Ken Shaw
@wiredrabbit.bsky.social
San Franciscan since 1980, former Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV)Actor, photographer, part time Zambian, still an original hippie. I am fortunate enough to be able to give back. I give to Zambia. Living by Victoria Falls has a lot of nice benefits!
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Full Flaps Open! Great Blue Heron taking off
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #Nature #photography #California
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #Nature #photography #California
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Full Flaps Open! Great Blue Heron taking off
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #Nature #photography #California
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #Nature #photography #California
Heron on top of a fish market, waiting for free fish guts along with the gulls in the Karakoy waterfront district of Istanbul
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #UrbanWildlife #photography #Istanbul
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #UrbanWildlife #photography #Istanbul
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Heron on top of a fish market, waiting for free fish guts along with the gulls in the Karakoy waterfront district of Istanbul
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #UrbanWildlife #photography #Istanbul
#Birds #Herons #Wildlife #UrbanWildlife #photography #Istanbul
Baby White Rhino (Whjd is the original name, meaning "Wide" for the mouth of the rhino being "square lipped" but Europeans mistook the name for "White" and so.....
#Mammals #Zambia #Photography #VictoriaFallsNP #Wildlife #Nature
#Mammals #Zambia #Photography #VictoriaFallsNP #Wildlife #Nature
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Baby White Rhino (Whjd is the original name, meaning "Wide" for the mouth of the rhino being "square lipped" but Europeans mistook the name for "White" and so.....
#Mammals #Zambia #Photography #VictoriaFallsNP #Wildlife #Nature
#Mammals #Zambia #Photography #VictoriaFallsNP #Wildlife #Nature
We watch movies with all kinds of fake space ships....this is for real! And very cool indeed
WATCH: Blue Origin lands New Glenn booster successfully for the first time.
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We watch movies with all kinds of fake space ships....this is for real! And very cool indeed
Glossy Ibis stalking fish in a pond or maybe checking itself out?
#Birds #Photography #Birdoftheday #Wildlife #Ibis #Zambia
#Africa
#Birds #Photography #Birdoftheday #Wildlife #Ibis #Zambia
#Africa
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Glossy Ibis stalking fish in a pond or maybe checking itself out?
#Birds #Photography #Birdoftheday #Wildlife #Ibis #Zambia
#Africa
#Birds #Photography #Birdoftheday #Wildlife #Ibis #Zambia
#Africa
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Abundant these days....
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Abundant these days....
I bet this really happened! In my own delusional world..
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I bet this really happened! In my own delusional world..
For #Twosday, two black and white Casqued hornbills in Uganda hanging out while eating berries
#Birds #Wildlife #Uganda #Hornbills #Nature #Photography #Wildlife
#Birds #Wildlife #Uganda #Hornbills #Nature #Photography #Wildlife
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
For #Twosday, two black and white Casqued hornbills in Uganda hanging out while eating berries
#Birds #Wildlife #Uganda #Hornbills #Nature #Photography #Wildlife
#Birds #Wildlife #Uganda #Hornbills #Nature #Photography #Wildlife
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Pied Kingfisher flying over Lake Kariba near Sinazongwe, sure you know exactly where that is. Lake Kariba is the biggest reservoir in the world . It's....big. 5580 sq kilometers. BIG. Lots of birdies!
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography#Nature #Wildlife
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography#Nature #Wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Pied Kingfisher flying over Lake Kariba near Sinazongwe, sure you know exactly where that is. Lake Kariba is the biggest reservoir in the world . It's....big. 5580 sq kilometers. BIG. Lots of birdies!
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography#Nature #Wildlife
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography#Nature #Wildlife
More kingfishers! They are so cool. This is a Giant Kingfisher. The largest of the family. Taken while floating on the Zambezi river near Mosi-oa-Tunya (google it!!), so not the best shot....
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Africa
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Africa
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
More kingfishers! They are so cool. This is a Giant Kingfisher. The largest of the family. Taken while floating on the Zambezi river near Mosi-oa-Tunya (google it!!), so not the best shot....
