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Biogeographer. Digital nomad. Climate campaigner. Bourdainophile. Image maker at ©alexstrachan.net. Working on unfinished busyness. "I regret that I had but one Twitter account to sacrifice for my principles." On a bluesky day, you can see forever.
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The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision… Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter. If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.

Won't stop FDR from turning over in his grave, tho'. @marymcnamara.bsky.social

#AnthonyBourdain in southern Italy 🇮🇹, "the Heel of the Boot," in #Puglia & the hilltop town of #Bernalda for a sitdown meal with #FrancisCoppola for #CNN's Parts Unknown in 2017. The food & company were good, and the wine fine 🍇🍷 Today’s post at alexstrachan.net: www.alexstrachan.net/dispatches/5...

Dusk at the waterhole. Etosha National Park, Namibia #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #namibia 🇳🇦 #etosha #saturday #weekend #elephant 🐘 #giraffe 🦒 #nature #naturephotography #scapesphotography #landscape #dusk #sunset #africanwildlife

Desert cat, searching for something. Caracal (Caracal caracal) Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary, Namibia 🇳🇦 Have a good weekend! #fridayvibes #weekend #caracalcaracal #caracal #naankuse #namibia #wildlifephotography #photographersofbluesky #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #cats #photography

'If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times — stay together!' #ostriches (struthio camelus) #EtoshaNationalPark, #Namibia 🇳🇦 #thursdayvibes #thursdaythrowback #ostriches #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #photography #parenthood #family #parenting

Have been an admirer of #BethanMcKernan's reporting on #Israel 🇮🇱 & #Gaza 🇵🇸 for a while now. This letter from #Jerusalem, posted just now on @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com site is a must-read IMO www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @marymcnamara.bsky.social #guardian

'Don't mess with me.' African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania 🇹🇿 #africanbuffalo #buffalo #ngorongorocrater #climate #ngorongoroconservationarea #tanzania #wildlifephotography #nature #naturelovers #photographersofbluesky #wildlife #photography #conservation #wednesday

Portrait of Africa. #africa #portrait #landscapes #photography #monday #dawn #sunrise #landscapephotography #nature #trees #cloudscape #naturephotography #scapephotograpy #namibia 🇳🇦 #etosha #clouds

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias). #herons #saturday #birds #outdoors #urban #nature

Morning heron. #herons #lostlagoon #stanleypark #vancouver #wildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #spring #may #nature #naturephotography #Canadianbirds 🇨🇦 #saturdaymorning #memorialday #weekend

The morning rut. Etosha National Park, Namibia 🇳🇦 #friday #weekend #springbok #africanwildlife #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #photographersofbluesky #etosha #antelope @namibia.bsky.social @cheetah.org @conservnamibia.bsky.social #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photography #IUCN

Memories of Okonjima. Okonjima Nature Reserve - Home of AfriCat #okonjima #weekend #Namibia 🇳🇦 #leopards 🐆 #bigcats #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #naturephotography #IUCN #nature #photographersofbluesky #photographersofinstagram #photography @namibia.bsky.social #wednesday #leopard

My favourite of the big cats. Am I wrong? This was taken wild btw, in #Namibia's 🇳🇦 Okonjima Nature Reserve. #namibia 🇳🇦 #bigcats #wildlifephotography #landscapes #photography #wildlife #okonjima #nature #naturelovers #leopard 🐆 #photographersofbluesky #africanwildlife #cats @marymcnamara.bsky.social

Good morning! Heron fever. #mondaymorning #herons #lostlagoon #stanleypark #vancouver #bird #birdphotography #nature #urbannature #naturephotography #photography #canadabirds 🇨🇦 #iphone #wildlifephotography

'I got my eyes on you... ' #thursday #canadageese 🇨🇦 #May2025 #springvibes #springtime #birds #birdphotography #lostlagoon #stanleypark #vancouver #photographersofbluesky #thursdayvibes #thursdaythrowback #family #parenthood #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography