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Cyclist, foodie, band member, vintage furniture lover and product designer. Doing at the nexus of simplicity and sustainability to craft meaningful ideas that endure. I sometimes make random things with friends.

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  • Video by @PaulNicklen // In Katmai National Park and Preserve last month, our @Sea_Legacy team entered grizzly territory with humility and respect - and were rewarded with the opportunity to witness the intimate and remarkable behaviour of a mother and her young cub. We watched in silent amazement as this little family's day to day life unfolded, safe from the dangers of human intervention in the precious, protected area. #FollowMe at @PaulNicklen for more amazing encounters with wildlife from around the world. #Wildlife #Bear #Cub #NatureLover #Nature
  • Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - Working with the ecologists, catching all manner of flying machines here in the Cairngorm National Park, Scotland - this beauty is a Golden Ringed Dragonfly that we encountered when out and about on the hills here. It is unmistakable due to its black and yellow colouring and its slightly down-curved abdomen. Though its seems much bigger in flight the insect is only 8cm long and has a wingspan of around 10cm. Unlike other dragonflies it is often seen far away from standing water. It travels long distances to forage and can even be seen at the tops of Munros; for example Mount Keen (939m) here in the Cairngorms, on warm days. It breeds in shallow peat runnels or seepages as well as lochs with exposed peaty muddy edges or even slow flowing burns and rivers. The female has a unique egg laying style. Most dragonflies either lay their eggs on floating vegetation or flick their eggs on top of the surface of the water, but the female of this beauty hovers vertically and uses the pointed end of her abdomen to stab down into the soft peat, or mud, and releases an egg each time, looking rather like the needle on a sewing machine going up and down. Usually the dry rustle of her wings against the vegetation is a clue to this behaviour happening #cairngormsnationalpark #conserving #wildfire #scotland #wildlife #dragonflies - to see more, follow me here @natgeo @chancellordavid @thephotosociety @everydayextinction
  • photo by: @renaeffendiphoto // Captured #withGalaxy S9+ produced with @samsungmobileusa using Pro Mode f 1.5 (full view) ISO 400 // Swipe - Every morning at sunrise and if the weather permits, groups of tourists fly over Goreme town of Cappadocia in Turkey. Hundreds of hot air balloons sprinkle the sky gliding over the town's 'fairy chimney' rock formations, churches and historic cave dwellings. In its early history, Cappadocia has been continuously caught in the middle of the rivaling Greek and Persian empires. As many conflicts erupted in the region, the locals retreated into the tunnels that they had carved out of rocks to escape the wars. The hot air balloon journey in the sky takes about an hour flying over an incredible natural landscape of the Goreme National Park, which is a UNESCO World heritage site.
  • Photo by @pedromcbride // A hungry lioness plunges across a river in a desperate attempt to steal a kill from a group of wild dogs. The dogs fended her off but ultimately, her hunger and tenacity won her some food. To see more wild places follow @pedrombride. #botswana #okavangodelta #lion #swim #nature #gratitude #petemcbride #travel #wildlife
  • Photograph by @CristinaMittermeier // The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo remains steadfast in opening up parts of Virunga and Salonga National Parks, two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, for oil exploration and drilling. Virunga, Africa’s oldest national park, is one of the world’s most biologically diverse areas and is home to over half of the global population of critically endangered mountain gorillas. Similar in merit, Salonga protects several endemic endangered species and covers a significant part of the Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest rainforest after the Amazon. Allowing drilling in these parks produces nothing positive; large amounts of carbon dioxide will be released into the atmosphere; biodiversity in the area will be lost; endangered species will be put at significant risk; the livelihoods of thousands of traditional farmers and fishermen who rely on unpolluted lands and water will be in peril. #FollowMe at @CristinaMittermeier or more photography that helps mend the plight of our planet by sparking dialogues on conservation. #Wildlife #Endangered #Conservation #Gorilla #Oil #Nature
  • Photo by @edkashi. A boy washes his horse in the waters of the Nile River in Egypt on Aug. 27, 1992. #fromthearchives #edkashi #water #nileriver #egypt #horizon @natgeo #natgeo
  • Photo by @BrianSkerry A Southern Right Whale swims over the sandy sea floor in New Zealand's Auckland Islands (sub Antarctic). Their cousins, the North Atlantic Right Whales, are the most endangered whale on Earth and though the Southern Rights are also endangered, their populations have increased better (since the whaling days) due to the fact they they live further away from industrialization and are less likely to be hit by ships or entangled in fishing gear. Photographed #onassignment for @natgeo. To see more photos of ocean wildlife follow @BrianSkerry #whales #rightwhales #nz #endangeredspecies
  • Photo by @ivankphoto | Protesters marched under a giant American flag as an estimated 15,000 people made their way from MacArthur Park to Grand Park during a May Day rally in Los Angeles, on May 1, 2017. This is the cover of the Latin American edition and was shot #onassignment for @natgeo with @kchete77. Karla and Ivan’s photos were published in the July 2018 issue in the feature: “How Latinos Are Shaping America’s Future.” Please check the link in my profile (@ivankphoto) to see the feature.
  • By @drewtrush // I spent three weeks in June working with the National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) watching the wildlife of Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in eastern Alaska. It’s a truly incredible, road- and trail-less ecosystem shaped by predators like grizzly bears and wolves. Follow along with with @drewtrush to see more and click the link in his bio to learn more about the incredible landscape of Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
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