Max Waugh
@maxwaughphoto.bsky.social
Professional wildlife photographer. WPY alum. Doing my best to share the natural world.
I just know that many of you saw yesterday's yearbook preview and thought, "I wish I could see that spider up close!"
Here's a better view of the mama Huntsman guarding her egg sac, as well as another female Huntsman doing the same. Do you see the newly-hatched baby just below Mom #2?
Here's a better view of the mama Huntsman guarding her egg sac, as well as another female Huntsman doing the same. Do you see the newly-hatched baby just below Mom #2?
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I just know that many of you saw yesterday's yearbook preview and thought, "I wish I could see that spider up close!"
Here's a better view of the mama Huntsman guarding her egg sac, as well as another female Huntsman doing the same. Do you see the newly-hatched baby just below Mom #2?
Here's a better view of the mama Huntsman guarding her egg sac, as well as another female Huntsman doing the same. Do you see the newly-hatched baby just below Mom #2?
PHOTO/25: My annual yearbook magazine is now available, recapping a year of adventures in print ($20) and digital ($7). It's also the only way to get a sneak peek at my "Best of 2025" picks!
www.magcloud.com/browse/issue...
www.magcloud.com/browse/issue...
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
PHOTO/25: My annual yearbook magazine is now available, recapping a year of adventures in print ($20) and digital ($7). It's also the only way to get a sneak peek at my "Best of 2025" picks!
www.magcloud.com/browse/issue...
www.magcloud.com/browse/issue...
Someone just ordered some greeting cards this morning. It's another example of how my photos can be used to create any number of gifts in my Pixels storefront. Ornaments, tote bags, apparel... uh, shower curtains. You name it.
Check out the Pixels store and get creative: pixels.com/profiles/max...
Check out the Pixels store and get creative: pixels.com/profiles/max...
December 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Someone just ordered some greeting cards this morning. It's another example of how my photos can be used to create any number of gifts in my Pixels storefront. Ornaments, tote bags, apparel... uh, shower curtains. You name it.
Check out the Pixels store and get creative: pixels.com/profiles/max...
Check out the Pixels store and get creative: pixels.com/profiles/max...
Check out this amazing shield bug spotted by my client April during October's Borneo tour. I've never seen this type of pattern on an insect before (I believe it's an immature individual).
December 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Check out this amazing shield bug spotted by my client April during October's Borneo tour. I've never seen this type of pattern on an insect before (I believe it's an immature individual).
Soon it'll be time to start sharing my Year in Review content, including my "Not Quite Best" and my favorite images and moments of the year. I wonder where these cubs will show up on the list?
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Soon it'll be time to start sharing my Year in Review content, including my "Not Quite Best" and my favorite images and moments of the year. I wonder where these cubs will show up on the list?
Stay 4, Pay 3 for winter visits to our Yellowstone cabins:
As part of the annual holiday sale, we're offering a free night (min. 4 night stay) at either of our cabins in Silver Gate. This is good for winter '25-26 stays booked by Dec. 31.
1 mile from the park: silverwillowscabins.com
As part of the annual holiday sale, we're offering a free night (min. 4 night stay) at either of our cabins in Silver Gate. This is good for winter '25-26 stays booked by Dec. 31.
1 mile from the park: silverwillowscabins.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Stay 4, Pay 3 for winter visits to our Yellowstone cabins:
As part of the annual holiday sale, we're offering a free night (min. 4 night stay) at either of our cabins in Silver Gate. This is good for winter '25-26 stays booked by Dec. 31.
1 mile from the park: silverwillowscabins.com
As part of the annual holiday sale, we're offering a free night (min. 4 night stay) at either of our cabins in Silver Gate. This is good for winter '25-26 stays booked by Dec. 31.
1 mile from the park: silverwillowscabins.com
I posted about my 2026 wall calendar collection yesterday. Here are a few of the pages from said calendars... remember, there are nine different themes this year!
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I posted about my 2026 wall calendar collection yesterday. Here are a few of the pages from said calendars... remember, there are nine different themes this year!
