Todd
@ilookatclouds.bsky.social
Weather guy, retired military, hiker, picture taker, totally embarrassing dad to 5 teenagers.
Love living in Southeast Arizona
See more of my pictures at:
http://WildlifeArchive.com
Or read about our hikes:
https://jotnhill.com
Love living in Southeast Arizona
See more of my pictures at:
http://WildlifeArchive.com
Or read about our hikes:
https://jotnhill.com
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, let's go with these sandhill cranes 🪶 #OnTheEdge of the ponds at Whitewater Draw.
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, let's go with these sandhill cranes 🪶 #OnTheEdge of the ponds at Whitewater Draw.
Nice!
I like the black & white.
Decided to give one of my somewhat similar (well it has a saguaro cactus in it anyway) shots the same treatment.
This is from the Salt River on Sunday.
I like the black & white.
Decided to give one of my somewhat similar (well it has a saguaro cactus in it anyway) shots the same treatment.
This is from the Salt River on Sunday.
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Nice!
I like the black & white.
Decided to give one of my somewhat similar (well it has a saguaro cactus in it anyway) shots the same treatment.
This is from the Salt River on Sunday.
I like the black & white.
Decided to give one of my somewhat similar (well it has a saguaro cactus in it anyway) shots the same treatment.
This is from the Salt River on Sunday.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay I'm going with the alternate theme of #YellowEyes.
I do have plenty of pictures of Warblers, but this Yellow-Eyed Junco is such a cool little bird.
I do have plenty of pictures of Warblers, but this Yellow-Eyed Junco is such a cool little bird.
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay I'm going with the alternate theme of #YellowEyes.
I do have plenty of pictures of Warblers, but this Yellow-Eyed Junco is such a cool little bird.
I do have plenty of pictures of Warblers, but this Yellow-Eyed Junco is such a cool little bird.
I also sometimes take pictures of people. Lots of people fishing at the salt river this morning. This guy caught a trout.
#Fishing #Trout #HumansOfBluesky
#Fishing #Trout #HumansOfBluesky
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I also sometimes take pictures of people. Lots of people fishing at the salt river this morning. This guy caught a trout.
#Fishing #Trout #HumansOfBluesky
#Fishing #Trout #HumansOfBluesky
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #MrandMrs I actually have a shot that I took today.
This Mr. and Mrs. Mallard duck kind of got photobombed by a pied billed grebe (which I may or may not have initially thought was their baby)
This Mr. and Mrs. Mallard duck kind of got photobombed by a pied billed grebe (which I may or may not have initially thought was their baby)
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #MrandMrs I actually have a shot that I took today.
This Mr. and Mrs. Mallard duck kind of got photobombed by a pied billed grebe (which I may or may not have initially thought was their baby)
This Mr. and Mrs. Mallard duck kind of got photobombed by a pied billed grebe (which I may or may not have initially thought was their baby)
We were lucky enough to see wild horses at the salt river this morning. Still going through my edits, but so far this is the best "action" shot.
#WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #WildHorses #SaltRiver
#WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #WildHorses #SaltRiver
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We were lucky enough to see wild horses at the salt river this morning. Still going through my edits, but so far this is the best "action" shot.
#WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #WildHorses #SaltRiver
#WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #WildHorses #SaltRiver
Picture of the Day
Wild horses at the Salt River
Wild horses at the Salt River
November 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Picture of the Day
Wild horses at the Salt River
Wild horses at the Salt River
For the #BirdOfTheDay I'm going to go with the alternate theme of #silhouette primarily because I looked and looked and I just don't have any good pictures of birds on wires.
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
For the #BirdOfTheDay I'm going to go with the alternate theme of #silhouette primarily because I looked and looked and I just don't have any good pictures of birds on wires.
Picture of the Day
Watching the race.
At NXR Southwest, Toka Sticks golf club, Mesa AZ
#HumansOfBluesky #dogs
Watching the race.
At NXR Southwest, Toka Sticks golf club, Mesa AZ
#HumansOfBluesky #dogs
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Picture of the Day
Watching the race.
