Tag Archives: reptile

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Kakadu National Park – Australia

After a breathtaking day snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, we said goodbye to our rental car in Cairns and flew to Darwin to continue our Australia Road Trip from there. One of the greatest […]

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Cassowary Photography – Australia

Australia’s most famous animals are without a doubt the kangaroos and other marsupials. However, there are heaps of unique birds living Down Under too. One of the most interesting is the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius). […]

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Rabbits and Other Wildlife in my Backyard – Connecticut

One of the perks of having a backyard in a small town is the opportunity to watch all kinds of wildlife around the house. We try to keep our backyard wildlife friendly with not too […]

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Summer Visitors of my Backyard – Connecticut

We live next to the woods, so we have lots of wildlife in our backyard: chipmunks, rabbits, deer, marmots, birds, turtles, an abundance of insects and we are lucky to occasionally see a bobcat too. […]

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Wildlife Watching at Brazos Bend State Park – Texas

Last weekend Gabi and I went to the Brazos Bend State Park (map) again. It wasn’t a photography trip, we just hiked around the Elm Lake to watch some wildlife, however, I brought my big […]

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Nature Photography Video – Brazos Bend State Park, Texas

Here is my latest nature photography video. This is about Brazos Bend State Park in Texas. The park is home to various wildlife, including alligators and many bird species. It provides a great opportunity for […]

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Highlights from 2017

As I’ve done in the past few years, I would like to take a look back at the past year, so I selected 10 images that mostly highlight my work in 2017. It was an […]

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Swimming Alligator at Brazos Bend State Park – Texas

Our favorite park in Texas, the Brazos Bend State Park (map) is finally open again after being devastated by Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding in August. Last weekend, Gabi and I visited this park […]

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Kemp’s ridley sea turtles at Padre Island – Texas

We spent the 4th of July weekend at Padre Island National Seashore in South Texas (map) to watch newly hatched sea turtles get released into the wild. This park protects 70 miles of coastline, dunes, […]

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Nature Photography Video – North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

This is my new nature photography video. It’s about the landscapes and wildlife of the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. The North Shore is one of the favorite resting places of the green sea […]

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Highlights from 2016

The end of the year is always a time for reflection, so I selected 10 images that mostly highlight my work in 2016. It was a big year for us, although photographically speaking it wasn’t […]

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American Alligator at Brazos Bend State Park – Texas

We moved to Texas at the end of July, and last week I finally had a chance to start doing nature photography in this incredible state. After some internet research I chose to visit Brazos […]

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Highlights from 2014

As we count down to the new year, it’s a good time for reflecting back on the past year, so I created this gallery with 10 images that mostly highlight my year of 2014. I […]

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Basking Sea Turtle on the North Shore of Oahu – Hawaii

The North Shore of Oahu has many beautiful beaches and some of them are among the favorite resting places of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas). Most of these beaches are well known by tourists […]

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Jackson’s Chameleon in the Koolau Mountains – Hawaii

Hawaii has no native herpetofauna other than marine turtles, but there are many introduced reptiles that have established breeding populations on the islands. The problem with these nonnative animals is that Hawaii’s native species have […]

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Sea Turtle at sunset on the North Shore of Oahu – Hawaii

The Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) loves to bask on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The most widely known place, where turtles often crawl ashore is the Laniakea Beach, therefore this place is almost […]

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Laniakea Beach with Honu at Twilight – Hawaii

I have visited this beautiful beach on the north shore of Oahu several times during this year. The Laniakea Beach is one of the favorite resting places of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), or […]

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Green Sea Turtle on the North Shore of Oahu – Hawaii

Last weekend, I went to the North Shore of Oahu (Hawaii) for photographing the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas). The Hawaiian name of the green sea turtle is honu. The Laniakea Beach is one of […]

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