Author: Mihaela Limberea

Favorite Photos: January 2023

  1. Favorite Photos: January 2023
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Close up of two Kangaroo Island kangaroos holding paws
Kangaroo Island kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus) 

Since I was in Australia, my favorite photos are all from Australia this month. Starting with this mother-and-daughter pair of Kangaroo Island kangaroos.

The KI kangaroo is a sub-species of the Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus). They’re pretty different from the Western Grey kangaroos because of the long period of isolation from mainland Australia. They’re shorter and darker and much cuter if you ask me!

Portrait of a Kangaroo Island kangaroo young demale
Kangaroo Island kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus) 

A closer look at the daughter. Isn’t she cute?

A koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) sitting in a tree
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

We’re in Australia, so there should be a koala, too. They are cute and fluffy, but wait until they hear what they sound like. Go ahead, search for koala sounds on YouTube!

Standing Kangaroo Island kangaroo male (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus)

Kangaroo Island kangaroo male (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus). This one was quite tall and showed plenty of muscle, so I kept my distance 😉.

Standing Kangaroo Island kangaroo female

A portrait of the mother kangaroo from the first photo. They are way cuter than regular kangaroos, don’t they, these Kangaroo Island kangaroos?

So cute that I have hundreds, if not thousands, of photos featuring KI kangaroos: resting, watching, playing, nursing, jumping … I have to keep myself in check to only publish a few!


I hope you enjoyed these photos, and no worries, there will be more fluffy koalas and cute kangaroos featured here soon!


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Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!

A red squirrel standing in the snow

January 21st is Squirrel Appreciation Day – Celebrate it by learning more about squirrels and putting out some nuts for them (and maybe not only today 😉).

A red squirrel holding a walnut.
Thankful to find some extra food in the cold!

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!


Bonus: NASA engineer designed a squirrel-proof birdfeeder. Or so he thought.


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My 2022 Favorite Photos

Close up of a couple of mating emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa)
Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa)

As 2022 draws to an end, it’s only natural to review the past year. Let’s have a look then, shall we?

This couple of emerald damselflies is one of my absolute favorite photos because it was so challenging. They kept flying around, not settling anywhere, and I had almost given up hope when they landed on that flower. However, I kept my eyes on it as its stem and the tip of the flowers were purple; I knew they’d loan a pleasing color to the scene and match the background nicely.

Close up of a pink African Daisy (Osteospermum)
African Daisy (Osteospermum)

An African daisy shot with my new macro lens. As much as I cherished my old one, I love this lens!

Close up of a mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor) cleaning its feathers
Mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor)

2022 hasn’t been a good swan year, at least not for me. Almost every time I set out to photograph swans, I couldn’t find any. I photographed this mute swan cygnet almost by accident. I was out in the woods, looking for squirrels, and passing by the beach when I saw the swan family swimming lazily around and cleaning their feathers.

Cherry tree flowers at KungstrÀdgÄrden, Stockholm
Cherry tree flowers at KungstrÀdgÄrden, Stockholm

I just love photographing cherry tree blossoms in the spring. It doesn’t feel like spring if I don’t! Not a masterpiece by any means, but I love the light and the spring feeling it evokes every time I look at it.

Obviously, I love pink.

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing in the snow
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

I also love squirrels. So much that it’s a wonder that this post only contains ONE squirrel photo.

Partying hard, another red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Wait, what! Only one squirrel photo? No, no, no! This has to be remediated immediately! Here you go! Cheers and Happy New Year!

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) wearing a golden party hat and holding a champagne glass.
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

OK, this won’t win any wildlife photography contest, but I love it! I had so much fun processing this! I spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to fit the champagne glass between the claws perfectly.

This said, I wish you a very, very Happy New Year! Gott Nytt År as we say in Swedish.



Happy New Year 2023!

Happy New Year card with a kitten in the window

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

Benjamin Franklin

I wish you a very, very Happy New Year! May 2023 bring you and yours much joy and happiness!



Merry Christmas!

Christmas greeting card showing a Christmas tree and several black cats.

The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung.

Phillips Brooks

Ho Ho Ho! I hope you’ve been good this year. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful day with family and friends!


Psssst! Do you like this card I made? There are more on my freebies page for various occasions. Feel free to look around and download FREE photos, greeting cards, and posters. 

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Christmas Sale: All Prints Are 50% Off

Christmas sale poster

Looking for a Christmas gift or just a present for you or someone you love? Photo prints make lovely gifts; right now, all my prints are 50% off in my online shop from December 15th to 30th.

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What Photography Is All About

Red squirrel in the snow

Sometimes things happen the way you hope they’d happen 😉 Teddy shows up after only a few minutes of wait; he strikes a lovely pose where I want him to, and it even starts to snow! It doesn’t happen very often, but it is a pleasant change when it does.

Photography is preparation AND a little bit of luck, isn’t it?


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Happy First Advent!

Happy First Advent!

I’m so looking forward to Christmas, decorating the house and the Christmas tree, then sitting back by the fire and just enjoying this magical time of the year.

What about you, do you celebrate Christmas? If you do, are you going all in (as I do 😉) or are you a bit more laid back about the whole thing?


Pssst! Do you like this video I made? It’s available as a greeting card on my freebies page. Feel free to look around and download FREE photos, greeting cards, and posters. 

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Black Friday Sale: All Prints Are 50% Off

Black Friday starts now!

Get your Christmas gift shopping done early with my Black Friday sale! All my prints are 50% off until November 27th.

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Swan Lake

Close up of a mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor) cleaning its feathers. 
A mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor) cleaning its feathers. You can purchase this image in my online shop.

You’d think that photographing swans (or any other waterfowl) would be easy when you live on an island with plenty of birds around. And it is, most of the time. Not when you set out to photograph them, though. 

Close up of a mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor) cleaning its feathers. 

During my usual walks along the coast, I could see many swans paddling quietly around the island, foraging, or cleaning their feathers, always close to the shore. So I’d think, “I’ll come back and take some photos.” Then I’d come back with my camera, and one of these two things would happen:

1) They wouldn’t be there. At all. Gone. Hasta la vista, baby!

2) They would be far away at sea, out of the reach of my telelens.

 

Mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor)
Mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor)

But time, patience, and perseverance paid off, so I could take the photos—eventually 😉. These are some of the photos I was able to take after several frustrating attempts.

Have you tried taking photos of birds or animals? 


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