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Todd C

@toddc57.bsky.social

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Photographer, mostly wildlife and landscape photography. 58 yo, Southern California

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Dec 1

Reflections 🦉
📷 Fuji X-H2, Sigma 15-50

Blue heron wading near the shore in the pre-dawn light.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 1d

We keep going back and forth between cloudy and clear.

Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 1d

This mornings waning moon. Still around 52% full. Taken at 4:30AM PST. 🌙
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#astrophotography
#photography
#moon
#fuji

The waning October moon. Still about 52% full.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 2d

Bobcat cub at the Living Desert Zoo.
He and his sister were rescues from up north. Apparently someone dumped them in a driveway in a box when they were very tiny. Hand fed for several weeks until stronger.

📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#photography
#bobcats

Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 5d

Coyote who looked less than impressed with how his day was going.

📷 Fuji X-H2, XF150-600

#coyote
#wildlife
#photography
#wildlifephotograhy

Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 8d

Another shot of this mornings super harvest moon. This was taken around 3:30 AM PST. 50 image stack in Affinity Photo.

📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#harvestmoon
#supermoon
#fullmoon
#photography
#astrophotography

A shot of the super harvest moon on October 6th at around 3:30AM PST.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 8d

October super harvest moon setting behind the ridge line. 🌒
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#supermoon
#fullmoon
#harvestmoon
#moon
#photography
#astrophotography

The October 2025 super harvest moon setting behind the ridge line,

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 10d

Anna's Hummingbird 🪶
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

The hummingbird feeders were swarming with them.

#photography
#birds
#wildbirds
#wildlifephotography

Anna's Humming bird sitting on edge of feeder.

Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 12d

Mule Deer in the field at early morning.
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

There was a family of three. This was the only one I could get a decent picture of.

#photography
#wildlifephotography
#fujiMu

Mule deer standing in a field of grass in the early morning.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 14d

USPS should still operate. They are funded separately than the yearly budget.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 16d

Running it on a M2 Pro Mac Mini and haven’t seen any overheating or sluggish performance. The Music app is a mess now, they broke streaming to HomePods it seems.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 19d

A house finch chilling on a tree branch. 🪶
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#birds
#wildbirds
#naturephotography
#photography
#wildlifephotography

A house finch showing off it's red coloration while sitting on a tree branch in the sun.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · 23d

Lesser Goldfinch 🪶
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600@500mm
f7.1, 1/400s, ISO 4000

#birds
#wildbirds
#photography
#wildlifephotograhy
#Fuji

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Sep 12

Stellar's Jay 🪶
Brilliant blue colors on this one.
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#birds
#wildbirds
#photography
#wildlifephotography

Brilliant blue Stellar's Jay on the ground searching for food.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great picture.

Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Sep 8

September's Full Corn Moon
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF150-600
20 image stack

Taken around 4AM PST this morning.

#moon
#fullmoon
#photography
#astrophotraphy
#fuji

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Sep 2

Merlin bird app seems to think it's a juvenile as well. That was the closest image match,

Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dark Eyed Junco
I think? Merlin was very sure about this one.
Mt. San Jacinto state park, CA.
🦉📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#photography
#birds
#wildbirds
#wildlifephotography

Dark eyed junco sitting on a pine tree limb.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Sep 1

Snack time.
Grey squirrel stoping on an old tree trunk to eat a snack.
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF150-600

#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#photography
#naturephotography
#fuji

Grey squirrel standing on the branch of an old fallen tree. Eating some snack it just dug up.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Aug 18

Burrowing Owl 🦉
On lookout...
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 50-140

#photography
#wildlifephotography
#owls
#birds

Burrowing owl standing on one foot on a small rock. On the lookout for predators.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Aug 9

The August Sturgeon Moon, taken 1:30AM PST.
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

Ten image stack.

The August Sturgeon full moon at 1:30 in the morning.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Jul 11

Fuji X-H2. Mirrorless camera.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Jul 10

It's just a single shot.

Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Jul 10

July Full Moon setting behind the ridge. 🌙
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 150-600

#photography
#astrophotography
#moon
#fullmoon

July full moon sitting behind mountain ridge. Pine trees visible in silhouette against the moon.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Jul 2

Another one of my neighbors hanging out in the morning. 🦉
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 50-140

#birds
#wildbirds
#owls
#photography
#wildlifephotography

Burring owl standing on a rock in the early morning light.

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Todd C @toddc57.bsky.social · Jul 1

Burrowing Owl surveying its territory in the early morning. 🦉
📷 Fuji X-H2, XF 50-140

#birds
#wildbirds
#owls
#photography
#wildlifephotography

Burrowing owl sitting on small ridge in early morning light.

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