Prof Wieden
@profwieden.bsky.social
Retired Earth Science faculty and Interim President of Diablo Valley College. Now I travel, take photos and share them. All photos are mine, unless otherwise stated.
Nice shot Roy! With Sand Eels in its beak too. Here's a shot of a couple of Puffins from the #WestmanIslands in #Iceland looking out from their burrow. #Puffins do have character. #birds #photography #OnTheRocks #BirdOfTheDay
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nice shot Roy! With Sand Eels in its beak too. Here's a shot of a couple of Puffins from the #WestmanIslands in #Iceland looking out from their burrow. #Puffins do have character. #birds #photography #OnTheRocks #BirdOfTheDay
It's #RockinTuesday. Here's just a short segment of the trail to #Angel'sLanding in #ZionNP. Although this was taken many years ago, the trail remains the same, steep and hazardous. The view from the top is unsurpassed.
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's #RockinTuesday. Here's just a short segment of the trail to #Angel'sLanding in #ZionNP. Although this was taken many years ago, the trail remains the same, steep and hazardous. The view from the top is unsurpassed.
For #BirdOfTheDay, the theme is #stripes. Here's a pair of White Fronted Bee Eaters from the Lufupa River in #Zambia. #BirdPhotography #photography #Africa
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
For #BirdOfTheDay, the theme is #stripes. Here's a pair of White Fronted Bee Eaters from the Lufupa River in #Zambia. #BirdPhotography #photography #Africa
Just saw this raft of sea otters in Morro Bay this morning. And several of them have pups. #SeaOtters #MorroBay #photography #WestCoastKin #WildlifePhotography
December 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just saw this raft of sea otters in Morro Bay this morning. And several of them have pups. #SeaOtters #MorroBay #photography #WestCoastKin #WildlifePhotography
For #Stunday, thought I'd share a sequence of shots showing some of the big waves we've had recently along the #WestCoast. This is the #MorroBay breakwater, ranging between 15-20 feet tall. The light beacon in the first image is 36 feet tall. #BigWaves #PacificCoast #photography
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For #Stunday, thought I'd share a sequence of shots showing some of the big waves we've had recently along the #WestCoast. This is the #MorroBay breakwater, ranging between 15-20 feet tall. The light beacon in the first image is 36 feet tall. #BigWaves #PacificCoast #photography
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #HeadShots. Here is a #MarabouStork. Photo taken in #Botswana in May of 2025. #BirdPhotography #birds #photography #Africa #travel #safari
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #HeadShots. Here is a #MarabouStork. Photo taken in #Botswana in May of 2025. #BirdPhotography #birds #photography #Africa #travel #safari
#BirdOfTheDay is #HangingAround. Here is a #CrestedBarbet perched on a dead tree in #Zimbabwe. We saw this bird twice in almost a month of safari. #photography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Travel #Africa
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#BirdOfTheDay is #HangingAround. Here is a #CrestedBarbet perched on a dead tree in #Zimbabwe. We saw this bird twice in almost a month of safari. #photography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #Travel #Africa
Greetings Alan. A great show of a warbler. Here's a shot of a #bird with #yelloweyes. A #SpottedThickKnee. Photo taken in #Botswana along the banks of the #ZambeziRiver. Their camouflage made them difficult to spot. #photography #BirdPhotography #Africa #Travel
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Greetings Alan. A great show of a warbler. Here's a shot of a #bird with #yelloweyes. A #SpottedThickKnee. Photo taken in #Botswana along the banks of the #ZambeziRiver. Their camouflage made them difficult to spot. #photography #BirdPhotography #Africa #Travel
It's #Stunday. Just back from a trip to #Sicily, here's a photo of #MtEtna wearing what appears to be a white lace neck collar. It's actually snow from a recent early winter storm. Taken from the Greek/Roman theater in #Taormina, #Sicily. #photography #LandscapePhotography #travel #Italy
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It's #Stunday. Just back from a trip to #Sicily, here's a photo of #MtEtna wearing what appears to be a white lace neck collar. It's actually snow from a recent early winter storm. Taken from the Greek/Roman theater in #Taormina, #Sicily. #photography #LandscapePhotography #travel #Italy
This may not be stunning, but it is very interesting. A stone placard dated 1862 showing how long a meter is, as well as centimeters. In addition there are two other measurements; A 'Palmo' and a 'Canna', both defined in terms of meters and/or centimeters. Taken in #Ragusa. #Sicily. #photography
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This may not be stunning, but it is very interesting. A stone placard dated 1862 showing how long a meter is, as well as centimeters. In addition there are two other measurements; A 'Palmo' and a 'Canna', both defined in terms of meters and/or centimeters. Taken in #Ragusa. #Sicily. #photography
For #BlueSkyArtShow, here's a dead tree in #Zambia with three different species of wading #Birds. All very #small due to the distance. #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For #BlueSkyArtShow, here's a dead tree in #Zambia with three different species of wading #Birds. All very #small due to the distance. #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa
This is Cosmo. Cosmo's job is to navigate the narrow streets (too narrow for vehicles) of Castelbuono, Sicily collecting trash and recyclables from the houses. He carries these materials in two wooden boxes on his back, boxes made by local high school students. #photography #Sicily #Castelbuono
