Quick Photography

Hi I'm Laura, a US-based traveler and photographer. This is me at home, gathering greens for my animals (pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and peafowl. A graphic designer by trade, I've been traveling since the early 80s and post images from all over the world and throughout the decades.

I haven't posted recently as I'm heartbroken, I found out a few days ago a week ago, that the handyman, working to get my house rented, while I'm in Central America, has instead robbed me + trashed the house. So, I have to stop what I'm doing here, and return asap to deal with my wrecked house. :(

Superb Starling Dramatically Sunning San Diego Wild Animal Park 2024 A friend of mine works as a docent at the Living Desert in California. She posted a sunning prairie dog looking dead, and it reminded me of this starling. I thought it was injured, as I got closer it stood and flew away. #birds

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language. ~Martin Buber

It's AI, the lighting is perfect, the bird is flawless, not reality based. Hen appears to be a Brabanter teen, Polish chickens have an extra bone bump on their skull to support their crest, which often gives them a swept back or rounded look tho roosters look more like members of a metal band.

Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus Heredia, Costa Rica Rob Crank says: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlackHeads, any bird with Black on its head, the Alt Theme is #Grey, #Gray birds with Gray Feathers on them. #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

Erewan Falls Erawan National Park Kanchanaburi, Thailand 2021 Among the most beautiful waterfalls I've visited. #WaterfallWednesday #waterfalls #erewanfalls #Thailand #photography #nature

Sunrise Tesoro Escondido Bocase del Toro, Panama One of the biggest joys here has been heading down to the beach (~100 paces) and watching the sunrise every morning. Does not disappoint. #TidesOutTuesday #BlueTue #CyanTue #EastCoastKin #WCK #sunrise #glorious #bocasdeltoro #panama #photography

Golden Mantled Howler Monkey Tesoro Escondido Bocas del Toro, Panama #photography #monkey #howlermonkey #wildlifephotography #panama #bocasdeltoro

Golden Mantled Howler Monkey Tesoro Escondido Bocas del Toro, Panama #photography #monkey #howlermonkey #wildlifephotography #panama #bocasdeltoro

The humble turkey Los Angeles, California 2025 #Black&Red #birdoftheday #nature #photography #birds #California #ECK #WestCoastKin #photography

Fiery Billed Araçari San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica "Rob Crank says: Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red, birds with both Black & Red colors on them..." #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #aracari #toucans

Male Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis) With any luck I'll be entering their territory again in mid-May when I head to Colombia. The female, curiously, is green. #tanager #photography #swallowtanager #birds #travel #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #southamerica #colombia

This morning it's raining hard. I got up early and found a dry hammock to read in, then fell asleep. I woke up an hour later to this beauty 'spitting' MY coffee on me from a cup I'd set on the railing. The nerve! :) #keelbilledtoucan #birds #photography #panama #rainbowbilledtoucan #toucan #morning

Sunrise Bocas del Toro, Panama Can't complain. #sunrise #beautiful #panama

Beach Bondfire Paunch Bocas Del Toro, Panama The two kids on the left, Raphael and Matteo, are on a gap year between high school and college. Thy leave here in May and head to Japan for a month. Their home is in Brittany.

Cane Toads Always Look Grumpy L: Bocas del Toro, Panama R: Release Site Sarapiqui, Costa Rica #amphibian #canetoad #herps #photography

TINY Turniptail Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) For size - the table is 1" thick, the cup is abour 4" across The gecko is less that 3" in length #herps #gecko #turniptail #panama #photography

Carolin Reading to Sensio Tesoro Escondido Bocas del Toro, Panama

Eva in a Hammock Tesoro Escondido Bocas del Toro, Panama

My Assistant this Morning Keel-billed or Rainbos-billed Toucan Bocas del Toro, Panama Yes, it's wild, but habituated to humans. It had two accidents several years ago where it broke a wing, a leg, and lost an eye. Lives in the wild, visits for possible food. #toucan #birds #photography #panama

View from my favorite chair Tesoro Escondido Bocas del Toro, Panama

Bocas Del Toro Mural I love this mural! Bocas del Toro, Panama #art #mural #graffiti #panama #bocasdeltoro

Where I am volunteering now Bocas del Toro, Panama

St. Paddy's Day Sunrise Tesoro Escondido Bocas del Toro, Panama

Sunday is #Stunday! Share whatever you find stunning with the hashtag, scroll, and enjoy. Hybrid macaw, beautiful but illegal. Scarlet/Green/Blue & Gold macaw species #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

The Future Looks Bright Interns in Wildlife Conservation Toucan Rescue Ranch, Costa Rica From the US, Argentina, Hong Kong, and the UK Briliant problems solvers and such quick minds! It's been a pleasure sharing a home and various work tasks with this team.

