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Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Shit poster in the other place, wholesome photographer over here. Throw me a follow if you love wildlife and photography (I'm sure I'll think of something else too!)

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Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Been thinking a lot about the passage of time and how you can see it in the landscapes around us (and conveniently, they're pretty nice pictures)

Large, moss-covered, boulder with a vertical cut through the middle of it, surrounded by trees in fall colors

Tiny, bright-orange mushroom growing out of a mossy, fallen tree

Small, whorled cedar tree, growing out of a cliff, overlooking a coastal forest on the banks of a bright blue lake

November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Slowly getting more pictures through my convoluted editing process

These seals were really great to get pictures. We barely saw anything else on the tour but this made it so worth it

Seals resting on algae encrusted rock. Big male is identified by a large snout

Two Gray Seals lying on a rock covered in seaweed facing the camera

Gray and harbor seals resting on a rock covered in barnicles

Seals resting on algae encrusted rock. Looking very cute with their eyes closed

September 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

And another cool #bird, which ended being one of the best picture. A Squirrel Coocoo. All these pictures are from Nicaragua

A colorful Coocoo bird with some kind of green bug in its beak, surrounded by bright green, sunlit leaves.

April 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

And on the same trip I got to see the coolest bird I did not know existed, the Montezuma Oropendola

The montezuma oropendola is a strange looking crow-sized bird. It has a yellow tail auburn body and a black head with an orange tipped beam white skin beneath the eyes and turkey like fleshy cheeks

A montezuma oropendola grooming itself in a tree

April 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

I think this is hands down the coolest #bird I have ever seen in the wild.

The Northern Potoo! My favorite muppets

A northern potoo sitting on a tree, hiding in plain sight. Surrounded by greenery in the sunlight

Sunlight dappling a northern potoo in a tree with green leaves in the foreground ground and background

April 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

The Bullhorn Acacias down in Nicaragua were so photogenic in bloom, the wren gave me a very nice excuse to try some different angles

Wren perched in a blooming Acacia tree, looking back at the camera

April 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

In honour of national park staff in the US I wanted to reshape my favorite photos of mine from @bigbendpark.bsky.social

The iconic inverted boot rock formation towering above the aptly named Boot Canyon. With red stone cliffs in the background and green trees in the foreground

February 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Only been lucky to see them a couple times but this one in Big Bend came to say hello

February 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

I got to spend some good quality time with this little guy snacking away. I also spotted a Blue Headed Vireo but he had no interest in me.

Georgian Bay is probably my favorite place in Ontario to photograph the life is just so abundant and diverse

Vibrant yellow bird with black face, beak-full of bud-worms on a tamarack on a lush green background

Vibrant yellow bird with black face, beak-full of bud-worms, looking proud in a lush cedar tree

A small bird with a great body, white face and yellow wings, calling, high-above in a tamarack

December 2, 2024 at 4:04 AM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

I'm back from essays guys and look at these photos I got from the Georgian Bay in July!

An absolutely stunning "common" yellowthroat snacking on bud worms on gymnosperms of all kinds!

A Vibrant yellow bird with a black face, with it's beak full of bud-worms in a cedar tree

vibrant yellow bird with black face, its mouth full of bud-worms on a dead limb of a cedar tree

An vibrant yellow bird with black face flapping its wings, its beak full of budworms on a tamarack tree

I vibrant yellow bird with a black face snacking on bud-worms in a tamarack tree

December 2, 2024 at 3:59 AM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

I didn't see *much* wildlife, but I did get a few visitors on the trails and at the campsite.

An adorable pocket gopher and a sage Marmot on a rock #wildlife #photography #cute

A tine gopher emerging from a hole in a grassy clearing next to some dead leaves

A close-up look of the gophers face peaking out of a hole next to a dead leaf

A marmot peaking out from atop a large boulder amomg to moss covered conifers

A marmot close up looking mildly curious from atop a boulder

November 22, 2024 at 7:12 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Some views from KingsCanyon and Sequoia np @officialnps.bsky.social

Didn't see tons of wildlife on my trip back in May but the trees were breathtaking! #trees #nationalpark #california

A lush swampy field with some evergreen trees sprinkled about, a snowcapped mountain in the background

Awe-inspiring view of a distant river carving through mountains specked with trees

A massive, burnt stump of a Sequoia still reaching precariously upwards among other conifers and sequoias

A clearing with 3 towering sequoia next to a massive burnt stump and a fallen Sequoia, much shorter species surround the clearing

November 22, 2024 at 7:07 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Oh my god I didn't even post the big boys #seals #beachbrawl #photography

Two gigantic, male elephant seals fighting on a beach next to sleeping females

One male elephant seal biting another one in the tide, next to sleeping seals on the beach

Two male elephant seals fighting in the surf. Dozens of seals sleep on the beach in the background

Two male elephant seals battle it out in the surf in front of a beach cliff with sleeping seals lounging on the shore

November 20, 2024 at 11:50 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

If that's not enough here's some nice #landscape from the state park #ocean #beach

All photos from Años Nuevo State Park

Green and yellow tall grasses in a field overlooking a coastline with a fire-scarred hill in the background

The view of a distant, dilapidated house on an island. Taken from a beach with cliffs on the right

Green scrubby field overlooking coastal cliffs with a barren island with a house in the distance

Green, scrubby plants in the foreground. A barren island with a couple dilapidated structures and a wooden fence in the distance

November 20, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Jer

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Hey bluesky, can we do a round of marine mammal #photography? This is my humble submission of some Elephant Seals on vacation #seals #wildlife #beach

A young, dark gray, elephant seal with a GPS tracker on his head, on a beach surrounded by dozens of other elephant seals

A young, solitary, dark gray elephant seal scratching his head while sunbathing

A sandy-brown, female elephant seal on a mound, overlooking a seal-crowded beach

A group of female elephant seals, varying in color, napping together in the sun behind a green shrub

November 20, 2024 at 7:41 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Crested Caracaras, based on a photo of mine

Tattoo of two Crested Caracaras in black and white on a forearm

November 17, 2024 at 8:48 PM

Jer

@feralyoupi.bsky.social

Hey #booksky (is that a thing?) These are my favorite books of the year. Focused on emerging science, ecosystems a more spiritual connection to the living world.