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is Cosmo. Cosmo's job is to navigate the narrow streets (too narrow for vehicles) of Castelbuono, Sicily collecting trash and recyclables from the houses. He carries these materials in two wooden boxes on his back, boxes made by local high school students. #photography #Sicily #Castelbuono
Greetings. I’m currently finishing up a three week trip to Puglia and Sicily. Here’s a photo of Mt Etna taken from Taormina. #MtEtna. #Sicily. #photography. #volcano. #Italy. #landscape
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Greetings. I’m currently finishing up a three week trip to Puglia and Sicily. Here’s a photo of Mt Etna taken from Taormina. #MtEtna. #Sicily. #photography. #volcano. #Italy. #landscape
The light at the end of the tunnel and then a stairway to who knows where. #Sicily. #Ragusa #photography. #StreetPhotography
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The light at the end of the tunnel and then a stairway to who knows where. #Sicily. #Ragusa #photography. #StreetPhotography
It’s #Stunday and I’m traveling in #Sicily. Here’s a shot of the Temple of Concordia. One of the most complete Greek era temples in the world. A beautiful day and very few people. #GreekArchitecture #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s #Stunday and I’m traveling in #Sicily. Here’s a shot of the Temple of Concordia. One of the most complete Greek era temples in the world. A beautiful day and very few people. #GreekArchitecture #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Good morning Bluesky from #Matera, #Italy. One of the oldest sites of continuous human habitation in the world. Here’s a panoramic photo of the view from the deck of the hotel where we are staying. #archaeology #photography
October 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Good morning Bluesky from #Matera, #Italy. One of the oldest sites of continuous human habitation in the world. Here’s a panoramic photo of the view from the deck of the hotel where we are staying. #archaeology #photography
Every year for Halloween a local town, #Cambria, puts up #scarecrows along the main street. Some of them are great photo subjects. Apologies if you are offended at how pumpkin pies are made! #Spooktober #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Halloween #DiaDeLosMuertes
October 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Every year for Halloween a local town, #Cambria, puts up #scarecrows along the main street. Some of them are great photo subjects. Apologies if you are offended at how pumpkin pies are made! #Spooktober #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Halloween #DiaDeLosMuertes
Today's #ColorADay is #OrangeSun. While I marvel at the orange sunrises posted by my #BlueSky friends from the East Coast, I'm very proud of the orange sunsets here on the #WestCoast. This is just such an #OrangeSunset. No touch-up, and no, I didn't add the clouds. #photography
October 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Today's #ColorADay is #OrangeSun. While I marvel at the orange sunrises posted by my #BlueSky friends from the East Coast, I'm very proud of the orange sunsets here on the #WestCoast. This is just such an #OrangeSunset. No touch-up, and no, I didn't add the clouds. #photography
According to well-places sources, today's #BirdOfTheDay is #egret. So here's a #GreatWhiteEgret wading and fishing along the banks of the #ZambeziRiver in #Botswana. #Birds #Africa #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
October 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
According to well-places sources, today's #BirdOfTheDay is #egret. So here's a #GreatWhiteEgret wading and fishing along the banks of the #ZambeziRiver in #Botswana. #Birds #Africa #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
For Saturday's #BlueSkyArtShow, here are two #inside shots. The first, a massive statue of #RamsesII in the new #GrandEgyptianMuseum in #Cairo. The second, inside the #TempleOfRamsesII in #AbuSimbel. Statues of Ramses II were everywhere in #Egypt. #photography #travel
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For Saturday's #BlueSkyArtShow, here are two #inside shots. The first, a massive statue of #RamsesII in the new #GrandEgyptianMuseum in #Cairo. The second, inside the #TempleOfRamsesII in #AbuSimbel. Statues of Ramses II were everywhere in #Egypt. #photography #travel
Beautiful photo, Loretta! Siglufjordur is an idyllic place. We passed through there in July of this year. Of course, we visited the Herring Museum.
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Beautiful photo, Loretta! Siglufjordur is an idyllic place. We passed through there in July of this year. Of course, we visited the Herring Museum.
For Friday #FlyDay, here's a recent photo of an #Osprey sitting atop an unused power pole with its catch, which although hard to see, is a fish and so counts as #FishyFriday. Wow! A #TwoFer. #bird #BirdPhotography #photography #MorroBay
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
For Friday #FlyDay, here's a recent photo of an #Osprey sitting atop an unused power pole with its catch, which although hard to see, is a fish and so counts as #FishyFriday. Wow! A #TwoFer. #bird #BirdPhotography #photography #MorroBay
Great photo Alan! Raptors can be very photogenic. Here's a Black-chested Buzzard Eagle in #Argentina. It just sat there a posed for several photos. It was watching a nearby group of Caracals as they devoured some roadkill. #birds #BirdsOfPrey #raptors #BirdOfTheDay #photography
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Great photo Alan! Raptors can be very photogenic. Here's a Black-chested Buzzard Eagle in #Argentina. It just sat there a posed for several photos. It was watching a nearby group of Caracals as they devoured some roadkill. #birds #BirdsOfPrey #raptors #BirdOfTheDay #photography