Just a reminder that as part of my Holiday Sale, I'm still selling nine different nature and wildlife calendars. This includes five brand new themes, and four "Classic" themes.
You can preview and order them all on my site: bit.ly/3U81mdE
You can preview and order them all on my site: bit.ly/3U81mdE
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just a reminder that as part of my Holiday Sale, I'm still selling nine different nature and wildlife calendars. This includes five brand new themes, and four "Classic" themes.
You can preview and order them all on my site: bit.ly/3U81mdE
You can preview and order them all on my site: bit.ly/3U81mdE
Holiday Sale!
It's time for my annual holiday sale, with my largest savings of the year on prints, some photo tour discounts... plus calendars, gift items, used gear and more. We're also offering discounts on winter stays at our Yellowstone cabins.
It's all here: bit.ly/MaxWaughHoli...
It's time for my annual holiday sale, with my largest savings of the year on prints, some photo tour discounts... plus calendars, gift items, used gear and more. We're also offering discounts on winter stays at our Yellowstone cabins.
It's all here: bit.ly/MaxWaughHoli...
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Holiday Sale!
It's time for my annual holiday sale, with my largest savings of the year on prints, some photo tour discounts... plus calendars, gift items, used gear and more. We're also offering discounts on winter stays at our Yellowstone cabins.
It's all here: bit.ly/MaxWaughHoli...
It's time for my annual holiday sale, with my largest savings of the year on prints, some photo tour discounts... plus calendars, gift items, used gear and more. We're also offering discounts on winter stays at our Yellowstone cabins.
It's all here: bit.ly/MaxWaughHoli...
A Red-shouldered Macaw heads out to explore the Brazilian Pantanal.
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A Red-shouldered Macaw heads out to explore the Brazilian Pantanal.
Today my team plays those nasty Oregon Ducks, so I need a bit of a preemptive palate cleanser. Here are some *good* ducks photographed around the world.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today my team plays those nasty Oregon Ducks, so I need a bit of a preemptive palate cleanser. Here are some *good* ducks photographed around the world.
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Black Friday, you say...
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Black Friday, you say...
Here's the closest thing we saw to a turkey in Borneo. It's my best view of the Great Argus to date. I've yet to see a display, but that tail is impressive nonetheless!
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Here's the closest thing we saw to a turkey in Borneo. It's my best view of the Great Argus to date. I've yet to see a display, but that tail is impressive nonetheless!
We had some solid colugo (a.k.a., "flying lemur"... it's not actually a lemur) sightings in Borneo, including a few that were alert and curious during daytime hours.
Borneo is the land of odd flying critters: we saw colugos, flying squirrels, flying frogs, flying lizards, and even a flying snake.
Borneo is the land of odd flying critters: we saw colugos, flying squirrels, flying frogs, flying lizards, and even a flying snake.
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We had some solid colugo (a.k.a., "flying lemur"... it's not actually a lemur) sightings in Borneo, including a few that were alert and curious during daytime hours.
Borneo is the land of odd flying critters: we saw colugos, flying squirrels, flying frogs, flying lizards, and even a flying snake.
Borneo is the land of odd flying critters: we saw colugos, flying squirrels, flying frogs, flying lizards, and even a flying snake.
Most folks seemed averse to yesterday's cave monsters. Here's something slightly cuter, the tiny Sunda leopard cat.
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Most folks seemed averse to yesterday's cave monsters. Here's something slightly cuter, the tiny Sunda leopard cat.
Back to Borneo: The Gonmatong Cave visit was one of the main highlights for me on this trip. It was my first time there (closed during my last visit), and the amount of cool stuff inside was just wild.
Here we have: long-legged centipede, a baby bat fallen from the ceiling, and oodles of roaches.
Here we have: long-legged centipede, a baby bat fallen from the ceiling, and oodles of roaches.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Back to Borneo: The Gonmatong Cave visit was one of the main highlights for me on this trip. It was my first time there (closed during my last visit), and the amount of cool stuff inside was just wild.
Here we have: long-legged centipede, a baby bat fallen from the ceiling, and oodles of roaches.
Here we have: long-legged centipede, a baby bat fallen from the ceiling, and oodles of roaches.
