Stylish Panda
@stylishpanda.bsky.social
Ex-travelling wildlife photographer and filmmaker. Currently found in the vicinity of the North Pole. Any pronoun without rancor; he/him preferred.
Edit: Currently travelling again. Please direct all enquiries to the nearest wild dog pack in the Kruger.
Edit: Currently travelling again. Please direct all enquiries to the nearest wild dog pack in the Kruger.
Movie night this week is Goosebumps 2 and, suffice to say, it's another weird one.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Movie night this week is Goosebumps 2 and, suffice to say, it's another weird one.
Norwegian folklore includes the belief that if you see a face in the mountains, it's a troll.
I am concerned that the troll in question is the well known Count Olaf, from A Series Of Unfortunate Events.
🎶Look away, look away...🎶
I am concerned that the troll in question is the well known Count Olaf, from A Series Of Unfortunate Events.
🎶Look away, look away...🎶
September 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Norwegian folklore includes the belief that if you see a face in the mountains, it's a troll.
I am concerned that the troll in question is the well known Count Olaf, from A Series Of Unfortunate Events.
🎶Look away, look away...🎶
I am concerned that the troll in question is the well known Count Olaf, from A Series Of Unfortunate Events.
🎶Look away, look away...🎶
I'm often asked why I choose to live in a tiny high-arctic town.
Because some days, waiting at the airport to greet new guests, I get to take videos like this.
Because some days, waiting at the airport to greet new guests, I get to take videos like this.
July 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I'm often asked why I choose to live in a tiny high-arctic town.
Because some days, waiting at the airport to greet new guests, I get to take videos like this.
Because some days, waiting at the airport to greet new guests, I get to take videos like this.
Partner has picked "The House" for movie night. Suffice it to say that shit got real weird, real fast.
June 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Partner has picked "The House" for movie night. Suffice it to say that shit got real weird, real fast.
He is so very tiny!
Only about 25mm long, or approximately 1/27th the width of a washing machine for those who use anything except metric.
Only about 25mm long, or approximately 1/27th the width of a washing machine for those who use anything except metric.
February 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
He is so very tiny!
Only about 25mm long, or approximately 1/27th the width of a washing machine for those who use anything except metric.
Only about 25mm long, or approximately 1/27th the width of a washing machine for those who use anything except metric.
I am a firm proponent of "the best camera is the one you have with you", but sometimes a mobile phone just doesn't feel as though it cuts the mustard.
Enjoy this truly awful quality footage of a juvenile goshawk utterly failing at eating the lizard it has managed to catch. Possibly by accident.
Enjoy this truly awful quality footage of a juvenile goshawk utterly failing at eating the lizard it has managed to catch. Possibly by accident.
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I am a firm proponent of "the best camera is the one you have with you", but sometimes a mobile phone just doesn't feel as though it cuts the mustard.
Enjoy this truly awful quality footage of a juvenile goshawk utterly failing at eating the lizard it has managed to catch. Possibly by accident.
Enjoy this truly awful quality footage of a juvenile goshawk utterly failing at eating the lizard it has managed to catch. Possibly by accident.
We've been in the Kruger National Park for less than 24 hours and have already seen lions.
Thankfully it was just taking a quick break in the shade and not waiting for us to come past to pounce.
One of the 4 lions spotted by @paisleystars.bsky.social in, as is my wont, a less than flattering pose.
Thankfully it was just taking a quick break in the shade and not waiting for us to come past to pounce.
One of the 4 lions spotted by @paisleystars.bsky.social in, as is my wont, a less than flattering pose.
February 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We've been in the Kruger National Park for less than 24 hours and have already seen lions.
Thankfully it was just taking a quick break in the shade and not waiting for us to come past to pounce.
One of the 4 lions spotted by @paisleystars.bsky.social in, as is my wont, a less than flattering pose.
Thankfully it was just taking a quick break in the shade and not waiting for us to come past to pounce.
One of the 4 lions spotted by @paisleystars.bsky.social in, as is my wont, a less than flattering pose.
In today's "I don't think that word means what you think it means", I would like to present leopard.
Apropos of nothing, do you know you get really, really strange looks from people if you shout "That's not a fucking elephant!" at the top of your voice on a plane?
Apropos of nothing, do you know you get really, really strange looks from people if you shout "That's not a fucking elephant!" at the top of your voice on a plane?
January 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In today's "I don't think that word means what you think it means", I would like to present leopard.
Apropos of nothing, do you know you get really, really strange looks from people if you shout "That's not a fucking elephant!" at the top of your voice on a plane?
Apropos of nothing, do you know you get really, really strange looks from people if you shout "That's not a fucking elephant!" at the top of your voice on a plane?
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 25, 2024 at 9:25 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Good morning Bluesky, and God Jul!
SkyPro has been retrieved after yesterday's escape attempt and is now under house arrest, pending upgrades to prevent a repeat.
See if you can spot the point that the box fell off the roof and got buried in snow...