PreColombian Alien? Jade Museum, San Jose Costa Rica Funky alien looking being #art #precolombian #jademuseum #sanjose #costarica #whatisgoingonhere

Pre-Colombian Carving of a dog Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa RIca I just love the stylized design of this carving. #art #precolombian #jademuseum #costarica #sanjose

Jaguar Rescate / Zoave La Garita, Costa Rica Most Rescate animals arrive having been confiscated by the government from illegal captivity situations. As a result, many cannot be released into the wild. Here they give them the best life possible. #jaguar #photography #wildlifephotography #rescate

Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) Rescate / Zoave, Costa Rica Spider monkeys lack a thumb, which allows them to swing freely through the canopy of the rainforest. They're considered critically endangered due to habitat loss, hunting, and the illegal pet trade. #wildife #photography #endangered

Margay (Leopardus wiedii) Rescate / Zoave La Garita, Costa Rica Arboreal, nocturnal wild cats that sleep, raise their young in South/Central American forests. They often sleep in tree hollows, securely on branches, sometimes secured by a single foot. #cat #wildcat #margay #costarica🇨🇷 #photography

Current Status The Emerald Forest San Isidro, Heredia Costa Rica Four of us are leaving in the morning, after several months interning together. It's been a wonderful experience for me — 3 months helping prepare animals for release back into the wild, 3 months caring for baby sloths. What a dream!

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay : a Grey Tinamou, a large, chicken-like ground bird in humid tropical lowlands. Hunted for food and wiped out in many areas. Renowned for their shiny colorful eggs, in turquoise, green, blue, or purple. #🪶 #tinamou #colorfuleggs #costarica #photography

Whimsical Pig Statue Pre-Colombian Art Jade Musuem, San Jose, Costa RIca #pig #whimsy #art #statue #precolombian #art #jademuseum #clay #costarica #sanjose #pillsburydoughboy

Ceremonial Hat Pre-Colombian Art Jade Musuem, San Jose, Costa RIca #quetzalfeathers #headdress #precolombian #art #jademuseum #hat #costarica

A Sloth Maybe? Pre-Colombian Art Jade Museum, San Jose Costa Rica #precolombianart #sloth #bowl #ceramics #costarica #jademuseum

Aninga in La Fortuna, Costa Rica #BirdOfTheDay #WingsOpenNotFlying #Black&White #feathers #anhinga #lafortuna #costarica #dryingwings #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #ThePhotoHour #nature #waterbird #naturephotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

‪ It's #WoodpeckerWednesday! This is the Hoffmann's woodpecker of central Costa Rica, I have better footage of this pair but it's video and I can't seem to post videos here. #Nature #Photography #Birds #CostaricanBirding #Heredia #SanIsidro #hoffmannswoodpecker #longshot

Gray-headed Chachalaca Sunning Bogarins Sloth Walk La Fortuna, Costa Rica #sunning #chachalaca #lafortuna #bird #photography #wildlifephotography #bogarin #bogarinslothwalk

Sleeping two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Northern two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from Central and South America. #sloth #twotoed #choloepushoffmanni #costarica #sleeping #photography

Jade Vine with otherworldly glowing, blue-green flowers (Strongylodon macrobotrys) A striking vine native to the Philippines This one in San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica #plantoftheday #gardening #photography #plantphotography #unusual

White Throated Magpie Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) A large Central American species of magpie-jay, and a striking member of the #Corvidae family with a very long tail. #birdoftheday #birds #photography #birdphotography #BirdWatching #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Boatbilled Heron Cochlearius cochlearius My bird of the day. A stunning but atypical night heron with big dark eyes, that spends its days in the shadows being inconspicuous. #birdoftheday #birds #photography #birdphotography #BirdWatching #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

American Pygmy Kingfisher La Fortuna, Costa Rica #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles. #birds #costarica #BirdPhotography #photography #americanpygmykingfisher

Cutest Little House La Fortuna, Costa Rica Mostly windows and planting, this little house is adorable. There's a private space in the back that's likely a bedroom (didn't want to be TOO nosy). Set back from the main road, easy to overlook, charming! #house #tiny #lush #windows #lafortuna #costarica

Another Red-eyed Green Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) Papa's Place La Fortuna, Costa Rica We were lucky to see so many of these beauties tonight in La Fortuna, including this one with bug eyes! #redeyedtreefrog #photography #amphibian #lafortuna #costarica #agalychniscallidryas #papasplace #herps

Floating down the Peñas Blancas La Fortuna, Costa Rica What a gorgeous stretch of river! #floating #penasblancas #lush #relaxing #lafortuna #costarica #photography #green #lush #beautiful

Great Egret or Great White Heron (Ardea alba) Caño Negro, Costa Rica Common but elegant. #birds #heron #egret #canonegro #ardeaalba #greategret #costarica🇨🇷 #elegant #riofrio #greatwhiteheron #photography

American Pygmy Kingfisher with Fish (Chloroceryle aenea) La Fortuna, Costa Rica Never seen a kingfisher catch a fish, barely saw this one dive it was so quick. Got lucky when it landed for a second before taking off with its meal. #kingfisher #birds #lafortuna #americanpygmykingfisher #photography