Random pull from the archives: A gathering at a carcass in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley back in January, 2013. Coyote, Bald Eagle, and Common Ravens are seen here. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a magpie around as well.
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Random pull from the archives: A gathering at a carcass in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley back in January, 2013. Coyote, Bald Eagle, and Common Ravens are seen here. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a magpie around as well.
My, what big ears you have...
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My, what big ears you have...
I'm glad you all enjoyed yesterday's monster find. Here's another close-up subject from Borneo, which is somewhat more benign (in terms of size): a harlequin tree frog. This is the most common frog we typically see during my night walks in Danum Valley.
(Photographed in situ, no manipulation.)
(Photographed in situ, no manipulation.)
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'm glad you all enjoyed yesterday's monster find. Here's another close-up subject from Borneo, which is somewhat more benign (in terms of size): a harlequin tree frog. This is the most common frog we typically see during my night walks in Danum Valley.
(Photographed in situ, no manipulation.)
(Photographed in situ, no manipulation.)
SOUND ON.
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
SOUND ON.
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
The biggest surprise of my Borneo trip was seeing otters. Though I was aware of the presence of otter species in southeast Asia, we'd never come close to seeing them before. The smooth-coated otter was my third new otter species this year!
View the full Borneo 2025 gallery here: bit.ly/4pn0f7x
View the full Borneo 2025 gallery here: bit.ly/4pn0f7x
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The biggest surprise of my Borneo trip was seeing otters. Though I was aware of the presence of otter species in southeast Asia, we'd never come close to seeing them before. The smooth-coated otter was my third new otter species this year!
View the full Borneo 2025 gallery here: bit.ly/4pn0f7x
View the full Borneo 2025 gallery here: bit.ly/4pn0f7x
New Borneo Photos:
I was happy to get closer—albeit brief—views of the silvered leaf monkey (langur) when a small troop hopped through the trees during one of our river floats. As a bonus, we got to see the less common "red morph" of the species as well!
I was happy to get closer—albeit brief—views of the silvered leaf monkey (langur) when a small troop hopped through the trees during one of our river floats. As a bonus, we got to see the less common "red morph" of the species as well!
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New Borneo Photos:
I was happy to get closer—albeit brief—views of the silvered leaf monkey (langur) when a small troop hopped through the trees during one of our river floats. As a bonus, we got to see the less common "red morph" of the species as well!
I was happy to get closer—albeit brief—views of the silvered leaf monkey (langur) when a small troop hopped through the trees during one of our river floats. As a bonus, we got to see the less common "red morph" of the species as well!
New Photos: Borneo 2025
My final new images of the year are up on my site. The Borneo trip kicked off with an amazing interaction, when we found Prevost's squirrels keeping an eye on a large reticulated python. Can you see the snake in the first photo?
More to come from Borneo this week!
My final new images of the year are up on my site. The Borneo trip kicked off with an amazing interaction, when we found Prevost's squirrels keeping an eye on a large reticulated python. Can you see the snake in the first photo?
More to come from Borneo this week!
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New Photos: Borneo 2025
My final new images of the year are up on my site. The Borneo trip kicked off with an amazing interaction, when we found Prevost's squirrels keeping an eye on a large reticulated python. Can you see the snake in the first photo?
More to come from Borneo this week!
My final new images of the year are up on my site. The Borneo trip kicked off with an amazing interaction, when we found Prevost's squirrels keeping an eye on a large reticulated python. Can you see the snake in the first photo?
More to come from Borneo this week!
Still not quite there on my newest photos, which I hoped to start sharing with y'all soon.
Here's a whale shark placeholder in the meantime. I hope this will suffice until we have new images in stock again.
Here's a whale shark placeholder in the meantime. I hope this will suffice until we have new images in stock again.
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Still not quite there on my newest photos, which I hoped to start sharing with y'all soon.
Here's a whale shark placeholder in the meantime. I hope this will suffice until we have new images in stock again.
Here's a whale shark placeholder in the meantime. I hope this will suffice until we have new images in stock again.
I'm always up for a good Flehmen Response.
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I'm always up for a good Flehmen Response.