Todd
@ilookatclouds.bsky.social
Weather guy, retired military, hiker, picture taker, totally embarrassing dad to 5 teenagers.
Love living in Southeast Arizona
See more of my pictures at:
http://WildlifeArchive.com
Or read about our hikes:
https://jotnhill.com
Love living in Southeast Arizona
See more of my pictures at:
http://WildlifeArchive.com
Or read about our hikes:
https://jotnhill.com
It's nice when I have my camera with the big Sigma lens on it with me when the #F-16s decide to do low approaches.
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It's nice when I have my camera with the big Sigma lens on it with me when the #F-16s decide to do low approaches.
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
We haven't had our first freeze here in southeast Arizona yet, so no widespread fall colors. But a few of the maples in Ramsey Canyon are starting to turn.
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We haven't had our first freeze here in southeast Arizona yet, so no widespread fall colors. But a few of the maples in Ramsey Canyon are starting to turn.
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Y'all love a blue bird, so here's your chance to step outside your comfort zone and grow as a person.
Green Honeycreeper.
Like, follow, comment.
Costa Rica #birding
Green Honeycreeper.
Like, follow, comment.
Costa Rica #birding
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Y'all love a blue bird, so here's your chance to step outside your comfort zone and grow as a person.
Green Honeycreeper.
Like, follow, comment.
Costa Rica #birding
Green Honeycreeper.
Like, follow, comment.
Costa Rica #birding
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So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #birdsontheground, I think we will go with the very appropriately named Road Runner.
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #birdsontheground, I think we will go with the very appropriately named Road Runner.
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
Now that I'm home from work, I remembered that I have one more good #BirdOfTheDay for the #least category.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Now that I'm home from work, I remembered that I have one more good #BirdOfTheDay for the #least category.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
So the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is about our #least photographed bird.
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is about our #least photographed bird.
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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That's the fastest 2mins 19secs video I've ever seen!
Felt like 15 secs!!
Felt like 15 secs!!
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
That's the fastest 2mins 19secs video I've ever seen!
Felt like 15 secs!!
Felt like 15 secs!!
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#takeoffs over water can add an extra splash to the show.
From a few days over Summer, sitting in a small hot hide in central #Spain, while the birds played in the water pool outside.
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2025 #TurtleDove
From a few days over Summer, sitting in a small hot hide in central #Spain, while the birds played in the water pool outside.
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2025 #TurtleDove
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#takeoffs over water can add an extra splash to the show.
From a few days over Summer, sitting in a small hot hide in central #Spain, while the birds played in the water pool outside.
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2025 #TurtleDove
From a few days over Summer, sitting in a small hot hide in central #Spain, while the birds played in the water pool outside.
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2025 #TurtleDove
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Here are some nice mushrooms
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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#BirdOfTheDay #takeoffs Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) doing its best heraldic crest impersonation, Rio del Mar beach, #Aptos, #California #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#BirdOfTheDay #takeoffs Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) doing its best heraldic crest impersonation, Rio del Mar beach, #Aptos, #California #birds #photography #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
I'm fortunate to live in a place where rare birds will occasionally make their way north of the border.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm fortunate to live in a place where rare birds will occasionally make their way north of the border.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #takeoffs. This works out well, as I've got a #pelican shot from last week at the Gilbert Water Ranch that I never shared.🪶 #BirdPhotography #Arizona #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #takeoffs. This works out well, as I've got a #pelican shot from last week at the Gilbert Water Ranch that I never shared.🪶 #BirdPhotography #Arizona #EastCoastKin
Picture of the Day
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Picture of the Day
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
This image from yesterday of a blue-eyed darner is probably one of the better shots I've ever captured of a #dragonfly actually in flight.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This image from yesterday of a blue-eyed darner is probably one of the better shots I've ever captured of a #dragonfly actually in flight.
I need to wake up one of these mornings to see that the bird of the day theme is something like "buttery smooth bokeh" ... lol, my big sigma shines in that category. 🪶
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I need to wake up one of these mornings to see that the bird of the day theme is something like "buttery smooth bokeh" ... lol, my big sigma shines in that category. 🪶
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime.
It seems like most of the images I have of birds🪶 eating, are of great blue heron ... and of those, there were two I couldn't decide between, so I'll just share both.
It seems like most of the images I have of birds🪶 eating, are of great blue heron ... and of those, there were two I couldn't decide between, so I'll just share both.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #lunchtime.
It seems like most of the images I have of birds🪶 eating, are of great blue heron ... and of those, there were two I couldn't decide between, so I'll just share both.
It seems like most of the images I have of birds🪶 eating, are of great blue heron ... and of those, there were two I couldn't decide between, so I'll just share both.
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🐸Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus").
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
🐸Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus").
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
Picture of the Day
Every time I see one of these birds 🪶 on our backyard fence I end up with a Stevie Nicks song stuck in my head for the rest of the day. 😎
Every time I see one of these birds 🪶 on our backyard fence I end up with a Stevie Nicks song stuck in my head for the rest of the day. 😎
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Picture of the Day
Every time I see one of these birds 🪶 on our backyard fence I end up with a Stevie Nicks song stuck in my head for the rest of the day. 😎
Every time I see one of these birds 🪶 on our backyard fence I end up with a Stevie Nicks song stuck in my head for the rest of the day. 😎
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #rock. A Rock Wren on a rock seems fitting.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #rock. A Rock Wren on a rock seems fitting.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #CloseUps, I'm going to go with this Cassin's Kingbird that was nice enough to pose on a branch almost right in front of me. 🪶
#EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Arizona
#EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Arizona
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #CloseUps, I'm going to go with this Cassin's Kingbird that was nice enough to pose on a branch almost right in front of me. 🪶
#EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Arizona
#EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Arizona
I love my area of Southeast Arizona. But if I lived in Phoenix, I would definitely be out at the Gilbert Water Ranch at least 3 or 4 times a week.
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I love my area of Southeast Arizona. But if I lived in Phoenix, I would definitely be out at the Gilbert Water Ranch at least 3 or 4 times a week.
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🐸White-lipped tree frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus).
Max. size 14 cm (5.5").
Largest tree frog species in the world.
Found in northern Queensland, Papua New Guinea and on surrounding islands.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by David Clode on Unsplash
Max. size 14 cm (5.5").
Largest tree frog species in the world.
Found in northern Queensland, Papua New Guinea and on surrounding islands.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by David Clode on Unsplash
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
🐸White-lipped tree frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus).
Max. size 14 cm (5.5").
Largest tree frog species in the world.
Found in northern Queensland, Papua New Guinea and on surrounding islands.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by David Clode on Unsplash
Max. size 14 cm (5.5").
Largest tree frog species in the world.
Found in northern Queensland, Papua New Guinea and on surrounding islands.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by David Clode on Unsplash