I feel the permanently disheveled Hamerkop here is a direct parallel to both my son each morning upon waking, and me after photographing 5th graders today for their yearbook.

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How my wife and I envisioned ourselves at the start of our relationship, and then how we actually turned out (especially when going up stairs).

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Emu, Brute?

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"I mean, does he KNOW he looks like a plague doctor?" the other animals whispered. "At least consider a nose job."

Poor straw-necked ibis. I will never body-shame you.

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OnlyFans: It's for everyone.

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Bluebirds? We got your juvenile Eastern Bluebirds right here.

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He's cute, but he just ate his pal. Welcome to the Donner Dinner.

And that's all I have to say about mice I find in my basement.

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This is fantastic.

Such a baleful look! Mind you, I did just watch him poop.

No one likes a bathroom voyeur.

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I made a new pal today. Something about hanging out in a field together at sunrise, in sub-freezing temperatures, really bonded the two of us. (One of us was backing away ever so expeditiously.)

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Those are the just deserts of being talented and well-known! Some of the rest of us see our occasional burlesque and pornographish (very much 'ish') new followers and convince ourselves, no matter how deplorable the account, they must really like our spider shots.

Aw, nuts.

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The light was too harsh and my lens was at the far end of 100-500mm (so, not at all sharp), but I'm fond of the tree line bokeh. Plus, the bison looks like it's wearing a wig.

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I wonder if he just sits there thinking, over and over again, "Damn straight. I'm an eagle."

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😀 Deal! I think there's an old saying: "Never turn down shared rides to other continents, with strangers from the Internet."

I mean, I can't promise you it's a very wise saying...

I don't often post photos from zoos, but since an Uber to Africa (home of the Bue-Bellied Roller) would be comically expensive, and because this a pretty bird, here we are. No Uber required.

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An out-of-towner making a brief stop for some tai chi during her layover.

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Cheetahs are obviously oversized stuffed animals, and I fully expect they would let me come right up and hug them.

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Merry 2026!

He doesn't have to be smiling at me, but I prefer to start the new year believing the ursids in Canada are happier and nicer than the ones in the lower 48.

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"Blow, wind! come, wrack!
At least we’ll die with harness on our back."

Macbeth reads both better and sillier with snow geese.

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Agreed! The light in your images, Donna, is stunning.

Here's an ancient photo from 2017 I just came across. I was testing my new EF 70-200 lens with a Canon 7D MK II.

The fence has long been upgraded and she's now nearing the end, but she's still a very sweet girl.

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A trumpeter swan by way of Looney Tunes.

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Thank you, 🅹🆄🅻🅸🅴!

I went to shoot some eagles and ended up with a belted kingfisher. (I also got a few eagles, but it might hurt their feelings if they find out I don't find them as interesting.)

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Leucy is still here after all these months. The true miracle of the season is that she hasn't been taken.

Maybe our neighborhood owls and foxes swipe left on pale princesses.

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Does my wife give me the same look when I get chatty about a new hobby?

No comment.

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As I was thumbing through my feed and saw this the first time, I can't promise I didn't idly wonder, "How did she end up with a scarf?"

Just one more. He's just so cute.

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Melanie is well-acclimated to people. Where Leucy flees at the slighest noise, Melanie approached us several times to beg for food.