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Africa
#Birds #Kingfishers #Zambia #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Africa
Beautiful sunrise, beautiful morning, be beautiful today, share your inner beauty. We can all be more beautiful. Share love!
#Love #Peace #Happiness
#Love #Peace #Happiness
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Beautiful sunrise, beautiful morning, be beautiful today, share your inner beauty. We can all be more beautiful. Share love!
#Love #Peace #Happiness
#Love #Peace #Happiness
Of course a tree is a "thing", right? And my favorite Anna's male, looking over his kingdom of nectar and flowers and bugs, is a #Birdonathing #Birds #Hummingbirds #Photography #Nature #SanFrancisco
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Of course a tree is a "thing", right? And my favorite Anna's male, looking over his kingdom of nectar and flowers and bugs, is a #Birdonathing #Birds #Hummingbirds #Photography #Nature #SanFrancisco
Gorgeous!
Time for another set of #Portraits, this time it's a mixed set instead of just birds
They are all from the recent Scotland trip last weekend, and they are a Whooper Swan, Lioness, Goosander & Mute Swan
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #Mammals
They are all from the recent Scotland trip last weekend, and they are a Whooper Swan, Lioness, Goosander & Mute Swan
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #wildlifephotography #Mammals
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Gorgeous!
"Taking a nap" Easy capture at Golden Gate Park, SF, CA!
#Snail #Invertebrate #Wildlifephotography #Flowers #Photography #Roses
#Snail #Invertebrate #Wildlifephotography #Flowers #Photography #Roses
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Taking a nap" Easy capture at Golden Gate Park, SF, CA!
#Snail #Invertebrate #Wildlifephotography #Flowers #Photography #Roses
#Snail #Invertebrate #Wildlifephotography #Flowers #Photography #Roses
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At this point, it’s utterly bonkers that any Democrat would trust any Republican to negotiate in good faith.
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
At this point, it’s utterly bonkers that any Democrat would trust any Republican to negotiate in good faith.
On Duck Duck Go, I asked "what are the phone numbers for the California Senators and this is what I got from their AI. Ya know, Since Diane Feinstein died almost two years ago, you'd think........ "oooops"
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
On Duck Duck Go, I asked "what are the phone numbers for the California Senators and this is what I got from their AI. Ya know, Since Diane Feinstein died almost two years ago, you'd think........ "oooops"
Not as flashy as some of the other kingfishers but the most abundant in Southern Africa, a Pied Kingfisher sitting on his (obviously with the droppings, his!) perch.
#Birds #Standingonthings #Kingfisher #Zambia #Wildlife #Nature #Photography
#Birds #Standingonthings #Kingfisher #Zambia #Wildlife #Nature #Photography
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Not as flashy as some of the other kingfishers but the most abundant in Southern Africa, a Pied Kingfisher sitting on his (obviously with the droppings, his!) perch.
#Birds #Standingonthings #Kingfisher #Zambia #Wildlife #Nature #Photography
#Birds #Standingonthings #Kingfisher #Zambia #Wildlife #Nature #Photography
Cooper's Hawk sitting on the electric pole extension, checking out the scene across from my place.
#Hawks #Standingonthings #Birds #Wildlife #Raptors #Photography
#Hawks #Standingonthings #Birds #Wildlife #Raptors #Photography
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Cooper's Hawk sitting on the electric pole extension, checking out the scene across from my place.
#Hawks #Standingonthings #Birds #Wildlife #Raptors #Photography
#Hawks #Standingonthings #Birds #Wildlife #Raptors #Photography
Malachite Kingfisher standing on a dock by the water about to spear a fish about a second after I took this picture.
#Standingonthings #Birds #Birdoftheday #Kingfisher #Photography #Uganda #Nature
#Standingonthings #Birds #Birdoftheday #Kingfisher #Photography #Uganda #Nature
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Malachite Kingfisher standing on a dock by the water about to spear a fish about a second after I took this picture.
#Standingonthings #Birds #Birdoftheday #Kingfisher #Photography #Uganda #Nature
#Standingonthings #Birds #Birdoftheday #Kingfisher #Photography #Uganda #Nature