Ingrid Taylar
@ingridtaylar.bsky.social
📷 conservationist photographer + writer | certified wildlife steward + nature educator 🌎 documenting sf bay area wildlife for 18+ yrs 🌊 punch up, not down | ingridtaylar.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
April 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Outside our kitchen window just now ... one of our favorite neighbors, a local black-tailed doe with her new fawn. ❤️
April 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Outside our kitchen window just now ... one of our favorite neighbors, a local black-tailed doe with her new fawn. ❤️
Sea otter in Chihuly-style waves (Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary)
Sea otters are a keystone species. Where they thrive, so do kelp forests & the diverse marine ecosystems reliant on the kelp. All lives, including our own, hinge on the complex interdependence we have w/other species. 1/2
Sea otters are a keystone species. Where they thrive, so do kelp forests & the diverse marine ecosystems reliant on the kelp. All lives, including our own, hinge on the complex interdependence we have w/other species. 1/2
April 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sea otter in Chihuly-style waves (Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary)
Sea otters are a keystone species. Where they thrive, so do kelp forests & the diverse marine ecosystems reliant on the kelp. All lives, including our own, hinge on the complex interdependence we have w/other species. 1/2
Sea otters are a keystone species. Where they thrive, so do kelp forests & the diverse marine ecosystems reliant on the kelp. All lives, including our own, hinge on the complex interdependence we have w/other species. 1/2
April 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
March 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Please do not use rodent poisons. Ever. They cause so much intense suffering and harm for wildlife.
March 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Please do not use rodent poisons. Ever. They cause so much intense suffering and harm for wildlife.
February 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Our new deputy director of the FBI:
February 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Our new deputy director of the FBI:
From the official White House account. I understand they’re constantly fanning the flames of outrage, laughing all the way to the bank (literally) as they harm others. But the repercussions of their wholesale, unhinged destruction are beyond devastating.
February 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
From the official White House account. I understand they’re constantly fanning the flames of outrage, laughing all the way to the bank (literally) as they harm others. But the repercussions of their wholesale, unhinged destruction are beyond devastating.
A short timeline cleanse 🦦
On a recent volunteer shift, I spotted this raft of sea otters swimming my way.
No disturbance, shot w/1200mm equiv lens from a pier. But, when kayaking, if otters swim or dive to evade you, you're too close. ⬇️
Be Sea Otter Savvy: www.seaottersavvy.org/viewing-guid...
On a recent volunteer shift, I spotted this raft of sea otters swimming my way.
No disturbance, shot w/1200mm equiv lens from a pier. But, when kayaking, if otters swim or dive to evade you, you're too close. ⬇️
Be Sea Otter Savvy: www.seaottersavvy.org/viewing-guid...
January 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
A short timeline cleanse 🦦
On a recent volunteer shift, I spotted this raft of sea otters swimming my way.
No disturbance, shot w/1200mm equiv lens from a pier. But, when kayaking, if otters swim or dive to evade you, you're too close. ⬇️
Be Sea Otter Savvy: www.seaottersavvy.org/viewing-guid...
On a recent volunteer shift, I spotted this raft of sea otters swimming my way.
No disturbance, shot w/1200mm equiv lens from a pier. But, when kayaking, if otters swim or dive to evade you, you're too close. ⬇️
Be Sea Otter Savvy: www.seaottersavvy.org/viewing-guid...
Beth Pratt's update on mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains & fire area: x.com/bethpratt/st...
January 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Beth Pratt's update on mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains & fire area: x.com/bethpratt/st...
Some gentle deer medicine just outside our window today — a mama and her two fawns passing through.
December 11, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Some gentle deer medicine just outside our window today — a mama and her two fawns passing through.
Food exchange between a mother sea otter and her pup in Monterey. (📷 from shore, w/telephoto, no otter disturbance.)
The 2nd pic shows a typical distance between my lens and the animals. Here, I used an 800mm equivalent lens w/1.4x TC, and cropped the image.
#wildlifephotography
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The 2nd pic shows a typical distance between my lens and the animals. Here, I used an 800mm equivalent lens w/1.4x TC, and cropped the image.
#wildlifephotography
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December 8, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Food exchange between a mother sea otter and her pup in Monterey. (📷 from shore, w/telephoto, no otter disturbance.)
The 2nd pic shows a typical distance between my lens and the animals. Here, I used an 800mm equivalent lens w/1.4x TC, and cropped the image.
#wildlifephotography
🧵
The 2nd pic shows a typical distance between my lens and the animals. Here, I used an 800mm equivalent lens w/1.4x TC, and cropped the image.
#wildlifephotography
🧵
Sea lion pool party ...
[photographed w/tele lens, from the shore, no wildlife disturbance]
#wildlifephotography
[photographed w/tele lens, from the shore, no wildlife disturbance]
#wildlifephotography
December 5, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Sea lion pool party ...
[photographed w/tele lens, from the shore, no wildlife disturbance]
#wildlifephotography
[photographed w/tele lens, from the shore, no wildlife disturbance]
#wildlifephotography
Outside our kitchen window today … love the casual pose. (She visited with her two growing fawns, clearing the fresh greens sprouting after the rains.)
December 4, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Outside our kitchen window today … love the casual pose. (She visited with her two growing fawns, clearing the fresh greens sprouting after the rains.)
I came upon this group of striped shore crabs (Pachygrapsus crassipes) foraging along rocks near the Golden Gate. Their coloration is vivid and lovely.
A bit farther south in Elkhorn Slough/Moss Landing, there's an interesting relationship between striped shore crabs and sea otters:
bit.ly/3D7rY99
A bit farther south in Elkhorn Slough/Moss Landing, there's an interesting relationship between striped shore crabs and sea otters:
bit.ly/3D7rY99
December 3, 2024 at 2:50 AM
I came upon this group of striped shore crabs (Pachygrapsus crassipes) foraging along rocks near the Golden Gate. Their coloration is vivid and lovely.
A bit farther south in Elkhorn Slough/Moss Landing, there's an interesting relationship between striped shore crabs and sea otters:
bit.ly/3D7rY99
A bit farther south in Elkhorn Slough/Moss Landing, there's an interesting relationship between striped shore crabs and sea otters:
bit.ly/3D7rY99
We're living temporarily on the edge of a forest where these gorgeous, tree-loving, Band-tailed Pigeons watch our moves from the very tops of firs and pines. I photographed this one a bit lower down ... during magic hour in a friend's garden. #birds
December 2, 2024 at 12:43 AM
We're living temporarily on the edge of a forest where these gorgeous, tree-loving, Band-tailed Pigeons watch our moves from the very tops of firs and pines. I photographed this one a bit lower down ... during magic hour in a friend's garden. #birds
The icy illusion of ocean foam ... Ocean Beach, SF
November 30, 2024 at 1:57 AM
The icy illusion of ocean foam ... Ocean Beach, SF
As a nature photographer, I love showcasing the unique magic that is each animal, always hoping to generate compassion & understanding for the species with whom we share this planet. With nature at risk, largely for our own folly, we have an obligation to protect & care for our fellow earthlings. 🌎
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 PM
As a nature photographer, I love showcasing the unique magic that is each animal, always hoping to generate compassion & understanding for the species with whom we share this planet. With nature at risk, largely for our own folly, we have an obligation to protect & care for our fellow earthlings. 🌎