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It's #FoxKitFriday, and what Mommy wouldn't deligh

It's #FoxKitFriday, and what Mommy wouldn't delight in being gazed upon so lovingly by a child? 🦊

#babyfox #babyfoxes #WildWashington #EarthCapture #cutebabyanimals #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #babyanimals #foxkit #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #foxes #redfox #foxkits #babyanimal #babyanimalstagram #babyanimalspictures #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography

📷: Nikon Z7ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, handheld

500mm | 1/3200 | f/5.6

Anyone tired of fox kits yet? This one and its sib

Anyone tired of fox kits yet? This one and its sibling (also black) were likely waiting for its mama to return with lunch. I saw her climbing the hill as I was unloading my gear, and then cross the road. The kits were shy but curious. They eventually left the mouth of their den, but only one at a time, and tenuously. 🦊

#babyfox #babyfoxes #WildWashington #EarthCapture #cutebabyanimals #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #babyanimals #foxkit #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #foxes #redfox #foxkits #babyanimal #babyanimalstagram #babyanimalspictures #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, RRS FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/2500 | f/6.3

Happy #MothersDay2021 to all you foxy mamas! 🦊

Happy #MothersDay2021 to all you foxy mamas! 🦊

#babyfox #babyfoxes #WildWashington #EarthCapture #cutebabyanimals #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #babyanimals #foxkit #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #foxes #redfox #foxkits #babyanimal #babyanimalstagram #babyanimalspictures #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, RRS FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/3200 | f/8

It's that time of year -- #FoxKitFriday -- and I a

It's that time of year -- #FoxKitFriday -- and I actually have something to contribute! Though neither is red, per se, both of these are red fox kits from the same litter. Their other sibling is black; their parents are black and silver. And the kits are doing what little ones do -- play until they're either sleepy or hungry. 🦊

#babyfox #babyfoxes #WildWashington #EarthCapture #cutebabyanimals #raw_wildlife #nuts_about_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #foxesofinstagram #foxesofig #natureprimeshot #nature_brilliance #babyanimals #foxkit #wild_nature #igscwildlife #wildlifeportrait #foxes #redfox #foxkits #babyanimal #babyanimalstagram #babyanimalspictures #wildlifeplanet #planet_of_animals #animals_in_world #nikon #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography

📷: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, RRS FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/2500 | f/8

Only in Seattle ... well, maybe Portland, too: A s

Only in Seattle ... well, maybe Portland, too: A sea lion with a hipster hairdo.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography #nikonz7ii #marinemammal #sealion #stopasianhate #startasianlove #diversifyoutdoors

Shot with: Nikon Z7ii, FTZ adapter, 500mm f/4, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

500mm | 1/1600 | f/8

I hope you find what you're looking for this weeke

I hope you find what you're looking for this weekend! This is a Northern Harrier that may have stumbled upon something.

#birds #birdphotography #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz7ii #birdsofprey #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate #skagitbirds

Shot with: Nikon Z7ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC14e-ii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/4000 | f/6.3

This Great Blue Heron is but a shadow of itself (c

This Great Blue Heron is but a shadow of itself (check out extended left wing).

#birds #birdphotography #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz6ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Shot with: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, RRS FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/4000 | f/6.3

Happy Earth Day, y'all! The Great Blue Heron, the

Happy Earth Day, y'all! The Great Blue Heron, the official bird of my hometown, Seattle, can be gangly, awkward and absolutely prehistoric. But they also can be graceful and heartwarming, as in this hand off of nest-building material.

#birds #birdphotography #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz6ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Shot with: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/4000 | f/6.3

Happy #NationalParkWeek to all my @nationalparkser

Happy #NationalParkWeek to all my @nationalparkservice friends! No entry fees April 17-25, so go wild, y'all!

#FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #nikonphotography #nikon #nikond850 #yellowstonenationalpark #yellowstonenps #yellowstone #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifepics #snow #StopAsianHate #startasianlove

A little attitude from this female Belted Kingfish

A little attitude from this female Belted Kingfisher.

#birds #birdphotography #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz7ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Shot with: Nikon Z7ii, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, handheld

500mm | 1/5000 | f/5.6

I'm already missing the charismatic Short-Eared Ow

I'm already missing the charismatic Short-Eared Owls and their erratic, sometimes bizarre flight patterns.

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofprey #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #owl #owlsofinstagram #owls #nikonz6ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #skagitbirds
#startasianlove #stopasianhate #diversifyoutdoors

Shot with: Nikon Z7ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/4000 | f/5.6

I think of the Common Merganser as @florangelad’

I think of the Common Merganser as @florangelad’s bird because it's one she can consistently identify (I think it’s the Woody haircut). This female is really motoring!

