Close-up of a calico cat with green eyes, black, white, and orange fur, lying down and looking at the camera.

Animals

Welcome to my Animals Page!

When I graduated from college some years ago, I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Ecology. I said that I wanted to work with wildlife and then COVID hit and that went out the window. I also wasn’t really feeling the Ecology/Zoology field. The only jobs that were really hiring were ones to do with conservation and I am not a conservation kinda girl. Taking those courses in school made me feel like I was playing god. I wanted life to teach me about itself on its own terms so I thought about wildlife photogaphy. However! I do not like dealing with the mechanics of a camera. I can play around with Adobe programs all day, but I don’t want deal with the rules and artistic world of photography! I just wanna take pictures when I want and post them because I think they look good.

So that’s exactly what you’re gonna get on this page. Pictures of animals I’ve seen. Like I said though, don’t expect crazy majestic photos. Most of the time I only have my wonky iphone with me and occasionally my camera. And yes, that’s my cat on the left.

So whoever ends up here please do enjoy;)

Disclaimer: Do not pick up or feed wild animals. Do not try to pet a buffalo because it looks cute and fluffy. It could kill you. Do not try to pet and feed a stray cat that looks raggedy and dirty. It will get cozy in your home and then you’ve unintentionally become a cat parent.

Choose your battles wisely.

Shortcuts

As much as I’d like to force people to keep scrolling endlessly through this page of animals, I won’t do that. Here are the shortcuts to the different sections of this page.

Furry Companions

A black dog with brown and white markings lying on a round, sunflower-patterned pillow in a sunlit room.

My sister’s dog getting his energy sucked out by a Skeksis.

Glass vase with plants on a wooden rack, placed on a woven table with chairs in the background.

My cat looking a little foolish with her big head and cute face.

North American Animals

These are animals I encountered on the land mass called North America (if any of you have heard of it). A truly beautiful chunk of land it is. You’ll see sum stick buggos in this amazingly long list. I have no idea where they’re native to and I know the worker at the museum told me, but I can’t remember nor do I feel like turning to google for answers. They look cool though so enjoy!

A bighorn sheep with curled horns standing on a sloped dirt terrain surrounded by green shrubs and trees.

A sheep

A snail on a dirt path with small rocks, twigs, and pine needles.

A snail 😍

A small mouse in green grass with various plant blades and a dirt clump nearby.

A tiny baby mouse ❤️

A fox walking on a dirt path beside tall grass and wildflowers on a sunny day.

A little island fox

Person holding a large insect or arthropod, possibly a stone centipede, in a black sleeve in an indoor setting with children and shelves in the background.

A stickbug

A small squirrel with brown and gray fur is sitting on mossy ground among green leaves and twigs, holding something in its paws.

A squirrel

Small squirrel on gravel ground near a large rock with some green plants growing beside it.

Another type of squirrel

A young deer standing in a forest, reaching up to nibble leaves from a tree branch amidst green foliage and tall trees.

A deer

Close-up of a black salamander with orange markings on a wooden plank.

A newt

Close-up of a person holding a large yellowish-green insect with long antennae and spiny legs, wearing a black glove.

Another stickbug

A bird standing on a sandy beach with ocean waves in the background and a blue sky with clouds.

A cormorant (?)

A woolly bear pillar

Elk resting on snow-covered ground near a fence with pine trees in the background.

Some elk

A duck swimming in a pond surrounded by tall grasses.

A muskrat

Pacific Island Animals

I say Pacific Islands, but all these photos are only from New Zealand. I wish I got a better picture of the Fantails because they were so gosh darn adorable. The way they’d fly around me was the prettiest/cutest thing ever. They made me feel special ( ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ ). Anyway, I plan to visit as many Pacific Islands as possible one day. That’s right I got my eye(s) on all of you tiny little islands (⊙_⊙).

Three guinea fowl walking on green grass in front of a white picket fence with tall trees and blue sky in the background.

Some Takahes

A small hedgehog on grass near a low concrete curb, with a plant and patches of green grass in the background.

A Hedgehog

A black bird with a bright red beak swimming in a body of water surrounded by floating fallen leaves.

A Pukeko

A colorful male pheasant stands on a grassy lawn with green bushes and trees in the background, and the date '06 22 2019' is in the bottom right corner.

A pheasant (?)

Penguins on a sandy beach near the ocean, one standing on the sand and the other walking.

Yellow-Eyed Penguins

A bird flying through a cloudy sky.

A flying Albatross

A close-up photograph of a brown horse with a dark mane, taken at night with orange lighting, showing the horse's head and a portion of its neck.

A very blurry Blue Penguin

Seals lying on the beach with a flock of seagulls nearby.

Lazy Sea Lions

African Animals

Okay this section is going to be pretty sad especially with all the cool animals in Africa. I really would love to see a kudu because they look like some Hayao Miyazaki forest spirits. I know I’ll see one one day and get to visit more countries on mainland Africa, but it’s a pretty far continent! For now here’s a picture of a toad from Cape Verde:)

A person's hand holding a camouflaged frog with brown and black markings against a dark background.

European Animals

I don’t think I’ve seen any animals endemic to European countries so far. I haven’t visited much of Europe either though so that could be a good reason for that. I’d like to visit Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Macedonia at some point. Romania because I feel people forget that they speak a romance language. Bulgaria because of the Vampire Diaries. Turkey because their food is to die for and they have such ancient history. Macedonia because it sounds like macadamia nut which I love.

Two calves resting on a grassy field with rolling hills and cloudy sky in the background.

Some Irish cows

A black cat sitting on a wooden fence post next to a barbed wire fence, surrounded by tall green grass and bushes, with a wide grassy field in the background.

An Irish black cat

Asian Animals

I’m going to include animals from east and southeast Asia here. I dream of one day seeing some blue-spotted mudskippers. The photo of the elephant was taken at a sanctuary that doesn’t allow elephant riding or any of that bs. I liked that they actually prioritized the elephant’s well-being so all we did was feed them and wash them in mud. Elephant hairs are really thick and a little gross when caked in mud…

A small gecko with a patterned tail is perched on a person's hand near their wrist, with the person's skin and a red, white, and black braided bracelet visible.

A Gecko

A monkey standing on a dirt path surrounded by green grass and bushes, under a tree with leafy branches.

A monkey

An elephant standing on the ground in a lush, green environment, with a person partially visible behind it.

An Asian Elephant

A snail with a brown striped shell on a damp, brown stone sidewalk at night.

A snail the size of my hand