SkyPro has been retrieved after yesterday's escape attempt and is now under house arrest, pending upgrades to prevent a repeat.
See if you can spot the point that the box fell off the roof and got buried in snow...
December 25, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Good morning Bluesky, and God Jul!
SkyPro has been retrieved after yesterday's escape attempt and is now under house arrest, pending upgrades to prevent a repeat.
See if you can spot the point that the box fell off the roof and got buried in snow...
SkyPro has been retrieved after yesterday's escape attempt and is now under house arrest, pending upgrades to prevent a repeat.
See if you can spot the point that the box fell off the roof and got buried in snow...
Welp.
SkyPro has gone for a little trip in the 20+m/s wind we got for Christmas.
It is still running, though! That reddish smudge in the middle of the image is the little camera that could.
Tomorrow's clip is likely to be unusual and/or seasickness inducing. Apologies in advance.
SkyPro has gone for a little trip in the 20+m/s wind we got for Christmas.
It is still running, though! That reddish smudge in the middle of the image is the little camera that could.
Tomorrow's clip is likely to be unusual and/or seasickness inducing. Apologies in advance.
December 24, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Welp.
SkyPro has gone for a little trip in the 20+m/s wind we got for Christmas.
It is still running, though! That reddish smudge in the middle of the image is the little camera that could.
Tomorrow's clip is likely to be unusual and/or seasickness inducing. Apologies in advance.
SkyPro has gone for a little trip in the 20+m/s wind we got for Christmas.
It is still running, though! That reddish smudge in the middle of the image is the little camera that could.
Tomorrow's clip is likely to be unusual and/or seasickness inducing. Apologies in advance.
Meet the Chachalaca, an extremely distant relative of the chicken (and furious about the fact) photographed in Mexico, 2023.
December 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Meet the Chachalaca, an extremely distant relative of the chicken (and furious about the fact) photographed in Mexico, 2023.
Good morning Bluesky!
SkyPro has given an early Christmas present and I fucked it up especially for you.
The whole damn day yesterday was aurora and I can only upload 60 seconds, so I sped it up even more.
May it bring you slightly more joy than pain.
SkyPro has given an early Christmas present and I fucked it up especially for you.
The whole damn day yesterday was aurora and I can only upload 60 seconds, so I sped it up even more.
May it bring you slightly more joy than pain.
December 24, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Good morning Bluesky!
SkyPro has given an early Christmas present and I fucked it up especially for you.
The whole damn day yesterday was aurora and I can only upload 60 seconds, so I sped it up even more.
May it bring you slightly more joy than pain.
SkyPro has given an early Christmas present and I fucked it up especially for you.
The whole damn day yesterday was aurora and I can only upload 60 seconds, so I sped it up even more.
May it bring you slightly more joy than pain.
Scandinavian countries catch a lot of flak for some of their cuisine.
I will go to the barricades to defend many of their decisions.
Consequently, I was perhaps overconfident that our burnt figs would be appropriately festive.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the box to find a fruit claymore.
I will go to the barricades to defend many of their decisions.
Consequently, I was perhaps overconfident that our burnt figs would be appropriately festive.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the box to find a fruit claymore.
December 23, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Scandinavian countries catch a lot of flak for some of their cuisine.
I will go to the barricades to defend many of their decisions.
Consequently, I was perhaps overconfident that our burnt figs would be appropriately festive.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the box to find a fruit claymore.
I will go to the barricades to defend many of their decisions.
Consequently, I was perhaps overconfident that our burnt figs would be appropriately festive.
Imagine my surprise when I opened the box to find a fruit claymore.
I'm late I'm late I'm late!
Sorry, I've been out taking some photos on the big boy camera so SkyPro has been a bit neglected.
As amazing as it is to say, the aurora in this lapse is a bit washy, but the clear skies gave a beautiful wheel of stars also with some aurora.
I have a timelapse problem.
Sorry, I've been out taking some photos on the big boy camera so SkyPro has been a bit neglected.
As amazing as it is to say, the aurora in this lapse is a bit washy, but the clear skies gave a beautiful wheel of stars also with some aurora.
I have a timelapse problem.
December 23, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I'm late I'm late I'm late!
Sorry, I've been out taking some photos on the big boy camera so SkyPro has been a bit neglected.
As amazing as it is to say, the aurora in this lapse is a bit washy, but the clear skies gave a beautiful wheel of stars also with some aurora.
I have a timelapse problem.
Sorry, I've been out taking some photos on the big boy camera so SkyPro has been a bit neglected.
As amazing as it is to say, the aurora in this lapse is a bit washy, but the clear skies gave a beautiful wheel of stars also with some aurora.
I have a timelapse problem.
I do hope you'll all forgive a certain dramatic slow start to this clip.
Well, forgiveness or not, it's what was recorded, so there.
Fascinating show though, full gamut from delicate dayside into some impressively bright streaks, even with light pollution from the moon!
Well, forgiveness or not, it's what was recorded, so there.
Fascinating show though, full gamut from delicate dayside into some impressively bright streaks, even with light pollution from the moon!
