Juan Melli
@juanmelli.bsky.social
Co-founder of Christopher and Dylan. Likes long walks in the mountains. Nature photographer, disco fries enthusiast, and Oxford comma champion. New Jersey area. juanmelli.com
The “Gumdrop” is a formation of vibrant, swirling layers of red, orange, and pink sandstone in the Coyotte Buttes South area of the Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Getting there requires a permit, a high-clearance 4WD vehicle, and a hike through remote desert terrain. #naturephotography
May 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The “Gumdrop” is a formation of vibrant, swirling layers of red, orange, and pink sandstone in the Coyotte Buttes South area of the Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Getting there requires a permit, a high-clearance 4WD vehicle, and a hike through remote desert terrain. #naturephotography
Very narrow focal plane with this Plateau side-blotched lizard.
Homolovi State Park, #Arizona #naturephotography
Homolovi State Park, #Arizona #naturephotography
April 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Very narrow focal plane with this Plateau side-blotched lizard.
Homolovi State Park, #Arizona #naturephotography
Homolovi State Park, #Arizona #naturephotography
A pine warbler with a mosquito, Jersey City Reservoir #3
#birdphotography
#birdphotography
April 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A pine warbler with a mosquito, Jersey City Reservoir #3
#birdphotography
#birdphotography
Bittersweet decision, but I’m done with #birdphotography. After years of frustration and thousands of blurry shots chasing erratic birds, I’m throwing in the towel to focus on slower moving subjects. #SlowAndSteady #ChasingGlaciers #MovingMountains
April 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Bittersweet decision, but I’m done with #birdphotography. After years of frustration and thousands of blurry shots chasing erratic birds, I’m throwing in the towel to focus on slower moving subjects. #SlowAndSteady #ChasingGlaciers #MovingMountains
A mallard flies by a wood duck in West Orange, #NewJersey. #birdphotography
March 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A mallard flies by a wood duck in West Orange, #NewJersey. #birdphotography
Urban nature - in Hudson County, #NewJersey a pair of yellow-crowned night herons nests high above the bustle of the street below. #birdphotography
March 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Urban nature - in Hudson County, #NewJersey a pair of yellow-crowned night herons nests high above the bustle of the street below. #birdphotography
Does it get better than a crisp mountain sunrise with a stroopwafel warming on hot coffee in a folding mug? Unlikely, but I’m searching.
March 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Does it get better than a crisp mountain sunrise with a stroopwafel warming on hot coffee in a folding mug? Unlikely, but I’m searching.
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The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.
February 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.
(In the voice of Dennis)
Listen. Glorified squirrels that dig holes are no basis for a meteorological forecast. Atmospheric modeling comes from advanced climatological systems, not some furry rodent popping out of a hole.
#mammals #naturephotography
Listen. Glorified squirrels that dig holes are no basis for a meteorological forecast. Atmospheric modeling comes from advanced climatological systems, not some furry rodent popping out of a hole.
#mammals #naturephotography
February 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
(In the voice of Dennis)
Listen. Glorified squirrels that dig holes are no basis for a meteorological forecast. Atmospheric modeling comes from advanced climatological systems, not some furry rodent popping out of a hole.
#mammals #naturephotography
Listen. Glorified squirrels that dig holes are no basis for a meteorological forecast. Atmospheric modeling comes from advanced climatological systems, not some furry rodent popping out of a hole.
#mammals #naturephotography
🚨 only 50 days until spring
January 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🚨 only 50 days until spring
Great blue heron spear fishing a white perch in the #NewJersey Meadowlands #birdphotography
January 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Great blue heron spear fishing a white perch in the #NewJersey Meadowlands #birdphotography
Bison jam in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park
#naturephotography
#naturephotography
January 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Bison jam in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park
#naturephotography
#naturephotography
Snow goose in Tenafly, New Jersey
#birdphotography
#birdphotography
January 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Snow goose in Tenafly, New Jersey
#birdphotography
#birdphotography
Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building during tonight’s sunset
January 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building during tonight’s sunset
December 24, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Harlequin ducks wintering at Barnegat Light, New Jersey.
December 24, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Harlequin ducks wintering at Barnegat Light, New Jersey.
Wildlife of Jersey City, New Jersey. A harbor seal sunning on the rocks at low tide in Liberty State Park in front of the Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal.
December 14, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Wildlife of Jersey City, New Jersey. A harbor seal sunning on the rocks at low tide in Liberty State Park in front of the Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal.
A breeze lifted a snow bunting's feathers to briefly reveal its ear canal. These arctic songbird are wintering in Liberty State Park, New Jersey. #bird #birdphotography #naturephotography
December 9, 2024 at 2:47 PM
A breeze lifted a snow bunting's feathers to briefly reveal its ear canal. These arctic songbird are wintering in Liberty State Park, New Jersey. #bird #birdphotography #naturephotography
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6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
6 hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
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December 4, 2024 at 10:04 AM
6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
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December 3, 2024 at 1:04 PM
December 4, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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I liveskyed the 2024 Martial Law Declaration of Korea.
This is the thread.
This is the thread.
According to Korean constitutional law, if martial law is declared in a state of non-war, the National Assembly can vote to make the president stand it down. The National Assembly is gathering now.
We are just now getting footage of inside the National Assembly.
We are just now getting footage of inside the National Assembly.
December 3, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I liveskyed the 2024 Martial Law Declaration of Korea.
This is the thread.
This is the thread.
The New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur crossing the Hackensack Meadowlands
December 1, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur crossing the Hackensack Meadowlands
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I talked to journalists and writers who have found a larger and more engaged audience for their work on Bluesky, without having to see “AI bots and Nazis” at the top of their replies.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:46 PM
I talked to journalists and writers who have found a larger and more engaged audience for their work on Bluesky, without having to see “AI bots and Nazis” at the top of their replies.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
