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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 […]
!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 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 […]
📸 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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
🐸 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 […]
🐢 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 […]
🐦 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 […]