Great hammerhead swimming above the photographer (@KimberlyLTripp) with a gorgeous blue-water background!

Great hammerhead swimming at the photographer (@KimberlyLTripp) with its snout parallel and it’s body turned with a sandy / grassy bottom and a deep blue-water background!

Great hammerhead swimming by the photographer (@KimberlyLTripp) with a lighter blue-water background!

Great hammerhead closeup! Taken by @KimberlyLTripp.

From their crazy snout to their HUGE dorsal, everything about the great hammerhead seems over exaggerated and even cartoon-like!

I took these yesterday!

#Sharks

The photo shows a Cape giraffe (South African giraffe) stretched down and drinking water. With its long neck, it must widen its legs and lower its head in an uncomfortable-looking manner. They are very vulnerable when they take a drink!

Giraffe are most vulnerable when they take a drink. I had the honor of seeing this up close - in a hide at Zimanga Private Game Reserve in South Africa (June 2024). What a stunning creature!

#giraffe #naturephotography #southafrica #zimanga

Square-lipped rhino (the white rhino) looking straight at the camera standing in the savanna at Solio Game Reserve in Kenya - Africa.

Two white rhinos (square-lipped rhinos) standing at the edge of a stunning green marsh with native trees all around the background. This is at Solio Game Reserve in Kenya - Africa.

Square-lipped rhino (the white rhino) looking to the left and chomping on grass, standing in the savanna at Solio Game Reserve in Kenya - Africa.

The white rhino was poached almost into extinction but #soliogamereserve, w/highly successful breeding program, has helped 2restart many game reserves throughout Africa. I was fortunate 2spend time there in June. What a phenomenal reserve w/stunning lodges & incredible guides!

#rhinoconservation

None of you cat people liked little Cali’s confusion over the bird on the screen… she’s so sad!

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Yes, we’re ok. Thank you. Sadly, there were two deaths from trees falling on houses. TBH, I’m surprised (but glad) most huge trees missed.

And wow, those images are crazy. I hope it was only surface damage?

Mother Nature is so powerful; I fear we’re only going to see more wrt Climate Change. 🥲

Destruction from PNW storms - downed trees, downed power lines, debris, etc.

Snapped power pole, downed lines, destruction and debris from recent bomb cyclone and PNW storms.

Audubon Elementary school with downed trees and power lines in front. Also, a lot of storm debris.

Trees, fences, power lines - all downed from the recent storms in the PNW.

The bomb cyclone and crazy winds in the PNW really created a lot of debris, downed power lines and downed trees in our little neighborhood. It’s the worst I’ve seen here in my 30+ years!

Photo and video editing is super confusing for little Cali!

#cats

Such gorgeous birds!! Looks like they’re feasting on something? Worms?
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Hippopotamus yawning in Kazinga Channel, Uganda

Yaaaawwwwwn!

It’s definitely a Monday; this is how I feel today.

I was incredibly lucky to observe this yawning hippo in the Kazinga Channel in Uganda. What a magical place!

#AfricanWildlife #nature #photography #animals #uganda

I’m a gadget girl and former #wit specializing in #sqlserver. My passions: adventure travel + nature photography-esp underwater + animals! If I could, I’d live underwater!! This planet is truly incredible; I have high hopes that we can save it!

#photography #adventure #travel #scuba #womenintech