Quick Photography

Pig on Hermit Island
Suchitoto, El Salvador

#pig #chickens #island #suchitoto #elsalvador #photography #travel

Male Green Iguana (breeding coloring)
So pretty!
Muelle, Costa Rica

I love these guys with their beaded armor + fancy colors. This one was mellow. There's a restaurant in Muelle which started feeding them, now there are hundreds. #herps #iguana #photography #wildlifephotography #reptiles #lizards

White-throated Magpie Jay
(Cyanocorax formosus)
Ometepe, Nicaragua

I stalked this bird for a good length of time, failed, gave up and went for a cup of coffee. When I got up to leave this bird was sitting on the table behind me! Sheesh!

#bird #ThursJay #MagpieJay #CentralAmerica #photography

I'll bet, they are no strangers to visitors with treats!

He's hard to miss, lol. Do you hang out in Morro Bay?

Zinnia elegans
Sunland Community Garden
Tujunga, California
#bloomscrolling #bloom #pink #hotpink #zinnia #photography

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Fat Ground Squirrel
Morro Bay, California

#chonky #sqrlpix #mammals 🌿 #photography #wildlife

📸 Otospermophilus beecheyi 🐿️

This one looks like it went to the bear version of Black Bear Glamour Shots, too! :)

The male looks more reigned in, with dark eyes, shorter head feathers and that magnificent yellow bulbous addition.
#currasow #birds #photography #travel #laselva #costarica

Black Currasow (F)
Rescate, La Garita, Costa Rica

These are big, turkey sized birds. I love their red eyes and crazy hair! #currasow #birds #photography #costarica

Striking Masai Warrior
Malindi, Kenya

#portrait #photography #masai #kenya #travel

One Dancers Adjusts the Mask of Another
Festival of the Masks
Los Angeles, California
#dancers #masks #photography

Kids on a homemade raft
Bangkok, Thailand

#photography #travel #streetphotography

African Crowned Eagle
(Stephanoaetus coronatus)

Native to sub-Saharan Africa, this powerful raptor is built like a tank with talons strong enough to crush bone—and it's taken down monkeys, antelope... and yes, even humans in rare cases.
#birds #photography #fierce #raptor #african

Light Pink Roses
La Rochelle, France
#rose #pink #flowers #gardens #photography #beauty #serenity #peace #love #bloomscrolling

Gorgeous and a great shot of a beautiful bird!

I've raised a couple of dozen of them, so I'd vote yes :)

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Leg up!
Black Bellied Whistling Duck
La Garita, Costa Rica

#MallardMonday! 🦆 #mallard #quack #duck #ducks #waterfowl #photography #nature #wildlife #birdwatching #birding #bird #birds #birdingphotography #birdphotography #birdscrolling #🪶 #photographersofbluesky #BlueskyPhotography #naturelovers

Isn't this a Blue Swedish duck?!

Hi Ellen, Yep I'll keep up on BluSky, I'm also on Instagram + FaceBook (longer form). Try to stop me from posting images & telling stories, lol.

2 weeks ago I was panicked about finding help for pigs, dogs and house, somehow the universe aligns. Everything is coming together. It takes a community!

Aeonium Rosettes
Los Angeles, CA

#plants #green #rosettes #photography #succulents

Peacock
Sylmar, California

These beauties moved here ~2010, and stayed. In 2 weeks I'm moving. I'm not sure how long I'll be gone, so I've rehomed my animals to rent out my house. I don't know if they'll be here when I return. It has been an absolute privilege having them here. #photography #birds

Montecchiello View
Tuscany, Italy

#travel #italy #PhotographersofBlueSky #photography

Andean Cock of the Rock
Fince Palmonte, Ecuador

One of my favorite 'weird looking' birds. Love these cheeky bastards. Total privilege to have them visit the tree outside my bathroom, after chasing them around the forest the day before and being pretty disappointed by the results #birds #photography

Scarlet Rumped Tanager
La Selva, Costa Rica

In 2 weeks I'll be in Costa Rica, if life here in CA doesn't kill me 1st. If you just bought a house, consider it FULL. Don't spent 25 years, like I did, finding hiding spots for everything and then having two weeks to empty the house out.

Yellow-headed Cara Cara
Harpy Eagle

I misunderstood, and thought for years that the raptors we saw terrorizing the macaws at the Peruvian claylicks were cara cara, but when I saw them again, I was shocked by their small size. It was actually the harpy eagle. #birds #photography #wildlifephotography

I love the weird birds :)

American Crocodile
Tarcoles, Costa Rica

I love this photo for the energy in that front foot. In 2 weeks, I'm leaving CA + heading to Costa Rica (to start). I'm renting out my house, so I've been winnowing down. In the end I'll have a carry-on bag, a day pack + a storage unit. #reptiles #photography

Horned Screamer
Iquitos, Peru

I REALLY wanted to see one of these. They do scream, and shoot out of the brush so it's hard to be ready with your camera. If you look closely, they have a thin, bony unicorn horn, and spurs on their wings. Unsure why. #bird #screamer #photography #wildlifephotography