileated woodpecker(Dryocopus pileatus).The image is a bit "hazy"as it was shot through my porch screen.Theses birds a very skittish so I did not chance startling it. #photography #woodpecker #pileatedwoodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridanature #floridawildlife #floridabirds
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Pileated woodpecker(Dryocopus pileatus).The image is a bit "hazy"as it was shot through my porch screen.Theses birds a very skittish so I did not chance startling it. #photography #woodpecker #pileatedwoodpecker #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #floridanature #floridawildlife #floridabirds
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Norwegian House with a Big Backyard #MountainMonday #photography
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Norwegian House with a Big Backyard #MountainMonday #photography