Nashville. Writer. Photographer (Nikon Z6ii, D750). Breast cancer survivor. Kayaker. EMT. A traveler, not a tourist. 🌍🌈⚡️🌊https://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lhb3crgy5c2gLook up tonight. 🌖 #moon03 Feb 2025 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhb3crgy5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lfqy6f7gpk23It's definitely winter when the dark-eyed juncos show up in Tennessee. (Especially when they're sitting in the snow.) #birds15 Jan 2025 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqy6f7gpk23https://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lfqlhi4tsc2mAnyone need a happy little tufted titmouse today? #birds15 Jan 2025 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqlhi4tsc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3leydwppalc2uTranquil.05 Jan 2025 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3leydwppalc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3len65fdo722bIt's the last day of a tough year, and I hope everyone is feeling love, like this #monkey mom holding her baby in Kenya. 💖 #mammals #wildlifephotography31 Dec 2024 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3len65fdo722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3ledkei6pzs2pMore cheetah, because they think they're funny. 🐆 #cheetah #mammal #africa28 Dec 2024 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ledkei6pzs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3le6rvqnygk2aWinners never cheat, but cheetahs... cheetahs always win. 🐆 Part One. #mammals #cheetah #kenya --#wildlife #photography26 Dec 2024 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3le6rvqnygk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3ldsew4kci22nAntelopes are perfectly beautiful and graceful species. Here a waterbuck (front, with the heart-shaped nose) and an impala strike mirrored poses for me in #Kenya. #mammals #wildlifephotography #africa21 Dec 2024 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsew4kci22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3ldscah7ohc2nWell hey, lil' tufted titmouse, all swaddled in autumn colors. #birds21 Dec 2024 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldscah7ohc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3ldich43fq22iThis little guy makes me so happy. Just be-boppin' along behind Mom, crossing the road to get to the other side. #wildlifephotograohy #mammals #elephant17 Dec 2024 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldich43fq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3ld7o4gtmkc2qSeems like a good day for a lilac-breasted roller, one of my favorite #birds ever. This beauty was in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Flying rainbows! #wildlife #Africa13 Dec 2024 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7o4gtmkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lcyvogj7l22lStill hoping to build my wildlife/conservation photo community on here! So here's a second lion photo, because everyone loves kitties. #mammals #lion #africa #queens11 Dec 2024 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcyvogj7l22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lcwcnrmkik23Anyone feeling like a roar? Going to post a few lions over the next few days. #mammals #lion #africa #king10 Dec 2024 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwcnrmkik23https://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lck7riduj22tPelicans -- gawky, ungainly #birds most of the time, but at others times they're a synchronized pure attack squadron of death. This one just paddled right by me, though.05 Dec 2024 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lck7riduj22thttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lchjs5moj22fIt's snake-sharing time on #herps! Beautiful West African Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica). His brown and cream coloring looks like fallen leaves. This guy's got the longest fangs -- 2 inches! -- and the highest venom yield of any venomous snake.04 Dec 2024 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchjs5moj22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lccdwn2id22fVisiting a couple of grey go-away-birds (Crinifer concolor) in #Africa. Beautiful, big #birds. They make the coolest loud call, drawling it out like a scary demon in a horror movie. Google it, it's neat.02 Dec 2024 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccdwn2id22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbwyxxssks2rHappy Wednesday -- I hope you see some #birds today! And that you have a nice snack, like this red-winged blackbird snapping up a waterbug. Look closely at its wings, and you'll see reflections of the sunlight on the water.27 Nov 2024 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwyxxssks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbt4xnrw6k2fSmall break from wildlife and wild spaces to post this lovely man... a #Maasai elder from a tiny village near Il Ngwesi, Kenya, makes a fire the traditional way, with just a stick and wood. Their Shuka cloths are always so beautiful. [taken with permisson] #Africa26 Nov 2024 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbt4xnrw6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbr55jetoc2dPART TWO of my blue-footed #booby appreciation post. I stood in the water for hours with small sharks, just trying to catch this moment when streaking boobys hit the water at 60mph. They are amazing! (See my previous post for the beginning of the dive.) #birds #Galapagos25 Nov 2024 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbr55jetoc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbqmtpznqc2rI love this bird: a blue-footed #booby in full spread at the beginning of a dive. They dive from 80 feet, and fold their wings midway through gain speed, hitting 60 miles per hour (100kph)! That takes them as deep as 65 feet to snag fish. It's incredible to see. #birds #Galapagos25 Nov 2024 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbqmtpznqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbopvvb2l22zA Nazca #booby pulls out a perfect feather while preening itself in the Galápagos Islands. #birds preen to clean and separate their feathers, get rid of parasites and just generally take care of their waterproof/aerodynamic feathers. 🪶24 Nov 2024 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbopvvb2l22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbluagaav22uThe stripe pattern on every #zebra is different, like our fingerprints. BUT... blow this up and look closely at the faces of this mom and calf in Kenya, and how very similar the shapes are. Genetics! #mammals #africa #wildlifephotography23 Nov 2024 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbluagaav22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbkmobnmg226Flight Shot Friday! Bald eagle over the Potomac River, trailing a wing in the water. #birds22 Nov 2024 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkmobnmg226https://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbiho22hys2pLittle baboon just hanging around in Kenya. #mammals #wildlifephotography21 Nov 2024 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbiho22hys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbfwmos7u22bThanks for liking my African penguin post! Here's what the artificial nests look like in the wild. The #birds love them. For info on how to help (and a short film on how we got here that kids will LOVE), go to www.savingpenguins.org Lots of school classrooms sponsor nests! 🐧🖤🤍🖤20 Nov 2024 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfwmos7u22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbefrtndwk2aDay is done... and these spur-winged geese are coming in, all a different and somewhat awkward angle of approach, to roost for the night in Kenya. #birds20 Nov 2024 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbefrtndwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbeearqmqc2aOsprey mom feeding her demanding chick part of a freshly caught fish. #raptor I like that we can see their different eye color. Adults' eyes are a startling bright yellow, while youngsters' are a deep amber-gold. They lighten as the chick matures.20 Nov 2024 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbeearqmqc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsmith1313.bsky.social/post/3lbbyqlu75s2nHi. My first tagged #mammals post! Who doesn't love a furry warmblood, like this glamour-shot portrait of a Colobus monkey? If you like it, I'd love a follow ... trying to build/join a photography community here. And I am a follaback girl!19 Nov 2024 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:d4ybhawkq5wari56frfjdlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbyqlu75s2n