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10 months ago
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Happy birthday, and welcome to your teens!!! I’m amazed at how the time has flown—wish I could slow it down. Mama and I are so proud of you and love you to the moon and back!!! (I do know her birthday was a few days ago, November 21, but since she usually doesn’t approve of this kind of attention, I had to wait a few days for approval 😅) by @jedweingarten
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2 years ago
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6 years ago
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A mother and baby giraffe waking in front of storm clouds on the plains of Kenya’s Masai Mara remind me of nature’s simple beauty. ******** @jedweingarten @natgeointhefield taken in Masai Mara National Reserve by @jedweingarten
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6 years ago
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Starting this week with the inspiring success story of the white-headed langur. * These beautiful and unique primates inhabit the steep karst formations of southern China, sleeping in a cave by night and foraging in the forest by day. * These monkeys were once quite widespread, but over time their forests disappeared as the population of boomed and expanded further out into the landscape. Forests were cleared for fields and cut for firewood. * When Professor Pan Wenshi went in search of the monkeys in ‘96 to survey the population, several months of research revealed the total remaining population to be a mere 96 individuals. * The professor could not stand the thought of the world losing this beautiful species, and made it his life’s work to help them recover. * Now, 25 years later, over 1000 white-headed langurs inhabit the limestone caves. Although their habitat is somewhat fractured, biological corridors are being improved all the time, and poaching is virtually non-existent. Tracts of land are being protected and re-forested, and people are realizing the benefits of the restored ecological systems, too. * The protection of these monkeys has been a win-win situation, and is a model of how conservation really can work when it’s done well! ******** @jedweingarten @natgeointhefield taken in Chongzuo by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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‘Five Boys’ * Apparently they didn’t get the memo on social distancing! * Wishing everyone a great weekend. Stay safe and healthy! ******** @jedweingarten @natgeointhefield @jeffreywuphotography @alinkfilm taken in Masai Mara National Reserve by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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Under the twilight of an Arctic night, a narwhal raises his tail high as he initiates a deep dive under the sea ice in search of food. * In the process of organizing some hard drives I came across this image, and was immediately transported back to this magical, surreal moment. * The beauty of the arctic on a mild summer evening is unique. There is an incredible sense of calm and tranquility, and you can actually feel the beauty and magic of the world. * Moments like this are what pull me through crazy times like these. * I hope this image brings some calm and peace to you, too. * Have a great weekend, and stay safe! ******** @jedweingarten @natgeointhefield taken in Arctic Bay, Nunavut by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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This inquisitive young male polar bear saw us from far away and came to check us out. We were looking for whales and other critters in the ocean, and somehow didn’t see him coming towards us until it was too late for us to move. So we held our ground, which was was slightly nerve-wracking, but we did get some cool views of the bear. * Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy at home! ******** @jedweingarten @natgeointhefield @natgeo taken in Baffin Island by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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Before the evolution of the modern small, lightweight drones that are capable of amazing imagery, it took a lot more effort to shoot aerials. * This was our second season living on the sea ice and trying to figure out how to get the shots @paulnicklen had visualized and sketched in his planning notebook. The first year we had tried a couple of options, neither of which met with much success. * First, we hired a helicopter from the diamond exploration company (without a firm grasp on the cost). The helicopter was flown by a French-Canadian primadonna named Serge, which was fine (he was a competent pilot), until he ended up grounded at our camp for a day or two by a storm. I gave him my tent and lived in the communal/kitchen tent so he sleep in comfort and privacy, and we made him the best food and coffee we had to offer. Never the less, Serge spent most of his time at camp, which was more than long enough for all of us, complaining in his thick accent about our lack of a shower and the other things that appalled him about our living conditions. @paulnicklen was stressed and ready to explode, and when the weather cleared, we were all excited to see Serge fly away. * Can you guess what was the second idea to get aerial shots? * A few hints: 1. It was @paulnicklen ‘s idea!!! 2. It was less successful than the first idea. 3. It resulted in a flooded camera. 4. It was a bit dangerous!🤣😂 But also extremely creative. * Anyhow, the final solution that second season was this ultralight aircraft. This is Paul on what I believe was his first solo flight in that aircraft, (which I am thankful that he no longer has!). That said, in combination w Paul’s ace pilot friend Brian Knutsen, this aircraft was key to getting the images Paul had envisioned. * And they are epic images. ******** @jedweingarten @paulnicklen @natgeo @natgeointhefield by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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I’ve been enjoying my friend and mentor Paul Nicklen’s posts from a mission we did to Baffin Island to cover the floe edge for @natgeo. * This image is from that mission, and I’ll follow up with a couple behind the scenes images tomorrow showing our camp and the ultralight @paulnicklen used to get his aerials. * What all the photos don’t show is that our missions up there were, in some ways, great training for the days we are now spending at home. During one particularly nasty blizzard, we sat there listening to our tent walls flapping for 12 days. We played cards, watched movies, edited photos, had goal-setting sessions, etc. * We definitely got to know each other and our Inuit guides Dexter and Gideon extremely well, exhausting nearly every topic conversation we could come up with during long hours sipping coffee and tea. * In the end, when the weather cleared, our team was united and strong, and we got the work done, with @paulnicklen getting the narwhal images he had been striving to get for his entire career. * I am stoked to have played a small roll in it! ******** @jedweingarten @natgeointhefield @sealegacy @paulnicklen taken in Admiralty Inlet (Nunavut) by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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The coronavirus has everyone on the lookout like this Tibetan fox. ******** A lot of people are thinking that the US is overreacting to this thing. Having followed the situation in China extremely closely (through my friends who are there), I don’t see it that way. ******** For them to get this thing under control in China, which they now appear to have done at least to some degree, the people had to work together. They had to follow government orders, especially regarding self-isolation and quarantine, and it wasn’t easy or fast. ******** Now it is our turn. We need to come together, and everyone needs to do their part to try to limit the spread of this virus. It will not be fun or easy, but we must do this. And we can. * Stay safe and be kind (from a distance, of course!). taken in Qinghai by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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Vultures may not be the prettiest or sexiest birds out there, but their importance in the ecosystem, especially on the Tibetan Plateau, cannot be overstated. * Here on the worlds highest plateau, the conditions during the winter are brutal. There are a limited number of scavengers and insects to assist in the decomposition of other dead creatures, including humans. * Most of the meat of all the dead animals on the Tibetan Plateau are consumed by these massive birds. They spend their days circling high overhead looking for their next meal, searching with keen eyes that can see perfectly for miles. They are able to soar w virtually no efforts, not a single flap of the wings, for many hours on end. * When they descend to the ground to eat, their size becomes much more apparent. While movement in the sky requires no effort for these birds, they are extremely awkward on the ground, often using their massive wings for balance while walking. Vultures all over the world face many threats, including problems from poisons and antibiotics used for other animals. On the Tibetan Plateau, however, they are considered a sacred bird in part because they consume the human bodies as well as those of the animals. ******** @natgeoimagecollection @jedweingarten taken in Qinghai Province China by @jedweingarten
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7 years ago
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