You get ready to take the shot of a Sea Lion at La Jolla Beach, perfect pose, loving the shot, and some random dude's head suddenly appears. #sealion #wildlife #nature #LaJolla #animal #beach

When you're trying to work and your dogs want your attention.
The Havanese brothers had to swap places several times to get lots of pets before I could go back to writing on the book. lol
#dogs #photography #pets #writing #Havanese #animals

Massive Thunderstorms at Sunset
#photography #clouds #weather #nature #thunderstorm #weather

Hippo underwater at the San Diego Zoo. Do not swim here!
#photography #SanDiegoZoo #hippo #animal #wildlife #nature

Elk at the Omaha reserve at Wolf Park.
#elk #animal #wildlife #photography #photoart #nature

Black Bear at the Omaha Wolf Park. Happy World Bear Day!
#worldbearday #photoart #photography #bear #wildlife #animal

Chimpanzee watching you while sitting on a canvas strap. Do you think you could do that without falling off? Omaha zoo. #chimp #chimpanzee #photography #photoart #wildlife #nature

Duck Bathing in a pond in Houston. I loved the moss-covered rock in front of him!
#photoart #photography #wildlife #bird #duck #animal #nature

Fawn at the Omaha wildlife reserve.
#photoart #photography #wildlife #animal #winter

Elk at the Omaha wildlife reserve.
#photoart #photography #wildlife #animal #elk

Geese at pond in Houston.
#geese #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #photoart

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I took the photo of the original 4-leaf clover in my yard. I had never seen one before! #SaintPatrick'sDay #4-leafclover #luckoftheIrish #photography #photoart #plants #gardening

Photo of Sand Castles built at South Padre Island. My friend asked if they were AI generated. They weren't. So I'm sharing the original photo too. The painted background in the artified version is from Daily Textures. #photography #photoart #sandcastle #nature #beach #nature #southpadreisland

Stellar Blue Jays in my Backyard.
#bluejays #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #photoart

A vibrant peacock in all its finery. Photo taken in Hawaii.
#photography #photoart #peacock #wildlife #nature #bird #animal

Jaguar almost asleep. You see his eyes? They're open just enough to see me. Omaha zoo.
#jaguar #bigcat #photography #photoart #nature #animal #wildlife

Budgies Having a Conversation.
Dallas Zoo.
#bird #budgies #photography #photoart #wildlife #nature

Giant anteater at the Dallas Zoo. I wonder if they eat fire ants?
#anteater #animal #wildlfe #photoart #photography #nature

Muscovy Ducks in Houston.
#photoart #photography #nature #wildlife #bird #muscovyducks #ducks

Goat of Okinawa and Squirrel in my backyard.
#photography #photoart #animals #wildlife #nature #goat #squirrel

Bluebird ready to fly. A whole bunch of bluebirds, this one included, flew toward my living room window when I was writing a book. They were going under the eave, targeting yellow jackets building a nest. Instant bug control. :) #bluebird #photography #photoart #bird #animal #nature

A Herd of Bison at the Omaha wildlife park.
#bison #photography #wildlife #photoart #nature #animals

Stork at the Dallas Zoo.
#birdphotography #bird #stork #photography #photoart

Tufted Titmouse in my backyard artified.
#bird #photography #photart #titmouse #anima. #nature #wildlife

Roadrunner at the Fort Worth Zoo. I had one at my other house and it would peek in my windows while I was writing a book. Very curious birds. Another pair would hop my fence in OK.
#roadrunner #bird #photography #photoart #wildlife #nature

Muscovy Ducks in a Tree at a park in Downtown Houston.
My family was walking ahead of me with my grandkids, and the ducks were fascinated by them. #ducks #wildlife #nature #photography #birds #birdphotography

Injured and recovering Hawk Owl at the Wolf Park reserve in Omaha. #hawkowl #birdofprey #wildlife #nature #photography #photoart

Clouded leopard at the Houston Zoo. Sleepy Cat.
#cloudedleopard #wildcat #cat #photoart #photography

Barn Owl at the Cameron Park Zoo. The owls are in a dark room with blue lights, which make them turn purple when I photographed them. #owl #birdofprey #photography #wildlife #nature #photoart

Grouse and Chick. I took the photo of them on a country road in Scotland.
#grouse #birds #wildlife #Scotland #photography #photoart