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Joshua Hallas (Toad Photography)
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Evolutionary biologist | educator | musician | photographer --> prints available.

FLICKR: https://www.flickr.com/people/193231243@N04/

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Joshua Hallas (Toad Photography) @toad-photography.bsky.social · Jan 22
I have turned my passion of asking questions into a career as a research scientist and educator. I am now learning a new way to share my passion for nature through photography.

#photography #landscape #wildlife #music
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Needles Sunset | Canyonlands National Park | Sept 2025

#nationalparks #sunset #dramatic #BlueSkyArtShow #clouds #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #silhouette
January 31, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Taricha rivularis (red-bellied newt) | Jan 2026

A species of special concern whose range is restricted to the costal mountains of northrrn CA. More research is needed.

#wildlifephotography #wildlife #herpetology #salamander #amphibian #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Latourell Falls | Columbia River Gorge | Sept 2024

#WaterfallWednesday #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDramatic #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
January 29, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Crystal Lake | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve | June 2024

#BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #alaska #nationalpark #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Chisos | Big Bend National Park | April 2023

I lost all my raw files grom my photography trips. Big Bend was a big loss for me.

#stunday #nationalpark #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
January 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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The Castle | Capital Reef National Park | Sept 2025

Always torn between BW and color. Friends really like the color one though so I'd thought I'd share it too.

#stunday #Nationalparks #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Winter's Chill | Yosemite National Park | Jan 2023

#nationalpark #cold #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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The Castle | Capital Reef National Park | Sept 2025

#scape #BWFri #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome #utah #nationalparks
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Few things make me happier than continuing to work on amphibian genetics and conservation. Newts are amazing animals that we still know little about.

#salamander #herp #herpetology #conservation #newt
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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Park Ave Shadow | Arches National Park | Sept 2025

#nationalpark #RockinTuesday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Fall Storm | Bryce Canyon National Park | Sept 2025

I prefer BW photos, but you just can't do those for landscape photos of Utah

#stunday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #nationalpark
January 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Shoreline | Biscayne National Park | Jan 2026

#scape #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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The Boardwalk | Biscayne National Park | Jan 2026

#PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #nationalparks #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Great Basin collared lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores) | Zion National Park | Sept 2025

#wildlifephotography #wildlife #herpetology #salamander #amphibian #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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New Perspective | Yosemite National Park | Jan 2025

#stunday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome #nationalpark
January 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | Everglades National Park | June 2025

#stunday #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome #wildlifephotography #wildlife #herpetology #nationalparks
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Thermal pool | Yellowstone National Park | Sept 2023

#BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #nationalparks #vibrant
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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A Dying Lake | Death Valley National Park | Dec 2025

#PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
January 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Death Tree | Death Valley National Park | Dec 2025

#scape #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Taricha torosa were out due to the Christmas storms hitting California.

#herpetology #amphibians #conservation #salamanders
December 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Panamint Reflection | Death Valley National Park | Dec 2025

A rare reflection of the Panamint Range in Lake Manly at Badwater Basin.

#PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome
December 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Co-author on a cool paper that just came out about invasive nutria population genetics.

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#populationgenetics #invasivespecies #genetics
Population Genomic Insights Into Recent Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Invasion Dynamics
Nutria (Myocastor coypus) are semi-aquatic rodents native to South America, introduced to the USA for fur farming during the early twentieth century. This species' herbivory can cause extensive damag....
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December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Braided River | Lake Clark National Park and Preserve | June 2024

#BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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East of Chokosna Lake | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve | May 2025

#scape #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BlackandWhitePhotography #ClassicMono #monochrome #nationalparks
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Crocodylus acutus | Everglades National Park | May 2025

On the brink of extinction, a population of american crocs were found in the nuclear power plant canals.

#wildlifephotography #herpetology #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ArtYear #MacroPhotography #macromonday
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM