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These are the shot settings for this image: Canon EOS R3 RF100-500mm @ 472mm ISO 4000 f7.1 1/500s

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Hiro’s Diary – Entry #203: The Scandal of the Scent

Dear Diary, It has come to my attention that everyone in this house is talking about how I “stink.” The betrayal. The audacity. The lack of foot rubs. I am a dignified elder, a former star of Hairy Kitten and the Chamber of Catnaps, and I demand respect—not rude commentary about my scent profile. Yes, […]

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🌊 Tennessee’s Cascading Beauty: A Waterfall Journey Through the Volunteer State

Waterfalls of Tennessee

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🐝 Bumblebees: Fuzzy Flyers of the Flower World

By Matt Harvey | One Toad Photography With their fuzzy bodies, gentle buzz, and tireless work ethic, bumblebees are some of nature’s most beloved pollinators. Captured here in mid-flight, this bumblebee is doing what it does best—feeding, pollinating, and keeping ecosystems alive. — 📸 Featured Image A bumblebee in mid-flight approaching vibrant pink flowers, wings […]

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The Majestic Butterfly: A Closer Look at the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Featured Image: A stunning Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) perched on vibrant purple flowers — a vivid reminder of nature’s elegance and complexity. — Mating Habits Eastern Tiger Swallowtails engage in graceful courtship rituals. Males patrol territories and release pheromones to attract females. Once accepted, mating occurs by joining their abdomens, and females later lay […]

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🐍 Amazon Green Tree Pythons: Masters of the Canopy

📸 Featured Image: A vibrant Amazon green tree python coiled gracefully around a branch, showcasing its stunning blue-green scales speckled with white. — 🌿 Introduction High above the rainforest floor, nestled among the branches, lives one of nature’s most captivating reptiles—the Amazon green tree python (Morelia viridis). With its dazzling coloration and stealthy behavior, this […]

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Plush-crested Jay: The Velvet-Crowned Vocalist of the Forest 🐦🌿

!Plush-crested Jay perched among lush foliage With its velvety black crest, piercing white eyebrows 👀, and dazzling blue plumage 💙, the Plush-crested Jay is a showstopper of the South American forests. Found in countries like Brazil 🇧🇷, Paraguay 🇵🇾, Bolivia 🇧🇴, and Argentina 🇦🇷, this bird is as intelligent as it is beautiful. — 🌳 […]

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🔴 Northern Cardinal: The Red Royalty of the Backyard 🌳👑

By Matt Harvey | One Toad Photography 📸 A brilliant northern cardinal perches proudly on a branch, its crimson feathers glowing against the soft blur of sky and twigs. Nature’s royalty, caught in a moment of quiet majesty. — 🐣 Life Cycle: From Egg to Songbird Northern cardinals follow a classic songbird life cycle: • […]

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🐊 The Majestic Black Caiman: Amazon’s Shadowy Giant 🌑🌿

By Matt Harvey | One Toad Photography 📸 A black caiman locks eyes with the lens, its gaze piercing through the murky water like a jungle sentinel on high alert. — 🌱 Life Cycle: From Hatchling to Apex Predator Black caimans start life in nests of decaying vegetation, guarded by fiercely protective mothers. Clutches typically […]

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🐝 The Buzz Behind the Beauty: Bumblebees in Focus

By Matt Harvey | One Toad Photography Featured Image: Bumblebee in Flight Over Pink Blossoms !Bumblebee in Flight There’s a certain magic in the moment a bumblebee hovers mid-air, wings a blur, as it drifts from flower to flower 🌸. At One Toad Photography, we love capturing the small wonders of the natural world—and few […]

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Willow and the Wonderful World of Dogs

By Matt Harvey | One Toad Photography Featured Image: Willow, the Boxer Mix Dogs. They’re more than just pets—they’re family, companions, protectors, and sometimes, the best comedians in the house. At One Toad Photography, we’ve captured wildlife from the savannas of Kenya to the skies above Iowa, but there’s something uniquely heartwarming about photographing our […]

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🦒 Into the Grasslands: A Baby Giraffe’s First Adventure

📸 Featured Image Description: A giraffe calf, less than 8 hours old, stands unsteadily beside its mother in the golden light of Maasai Mara. The umbilical cord still dangles from its belly, a raw reminder of its recent arrival. An oxpecker 🐦 perches on the mother’s neck, and she gazes into the distance—alert, protective, and […]