One Toad Photography
Dear Diary, This morning? Betrayal. My human put me outside too early. The grass was wet. The air was suspicious. I barked. I protested. No one cared. Then he left. Again. Kennel time. I don’t care how cozy it is—I’m not a fan. I deserve a throne, not a crate. But there’s one perk: whenever […]
I’ve been here the longest. I’ve seen things. I’ve chewed things. I’ve buried things. And I’ve tolerated a lot. But this? This Reggie humping Ace situation? Absolutely disgusting. I don’t care if it’s dominance, confusion, or some weird dog ritual. It’s beneath the dignity of this household. I bark. I growl. I give him the […]
📸 Featured Images: Captured while scuba diving, this collection showcases hauntingly beautiful underwater scenes—sunken ships, a submerged plane, a forgotten submarine, a mail car, a school bus, and a chilling underwater forest where trees stand frozen in time. There’s a world beneath the surface that few get to see—a realm of mystery, history, and eerie […]
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 […]
📸 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 […]
!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. — 🌳 […]
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: • […]
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 […]
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 […]
📸 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 […]
Featured Image: A waxing gibbous Moon, its cratered surface glowing against the black canvas of space, captured in exquisite detail by One Toad Photography. — THello, shutterbugs and stargazers! Welcome back to the One Toad Photography blog, where we chase nature’s most awe-inspiring moments. Today, we’re aiming our lenses at the ultimate celestial muse: the […]
Featured Image: A radiant purple-throated warbler perched among lush green leaves, its turquoise-blue plumage and ruby-red throat glowing in the soft forest light—captured in exquisite detail by One Toad Photography. ⸻ A Flash of Color in the Canopy The Purple-throated Warbler is a true gem of the tropics. With its vibrant turquoise feathers and deep […]