December 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I do hope you'll all forgive a certain dramatic slow start to this clip.
Well, forgiveness or not, it's what was recorded, so there.
Fascinating show though, full gamut from delicate dayside into some impressively bright streaks, even with light pollution from the moon!
Well, forgiveness or not, it's what was recorded, so there.
Fascinating show though, full gamut from delicate dayside into some impressively bright streaks, even with light pollution from the moon!
Well, not every day can be a banger.
At this stage in the solar cycle, while the aurora is theoretically always visible to some degree, the clouds are often the deciding factor.
Today was one of those days.
At this stage in the solar cycle, while the aurora is theoretically always visible to some degree, the clouds are often the deciding factor.
Today was one of those days.
December 19, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Well, not every day can be a banger.
At this stage in the solar cycle, while the aurora is theoretically always visible to some degree, the clouds are often the deciding factor.
Today was one of those days.
At this stage in the solar cycle, while the aurora is theoretically always visible to some degree, the clouds are often the deciding factor.
Today was one of those days.
A very unusual show on SkyPro yesterday. Red Aurora seems to be quite rare, we've only seen it twice in over a year.
SkyPro also isn't usually great at soft red tones, but I think this came out pretty well!
SkyPro also isn't usually great at soft red tones, but I think this came out pretty well!
December 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
A very unusual show on SkyPro yesterday. Red Aurora seems to be quite rare, we've only seen it twice in over a year.
SkyPro also isn't usually great at soft red tones, but I think this came out pretty well!
SkyPro also isn't usually great at soft red tones, but I think this came out pretty well!
Bonus over the past couple days - a couple of meteors that, I assume, burned up in the atmosphere.
December 10, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Bonus over the past couple days - a couple of meteors that, I assume, burned up in the atmosphere.
There was an extremely brief break in the 80 straight hours of Svalbard Egg* around midday yesterday, and, wouldn't you know, Lady Aurora was dancing!
*Egg is our household term for the irritatingly persistent cloud produced by the odd microclimate around Longyearbyen.
*Egg is our household term for the irritatingly persistent cloud produced by the odd microclimate around Longyearbyen.
December 10, 2024 at 6:32 PM
There was an extremely brief break in the 80 straight hours of Svalbard Egg* around midday yesterday, and, wouldn't you know, Lady Aurora was dancing!
*Egg is our household term for the irritatingly persistent cloud produced by the odd microclimate around Longyearbyen.
*Egg is our household term for the irritatingly persistent cloud produced by the odd microclimate around Longyearbyen.
Intellectually, I know I shouldn't be surprised that interactions between Earth's atmosphere and Solar particles are highly variable.
Emotionally, I've been up here for over a year now and every time I see the aurora, it's got new shapes and colours and it's awesome and I fall in love again.
Emotionally, I've been up here for over a year now and every time I see the aurora, it's got new shapes and colours and it's awesome and I fall in love again.
December 6, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Intellectually, I know I shouldn't be surprised that interactions between Earth's atmosphere and Solar particles are highly variable.
Emotionally, I've been up here for over a year now and every time I see the aurora, it's got new shapes and colours and it's awesome and I fall in love again.
Emotionally, I've been up here for over a year now and every time I see the aurora, it's got new shapes and colours and it's awesome and I fall in love again.
Better late than never, I hope!
Clouds for about 17 straight hours finally gave way to clear skies. I had expected SkyPro would have missed the show, being pointed North, but I was pleasantly surprised on review.
Clouds for about 17 straight hours finally gave way to clear skies. I had expected SkyPro would have missed the show, being pointed North, but I was pleasantly surprised on review.
December 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Better late than never, I hope!
Clouds for about 17 straight hours finally gave way to clear skies. I had expected SkyPro would have missed the show, being pointed North, but I was pleasantly surprised on review.
Clouds for about 17 straight hours finally gave way to clear skies. I had expected SkyPro would have missed the show, being pointed North, but I was pleasantly surprised on review.
While cloud rolled over yesterday afternoon, during the 'day' from around 0700 to 1500, the aurora was almost continuously visible otherwise. The odd bright wave but mostly far more diffuse.
Also, a very large number of satellites and/or meteors.
Also, a very large number of satellites and/or meteors.
December 3, 2024 at 5:48 AM
While cloud rolled over yesterday afternoon, during the 'day' from around 0700 to 1500, the aurora was almost continuously visible otherwise. The odd bright wave but mostly far more diffuse.
Also, a very large number of satellites and/or meteors.
Also, a very large number of satellites and/or meteors.
Well, I believe it's reasonable to say that SkyPpro2.0 is currently living up to my expectations.
Fingers crossed for many more of these over the coming weeks!
Fingers crossed for many more of these over the coming weeks!
December 2, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Well, I believe it's reasonable to say that SkyPpro2.0 is currently living up to my expectations.
Fingers crossed for many more of these over the coming weeks!
Fingers crossed for many more of these over the coming weeks!
December 1, 2024 at 8:58 PM