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Eric Kilby

@saintnick912.bsky.social

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Posts will be mostly photography, Boston sports, and tech. I have more photos and more information on them at http://flickr.com/photos/ekilby

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · Nov 30

Sunrise hits the mountains in Lake Clark National Park, while a bear contemplates crossing the river. Her cub holds a fish behind her.

#landscape #wildlife #bears

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A bear and her cub stand out on rocks by a river bank. In the background, the sunrise is just hitting some jagged mountain peaks. Yellow fall foliage lines the river.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 3h

With this post comes an account update. I have some odd scheduling coming up so I likely won't post much in the next couple of weeks.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 3h

The kudu were barking as this mother and daughter lion reunited in the Okavango Delta.

#photography #wildlife #cats

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Photo of a mother lion greeting her daughter, while the daughter shies away slightly.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 19h

I'm going north in latitude soon so every update is gold

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 1d

Check my feed, we did get one.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 1d

We were lucky enough to find an aardwolf roaming around just after sunset outside the gates of Makgadikgadi National Park.

These small, nocturnal cousins of hyena subsist almost entirely on ants and termites.

#photography #wildlife

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An aardwolf standing in tall grass in the dark.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 4d

Even better here's my sweater made of real Derek Jeter

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 5d

This was the first time I saw them in daylight. We saw them on a night drive on a private reserve in Tanzania back in 2020.

There were a few first for me in this area: aardvark, aardwolf, brown hyena, spring hare (those are super weird).

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 5d

These bat eared foxes were sitting outside their den trying to warm up in the sun on a cold winter morning near the Makgadikgadi salt pans.

#photography #wildlife #desert

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A group of bat eared foxes seated in sparse dry grass in a sandy landscape.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 5d

mmmm biscuits

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 5d

Sure do, it was a beautiful night in Massachusetts (looking north towards NH and Maine here).

Aurora borealis over the old quarry pit at Halibut Point State Park in Massachusetts during the solar event of Oct 10, 2024.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 6d

Caught this bee eater perched on a nicely arranged set of branches with warm light in the Okavango Delta.

#photography #wildlife #birds

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Vertical photo of a bee-eater bird perched on some twigs that are fanned out from the bottom of the frame.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 7d

I like the 1960s Batman style POW callouts.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 7d

Two male lions were following a hunting pride, and we caught this guy looking up while they passed through the tall grass.

#photography #wildlife #cats

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Photo of a male lion standing in tall grass, just his head and the top of his back visible.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 9d

As this small elephant passed, it raised its trunk to the sky like a periscope in the tall grass.

#photography #wildlife

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Small elephant walking in tall grass up to its shoulders with its trunk raised.

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 9d

Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Montreal Expos, 1990 Fleer

Colored-pencil card drawing of Oil Can Boyd

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 11d

The cubs were about 3 months old, this one looks bigger without the adults for context.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 12d

Truly a scientific standard for these times.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 12d

This lion cub was walking with its pride, and looked back to make sure the others were following along. Seen in Botswana in the Mababe Depression at sunrise.

#photography #wildlife #cats

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Lion cub standing in tall grass, illuminated by the low sunrise.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 14d

I had been in the "east africa" style Land Rovers before where your lens is out a window but you're pretty much in a metal box. The open top ones just feel different with the big animals around.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 14d

Capturing this lion was an experience to test the nerves. I was near the rear of the open-top vehicle and he came straight towards me and only turned away at the last moment to pass around us.

#photography #wildlife #cats

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Lion walking towards the camera on a dirt road with tall grass to the right.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 15d

Saw these three giraffe nicely lined up in front of a forested area in the Mababe Depression.

#photography #wildlife

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Three giraffe standing in front of a forested area.

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 16d

This leopard hopped down from one tree and walked over to another, keeping a close eye on the pack of zebra that were behind our vehicle.

#photography #wildlife #cats

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Photo of a leopard walking on a low, grassy surface, looking towards the camera.

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 16d

Consecutive Coopers

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Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 16d

Noted sith lord Jar Jar

Eric Kilby @saintnick912.bsky.social · 17d

Definitely worth the sign stop

I saw a fox under a Yellowstone sign at the Silver Gate entrance once but it was too dark out to get a photo without disturbing it.