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7 Reasons Sandhill Cranes Are Wild, Graceful, and Bold

7 Reasons Sandhill Cranes Are Wild, Graceful, and Bold Featured Image: A sandhill crane caught mid-call, tongue out and proud—because even elegance has a wild side. 🎶 The Call That Carries for Miles Sandhill cranes are famous for their trumpet-like calls that can be heard up to 2.5 miles away. Their vocalizations are powered by […]

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🦅 Bald Eagles: From the Brink to the Sky – A Soaring Comeback Story

Perched high on a bare branch, framed by a crisp blue sky, the bald eagle in this breathtaking photo by Matt Harvey of One Toad Photography is more than just a majestic bird—it’s a symbol of resilience, freedom, and one of the greatest conservation success stories in American history. 🕰️ A Storied Past The bald […]

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🌈Discover the Magic of Michigan’s Painted Rocks: Where Water Meets Color and Wonder with One Toad Photography🌈

🌈Discover the Magic of Michigan’s Painted Rocks: Where Water Meets Color and Wonder with One Toad Photography🌈 One Toad Photography recently ventured into the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the cliffs don’t just rise — they radiate. Welcome to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, a 42-mile stretch of Lake Superior shoreline that looks like Mother […]

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🌿 Mirror Frog Magic: The Secret World of Your Local Pond Frog

🌿 Mirror Frog Magic: Meet Your Amphibious Star In today’s featured photo, we’ve captured a serene, mesmerizing moment — a frog gliding just above the waterline, its eyes alert and mirrored in a glass-still pond. This gorgeous specimen, with smooth olive skin and subtle mottling, is most likely an American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), though some […]

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Rhino at the Ready: A Close Call on the Savannah

Rhino at the Ready: A Close Call on the Savannah There are moments in a photographer’s life when instinct, adrenaline, and sheer awe collide. My recent trip to Kenya delivered one of those moments—courtesy of a very moody black rhino. 🦏 The Stare That Froze Time We were deep in the savannah, the golden light […]

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🐸 Nature’s Hidden Stories: Blink and You’ll Miss It

🐸 Nature’s Hidden Stories: Blink and You’ll Miss It At One Toad Photography, we’re obsessed with moments that matter—and sometimes, those moments are hiding in plain sight. Take our featured image: a bullfrog, gleaming like polished jade in afternoon light, confidently centered in the frame. At first glance, he’s the star. But look a little […]

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Game of Tires: A Turtle’s Triumph over Pollution

🐢 Game of Tires: A Turtle’s Triumph over Pollution At One Toad Photography, we live to capture nature at its most breathtaking—but sometimes, nature throws us a curveball that stops us in our tracks. Take this moment: a painted turtle basking in golden sunlight, its kaleidoscopic shell gleaming like stained glass. But look closer, and […]

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🐦 The Tree Drummer of the Forest: Meet the Marvelous Woodpecker!

🐦 The Tree Drummer of the Forest: Meet the Marvelous Woodpecker! If you’ve ever wandered through a forest and heard a rhythmic tap-tap-tap echoing through the trees, chances are you’ve encountered one of nature’s most fascinating percussionists—the woodpecker! And the one in your photo? A real showstopper with its bold red crown, zebra-striped wings, and that unmistakable pose on the tree […]

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Monarch Butterflies: Marathoners of the sky

Welcome to One Toad Photography’s blog, where we hop into the world of nature and capture its beauty—one flutter, leap, or crawl at a time. Today, we’re fluttering into the fascinating life of monarch butterflies. These tiny travelers are more than just a pretty sight; they’re nature’s marathon runners, picky eaters, and the original snowbirds. […]

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Lilac Breasted Rollers: Elegant Rainbows in the sky

Lilac Breasted Rollers: Elegant Rainbows in the sky By Matt Harvey Key Points Colors The Lilac Breasted Roller boasts a stunning array of colors, with a green head and back, lilac-rufous cheeks, and a lilac throat and breast. Its wings are brilliant azure with black and dark purple-blue flight feathers, and adults have long black […]

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Atlantic Sea Nettles: Flowers of the ocean

By Matt Harvey Key Points Colors The Atlantic Sea Nettle’s bell is usually pale, pinkish, or yellowish, often featuring radiating reddish-brown stripes, making it a striking subject for underwater photography. Behaviors They drift near the surface, using bell pulsations to move, and can dive deeper when conditions get rough. They’re less active in cold water, […]

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Pacific Sea Nettles: Flowers of the Sea

Pacific Sea Nettles: Flowers of the Sea By Matt Harvey Key Points What Are Pacific Sea Nettles? Pacific sea nettles, scientifically known as Chrysaora fuscescens or West Coast sea nettles, are a type of jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa. They are known for their striking golden-brown bells and long, flowing tentacles, often seen in the […]