My Sight

In the always wet Seronera Valley, a red-billed oxpecker looks for snacks on the back of a hippopotamus in the Seronera River. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. <b> ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com</b>

2019.06.07.3344 Oxpecker on a Hippo POD

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A lazy leopard in the Seronera Valley region of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. This one is awake and has its eye on me. Leopards sleep in the day and ambush their prey at night. (I am not a fan of these nighttime ambushers. The cheetah is my kind of big cat.) <b> ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com</b>

2019.06.07.3261 Seronera Leopard POD

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Kids are the same everywhere: Lion cubs at play in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. <b> c.2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com</b>

2019.06.07.3169 Play Fighting POD

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Jonard, the owner of Marera Village Gallery near Karatu, Tanzania, sold me these Maasai-inspired crosses after much good-natured dickering. What a nice guy. <b> ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com</b>

2019.06.04.2860 Karatu I POD

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Tree swallow at high noon at Greenfield commercial center in Botetourt County, Va. <b> ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com</b>

April 4, 2019
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Eagles are dexterous acrobats to be sure, but they don’t <i> always </i> hit their mark. <b> 2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com</b>
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An eastern bluebird along the Cherry Blossom Trail at Greenfield in Botetourt County. <b> ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com</b>
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