Pretty Bad Dad Photography
@prettybaddad.com
Sometimes I click a thing and amateur photography emerges.
It's probably witchcraft.
(All photos mine, except for reposts. Those, I wish were mine. A lot of you photographers are incredibly talented and know what you're doing. Stop that. It's annoying.)
It's probably witchcraft.
(All photos mine, except for reposts. Those, I wish were mine. A lot of you photographers are incredibly talented and know what you're doing. Stop that. It's annoying.)
Pinned
I wonder if he just sits there thinking, over and over again, "Damn straight. I'm an eagle."
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #eagle
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #eagle
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I wonder if he just sits there thinking, over and over again, "Damn straight. I'm an eagle."
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #eagle
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #eagle
I don't often post photos from zoos, but since an Uber to Africa (home of the Bue-Bellied Roller) would be comically expensive, and because this a pretty bird, here we are. No Uber required.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #africa
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #africa
January 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I don't often post photos from zoos, but since an Uber to Africa (home of the Bue-Bellied Roller) would be comically expensive, and because this a pretty bird, here we are. No Uber required.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #africa
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #africa
An out-of-towner making a brief stop for some tai chi during her layover.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #swan
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #swan
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
An out-of-towner making a brief stop for some tai chi during her layover.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #swan
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #kansas #bird #naturephotography #swan
Cheetahs are obviously oversized stuffed animals, and I fully expect they would let me come right up and hug them.
#cheetah @kansascityzoo.bsky.social #photography #animalphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
#cheetah @kansascityzoo.bsky.social #photography #animalphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Cheetahs are obviously oversized stuffed animals, and I fully expect they would let me come right up and hug them.
#cheetah @kansascityzoo.bsky.social #photography #animalphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
#cheetah @kansascityzoo.bsky.social #photography #animalphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
Merry 2026!
He doesn't have to be smiling at me, but I prefer to start the new year believing the ursids in Canada are happier and nicer than the ones in the lower 48.
#bear #canada #ontario #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography
He doesn't have to be smiling at me, but I prefer to start the new year believing the ursids in Canada are happier and nicer than the ones in the lower 48.
#bear #canada #ontario #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Merry 2026!
He doesn't have to be smiling at me, but I prefer to start the new year believing the ursids in Canada are happier and nicer than the ones in the lower 48.
#bear #canada #ontario #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography
He doesn't have to be smiling at me, but I prefer to start the new year believing the ursids in Canada are happier and nicer than the ones in the lower 48.
#bear #canada #ontario #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography
"Blow, wind! come, wrack!
At least we’ll die with harness on our back."
Macbeth reads both better and sillier with snow geese.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #bird #naturephotography
At least we’ll die with harness on our back."
Macbeth reads both better and sillier with snow geese.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #bird #naturephotography
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"Blow, wind! come, wrack!
At least we’ll die with harness on our back."
Macbeth reads both better and sillier with snow geese.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #bird #naturephotography
At least we’ll die with harness on our back."
Macbeth reads both better and sillier with snow geese.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #bird #naturephotography
Here's an ancient photo from 2017 I just came across. I was testing my new EF 70-200 lens with a Canon 7D MK II.
The fence has long been upgraded and she's now nearing the end, but she's still a very sweet girl.
#dog #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #dogs #GreatDane #canon
The fence has long been upgraded and she's now nearing the end, but she's still a very sweet girl.
#dog #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #dogs #GreatDane #canon
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here's an ancient photo from 2017 I just came across. I was testing my new EF 70-200 lens with a Canon 7D MK II.
The fence has long been upgraded and she's now nearing the end, but she's still a very sweet girl.
#dog #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #dogs #GreatDane #canon
The fence has long been upgraded and she's now nearing the end, but she's still a very sweet girl.
#dog #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #dogs #GreatDane #canon
A trumpeter swan by way of Looney Tunes.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
December 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A trumpeter swan by way of Looney Tunes.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
I went to shoot some eagles and ended up with a belted kingfisher. (I also got a few eagles, but it might hurt their feelings if they find out I don't find them as interesting.)
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
December 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I went to shoot some eagles and ended up with a belted kingfisher. (I also got a few eagles, but it might hurt their feelings if they find out I don't find them as interesting.)
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #missouri #canon #bird #naturephotography #canonphotography
Leucy is still here after all these months. The true miracle of the season is that she hasn't been taken.
Maybe our neighborhood owls and foxes swipe left on pale princesses.
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife
Maybe our neighborhood owls and foxes swipe left on pale princesses.
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Leucy is still here after all these months. The true miracle of the season is that she hasn't been taken.
Maybe our neighborhood owls and foxes swipe left on pale princesses.
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife
Maybe our neighborhood owls and foxes swipe left on pale princesses.
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife
Does my wife give me the same look when I get chatty about a new hobby?
No comment.
