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🦅 Red-Tailed Hawk: The Majestic Sky Hunter

By Matt Harvey – One Toad Photography There’s something undeniably powerful about watching a Red-tailed Hawk glide effortlessly across the sky. With its broad wings, piercing gaze, and signature rust-colored tail, this raptor is a symbol of wild freedom and fierce precision. Whether perched high above the landscape or soaring on thermals, the Red-tailed Hawk […]

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Shimmer & Song: The Dazzling Life of the Greater Kenyan Starling

Featured Image: A radiant greater Kenyan starling perched on a rustic wooden post, its iridescent blues and fiery orange plumage glowing in the soft light—captured in perfect detail by One Toad Photography. ⸻ A Jewel of the Savannah The Greater Kenyan Starling is a living gemstone of East Africa. With its shimmering blue-green feathers, fiery […]

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Exploring the Enchanting World of Swallowtail Butterflies

Welcome back to One Toad Photography! Today, we turn our lens toward one of nature’s most dazzling creations—the swallowtail butterfly. With their vibrant wings and elegant flight, these butterflies are a favorite subject for photographers and a symbol of transformation and grace. Fun Facts About Swallowtails • Family Ties: Swallowtails belong to the Papilionidae family, […]

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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 […]