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.
(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
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
December 4, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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
Kori bustard, Africa’s heaviest flying bird in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania #birdphotography
November 23, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Kori bustard, Africa’s heaviest flying bird in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania #birdphotography
👀 20” of snow reported at High Point Monument, New Jersey
November 22, 2024 at 3:49 PM
👀 20” of snow reported at High Point Monument, New Jersey
American bittern - motionless, bill pointed upward, trying to blend into the grasses #addBirder
November 22, 2024 at 2:11 AM
American bittern - motionless, bill pointed upward, trying to blend into the grasses #addBirder
White-tailed deer swimming across Doughty Creek in Edwin Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
November 22, 2024 at 1:38 AM
White-tailed deer swimming across Doughty Creek in Edwin Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Behold: the New Jerseyist part of New Jersey
November 21, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Behold: the New Jerseyist part of New Jersey
Sandhill cranes, one with a mouse, in Walkill River National Wildlife Refuge, #NewYork
#birdphotography #naturephotography
#birdphotography #naturephotography
November 18, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Sandhill cranes, one with a mouse, in Walkill River National Wildlife Refuge, #NewYork
#birdphotography #naturephotography
#birdphotography #naturephotography