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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Rainy days are great for zoo photography.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's still summer, by golly! Until equinox, I enjoy every moment of my favorite season.

A green frog sitting in a pond covered with duckweed.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thanks to those who post sunsets and flowers. We need to keep seeing the beauty. Here's a contribution. I do zoo photography.

A plains zebra eats at a feeder. Lehigh Valley Zoo, Pennsylvania.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Welcome home! The couch is near the front door.

A black cat on the back of a black couch.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When a miniature Highland cow stands close to the fence, just photograph the nose! I volunteer at two zoos. There's a common saying, "Boop the snoot!"

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Here's a newcomer to the zoo where I volunteer as a photographer. His name is Einstein and he's six months old. I thought you might appreciate a smile today.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Good morning! How's *your* breakfast?

The face of an alpaca named Havoc, munching some hay.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A red ruffed lemur contemplates her food near a window.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A hungry tawny on a beam.

Not an owl, but a tawny frogmouth. Native to Australia, these birds are related to the whippoorwill. They just have an owl-like appearance.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The way she parts her hair.

The siamang is the largest of the 14 species of gibbon. I saw this beautiful lady at the Cape May County Zoo, in New Jersey.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Would you enjoy holding a hedgehog?

An education specialist at the zoo holds a hedgehog in gloved hands.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Today, someone might need to see a photo of Luani, the North American river otter, playing with a Kong.

A North American river otter floating on his back in his pool at the zoo, while playing with a Kong chew toy.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Ostrich? I don't see an ostrich.

The beak of an ostrich who appears to be hiding behind a post. Only the beak is visible.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

There's nothing like a good snack.

A North American river otter bites down on a fish that a zookeeper threw to him. He had to make his way across the ice to get it. Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We're in need of some uplifting posts. How about a nine-banded armadillo, partly buried in litter? It looks cozy!

A nine-banded armadillo in a zoo, sleeping in a habitat that includes a floor of deep litter. It's a cold day outside, and though the animal is indoors, it's staying warm by spending the afternoon partially in litter.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Olive, the alpaca cria, stands between her brothers. She's not there for protection; she wants to eat the hay stuck in their fur!

A completely black juvenile alpaca. They are rare!

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

A diptych of a common eland calf, with his father, for comparison. The calf was born about six weeks ago, at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, in Pennsylvania.

A common eland calf, about six weeks old, next to a photo of the calf's father. Dad weighs about 1,500 pounds.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The pancake tortoise is thought to be the fastest tortoise on earth. To avoid predators, they can slip quickly under rocks and climb nearly-vertical surfaces.

Side view of a pancake tortoise, native to Africa.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Let me help you with that.

Opus, a male white-faced saki monkey, grooms his girlfriend, Lexie. The couple have had two children at the zoo. The species is "sexually dimorphic," meaning that boys and girls look different.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Chickens have their own styles of beauty.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

A veterinary technician helps a bearded dragon to wave goodbye to people in the observation window, following a procedure.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Soaking up some springtime sun.

A red ruffed lemur in a Pennsylvania zoo sits outdoors with his head back. This species is critically endangered. Zoos are helping to conserve them.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I met Tonks this weekend as part of an animal encounter at the zoo.

A striped skunk emerges from under a plastic stool.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Sometimes, the beauty is in the details.

The furry ears, and part of the mane, of a zebra. The image shows the textures.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

They've named him David. He's a common eland calf. His horns are already starting to grow.

A baby common eland stands in front of his father at the zoo.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

A father and his two sons. Dad is on the lower left. The kids look like Mom.

A collage showing three alpacas at a Pennsylvania zoo.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

A ball python in the education wing. One of the educators smiles at the photographer (me) and the snake.

A ball python in the education wing of the zoo. The python is curled around a stand that was built to help people view the snake. A woman from the education staff watches in the background. Ball pythons are named for the way they curl up in a ball when frightened.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I follow a few wolf accounts, and some of them have started following me back. So, here's a Mexican gray wolf from my photo archives. It's just pulled a fish from the pond.

A Mexican gray wolf with a fish in its mouth. Water droplets are flying, as the wolf has just had its face in the pond.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Moose, the bobcat at Elmwood Park Zoo, says hello!

A bobcat cleaning his back foot makes eye contact with the camera.

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John @nikonjohn.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Not all hoarders are human!

A woodrat, commonly called a packrat, un its zoo habitat.

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