At NXR Southwest, Toka Sticks golf club, Mesa AZ
#HumansOfBluesky #dogs
Watching the race.
At NXR Southwest, Toka Sticks golf club, Mesa AZ
#HumansOfBluesky #dogs
About to hit the road. Off to Phoenix for the weekend.
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
About to hit the road. Off to Phoenix for the weekend.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Cootsandmoorhens.
Fortunately, we have American Coots down at the San Pedro River relatively often.
#BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin 🪶
Fortunately, we have American Coots down at the San Pedro River relatively often.
#BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin 🪶
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Cootsandmoorhens.
Fortunately, we have American Coots down at the San Pedro River relatively often.
#BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin 🪶
Fortunately, we have American Coots down at the San Pedro River relatively often.
#BirdPhotography #EastCoastKin 🪶
It's nice when I have my camera with the big Sigma lens on it with me when the #F-16s decide to do low approaches.
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It's nice when I have my camera with the big Sigma lens on it with me when the #F-16s decide to do low approaches.
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
#Aircraft #AirCraftPhotography #military
We haven't had our first freeze here in southeast Arizona yet, so no widespread fall colors. But a few of the maples in Ramsey Canyon are starting to turn.
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We haven't had our first freeze here in southeast Arizona yet, so no widespread fall colors. But a few of the maples in Ramsey Canyon are starting to turn.
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #birdsontheground, I think we will go with the very appropriately named Road Runner.
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #birdsontheground, I think we will go with the very appropriately named Road Runner.
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
... this one has a snack.🪶
#EastCoastKin #RoadRunner
Now that I'm home from work, I remembered that I have one more good #BirdOfTheDay for the #least category.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Now that I'm home from work, I remembered that I have one more good #BirdOfTheDay for the #least category.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
As much as I'm out in nature, and as many pictures as I take, I've very rarely captured images of #owls.
This Barred Owl at a park in San Antonio one morning was a rare exception.
Now, if we're talking about the bird I have the least "good" images of (despite seeing them relatively often), it's definitely the American Kestrel.
Even with a long lens, these guys never let me get very close.
Even with a long lens, these guys never let me get very close.
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Now, if we're talking about the bird I have the least "good" images of (despite seeing them relatively often), it's definitely the American Kestrel.
Even with a long lens, these guys never let me get very close.
Even with a long lens, these guys never let me get very close.
So the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is about our #least photographed bird.
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is about our #least photographed bird.
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
This one is easy for me, as I just wrote a post the other day about the Sinaloa Wren that hung out north of the border for a few months in 2015. www.tmpic.com/p/photograph...
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm fortunate to live in a place where rare birds will occasionally make their way north of the border.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm fortunate to live in a place where rare birds will occasionally make their way north of the border.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
I'm not really one to chase the rare bird🪶 reports, so I haven't (knowingly) photographed any lately.
But in 2015 this Sinaloa Wren just happened to be hanging out in one of my favorite spots.
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #takeoffs. This works out well, as I've got a #pelican shot from last week at the Gilbert Water Ranch that I never shared.🪶 #BirdPhotography #Arizona #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #takeoffs. This works out well, as I've got a #pelican shot from last week at the Gilbert Water Ranch that I never shared.🪶 #BirdPhotography #Arizona #EastCoastKin
Picture of the Day
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Picture of the Day
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
Going a little more abstract. I liked the way the light was hitting this cactus this morning.
This image from yesterday of a blue-eyed darner is probably one of the better shots I've ever captured of a #dragonfly actually in flight.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This image from yesterday of a blue-eyed darner is probably one of the better shots I've ever captured of a #dragonfly actually in flight.
I need to wake up one of these mornings to see that the bird of the day theme is something like "buttery smooth bokeh" ... lol, my big sigma shines in that category. 🪶
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I need to wake up one of these mornings to see that the bird of the day theme is something like "buttery smooth bokeh" ... lol, my big sigma shines in that category. 🪶