#wildlife #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #kansas #photography
No comment.
#wildlife #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #kansas #photography
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Does my wife give me the same look when I get chatty about a new hobby?
No comment.
#wildlife #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #kansas #photography
No comment.
#wildlife #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #kansas #photography
Just one more. He's just so cute.
#sqrlpix #nebraska #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography @unlincoln.bsky.social
#sqrlpix #nebraska #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography @unlincoln.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just one more. He's just so cute.
#sqrlpix #nebraska #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography @unlincoln.bsky.social
#sqrlpix #nebraska #squirrel #squirrels #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography @unlincoln.bsky.social
I've posted about the leucistic squirrel hanging out in our front yard, but just yesterday I met Leucy's mirror universe twin, Melanie. Melanie is a melanistic fox squirrel.
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I've posted about the leucistic squirrel hanging out in our front yard, but just yesterday I met Leucy's mirror universe twin, Melanie. Melanie is a melanistic fox squirrel.
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography
#sqrlpix #kansas #squirrel #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photography #wildlife #canon #canonphotography
Just a coupla turkey vultures and their horaltic poses.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #bird#naturephotography #canonphotography #turkeyvulture
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #bird#naturephotography #canonphotography #turkeyvulture
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just a coupla turkey vultures and their horaltic poses.
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #bird#naturephotography #canonphotography #turkeyvulture
#birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #bird#naturephotography #canonphotography #turkeyvulture
Every time I approach a gal and start talking, she just laughs. Be honest... do I have something in my teeth?
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #buffalo #naturephotography #canonphotography
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #buffalo #naturephotography #canonphotography
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Every time I approach a gal and start talking, she just laughs. Be honest... do I have something in my teeth?
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #buffalo #naturephotography #canonphotography
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon #buffalo #naturephotography #canonphotography
This Gandalf did not want to let me pass.
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon
October 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This Gandalf did not want to let me pass.
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon
#bison #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #maxwellwildliferefuge #nature #kansas #canon
For @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social, who may be the first person I've met openly enthusiastic about turkey vultures. (Which, to be fair, catch 'em in the right light...)
#bird #birds #kansas #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
#bird #birds #kansas #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
October 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For @kelseyelagunas.bsky.social, who may be the first person I've met openly enthusiastic about turkey vultures. (Which, to be fair, catch 'em in the right light...)
#bird #birds #kansas #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
#bird #birds #kansas #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
I want to like this image of a turkey vulture more than I do, but since he was incredibly skittish, this was all I could reasonably get from him in flight.
#bird #birds #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
#bird #birds #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I want to like this image of a turkey vulture more than I do, but since he was incredibly skittish, this was all I could reasonably get from him in flight.
#bird #birds #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
#bird #birds #turkeyvulture #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
Speaking of grasshoppers...
#grasshopper #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
#grasshopper #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
October 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Speaking of grasshoppers...
#grasshopper #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
#grasshopper #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
Moody grasshopper.
#grasshopper #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
#grasshopper #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
October 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It's become abundantly clear I don't what I'm doing with a macro lens just yet, but I do enjoy some of the results.
#prayingmantis #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
#prayingmantis #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It's become abundantly clear I don't what I'm doing with a macro lens just yet, but I do enjoy some of the results.
#prayingmantis #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
#prayingmantis #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects
A saffron finch laying a little groundwork.
#bird #birds #finch #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
#bird #birds #finch #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
October 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A saffron finch laying a little groundwork.
#bird #birds #finch #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
#bird #birds #finch #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
Here's the national bird of Uganda.
He wasn't, exactly, IN Uganda when I found him, but that doesn't make him any less deserving of the title.
#bird #birds #crane #uganda #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
He wasn't, exactly, IN Uganda when I found him, but that doesn't make him any less deserving of the title.
#bird #birds #crane #uganda #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
October 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Here's the national bird of Uganda.
He wasn't, exactly, IN Uganda when I found him, but that doesn't make him any less deserving of the title.
#bird #birds #crane #uganda #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
He wasn't, exactly, IN Uganda when I found him, but that doesn't make him any less deserving of the title.
#bird #birds #crane #uganda #nature #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography
Why, hello there.
#spider #arachnaphobia #kansas #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #nature #canonphotography #canon #spiders
#spider #arachnaphobia #kansas #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #nature #canonphotography #canon #spiders
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Haven't had a lot of time for shooting, but I was at the local RenFest and spied a Common Buckeye and a Painted Lady. (Insects, not people. Just to clarify.)
#butterfly #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects #butterflies
#butterfly #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects #butterflies
September 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Haven't had a lot of time for shooting, but I was at the local RenFest and spied a Common Buckeye and a Painted Lady. (Insects, not people. Just to clarify.)
#butterfly #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects #butterflies
#butterfly #kansas #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #canon #canonphotography #insects #butterflies