#birds #birdphotography #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz7ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Shot with: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/4000 | f/6.3

WHO IS MISSING FROM THIS PICTURE AND WHY DON'T ENO

WHO IS MISSING FROM THIS PICTURE AND WHY DON'T ENOUGH PEOPLE CARE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

This whole thing has made me sick in my heart and in my stomach. If you haven't figured it out yet, there is not an Asian American Pacific Islander person in this project by @Backcountry to promote an "inclusive, safe and welcoming outdoor community." At this moment in history, during #StopAsianHate and #StartAsianLove, @Backcountry thinks it's OK to leave us out of the picture.

BEING PARTLY INCLUSIVE IS IN FACT MARGINALIZATION!

If it were me, or a lot of other Asian Americans I know, who was in a group that was missing a representation from a significant community, I'd have spoken up. This is the culture of inclusiveness in which I grew up -- the legacy of the "Gang of Four" (Asian, Black, Latinx, Native) in Seattle's civil rights movement.

Backcountry's response: AAPI representation will occur in a future cohort and, by the way, a member of the photography and production crew is Asian American. SERIOUSLY??? Doesn't anyone recognize the reinforcement of the stereotype that Asians are best kept behind the scenes and invisible? That we're good enough to build the country's railroads, spread agriculture to the West, sew and clean people's clothes, but not good enough to be out front?

Please speak out for Asian Americans, and not just be Asian American to do so. We have strongly and consistently supported the causes of other communities for centuries in this country. So where are our allies?

Here's something you don't see every day, but I ju

Here's something you don't see every day, but I just saw one in the Magnolia neighborhood in Seattle. I guess such pigment-differentiated crows are called Caramel Crows. It was hanging with a mob of Black Crows, which weren't treating it differently at all. Maybe we can learn a thing or two from birds

#birds #birdphotography #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz7ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Shot with: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

700mm | 1/4000 | f/5.6

The key to prolonging any relationship (on the lef

The key to prolonging any relationship (on the left), as demonstrated by a pair of Double Crested Cormorants.

#birds #birdphotography #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz7ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #skagitbirds #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Shot with: Nikon Z7ii, Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF, handheld

500mm | 1/4000 | f/5.6

I've always admired the Northern Harrier's ability

I've always admired the Northern Harrier's ability to come screaming onto the scene, then slamming on its brakes and contort, mid-air, as it locks onto potential prey. No teleconverter used here, so it happened pretty much right in front of me.

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofprey #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #nikonz7ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #skagitbirds #best_birds_of_ig #birdsadored #birdbrilliance #bird_freaks #birdfreaks #birding #birds_brilliance #birdsofinstagram #birdsplace #dailybirdpix #elite_worldwide_birds #eye_spy_birds #feather_perfection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Shot with: Nikon Z7ii, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

500mm | 1/4000 | f/5.6

Here's more of the badass urban female Belted King

Here's more of the badass urban female Belted Kingfisher, this time showing how she handles her catch (and her business). Swipe left for all three images in the story (wind up and furiously bash, shake vigorously, and happily chomp away).

#birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #birds #bird #birdstagram #nikon #nikonphotography #nikonphotographer #nikonz6ii #startasianlove #stopasianhate #startasianlove #kingfisher

This is not just about a hippity-hoppity Easter, b

This is not just about a hippity-hoppity Easter, but a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beloved mother-in-law, Ligia Currea! She turned 80 yesterday, which, if you hadn't noticed, was a countdown day: 4-3-21. I'm noting this today instead of yesterday because there are more eyes on Sundays than Saturdays, and Ligia deserves them. One last thing: this is a western brush rabbit at @pointreyesnps, whose tule elk and other wildlife are under siege. See @restorepointreyes for more info.
#wildlifephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #nikon #nikonphotography #nikonphotographer #easterbunny #restorepointreyes #stopasianhate #birthday #80thbirthday

Some urban wildlife, in honor of my daughter Sassi

Some urban wildlife, in honor of my daughter Sassia's birthday! This female Belted Kingfisher is tossing her catch to better position it for the big gulp.

#birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #birds #bird #birdstagram #nikon #nikonphotography #nikonphotographer #nikonz6ii #startasianlove #stopasianhate

Follow the sequence: It's a balancing act ... we'v

Follow the sequence: It's a balancing act ... we've all been there. Short-Eared Owls are about a pound at the maximum end. Still, this one was bold in choosing this single twig on which to attempt a landing. I've seen them perch in this tree, but at the very top.

#birds #birdphotography #birdsofprey #Nikon #nikonphotography #diversifyoutdoors #birdsofinstagram #owl #owlsofinstagram #owls #nikonz6ii #nikonphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #skagitbirds
#startasianlove #stopasianhate #diversifyoutdoors

Shot with: Nikon Z6ii, FTZ adapter, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikkor TC-14eii teleconverter, Really Right Stuff TVC-33 tripod, Really Right Stuff FG-02 fluid gimbal head.

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