Jeff Studley
@jstudleyphoto
Retired and trying a new career in living life. Photography, reading, traveling and cooking with the wife. And some social commentary when needed, but more for my mental health, not yours. My political account is at
An archive redo from 2024. We planned our trip to the North Rim of the #GrandCanyon around a New Moon for completely #DarkSkies. A year after this the lodge and camp grounds were burned down in a fire. Not the first time, and they will rebuild again. #MilkyWay #photography #stars
Listening to the 5.1 mix. It's been a good night. #music #pinkfloyd
#Dragonfly in the yard striking a 2nd pose. #photography #nature #wings
Another visitor to our yard this week, a very cooperative #dragonfly hung out quite a while waiting for me to snap a few. #photography #nature
From our yard this week. Fun fact about #Roadrunners; they will go after snakes by circling them and at the right moment use their beak to stab at the skull. Once the snake is stunned, the Roadrunner will pick it up and repeatedly smash the snake on rocks or the ground. #photography
Backyard #Birding yesterday. Fan dances are not just for swanky cabaret joints. #photography #nature #flying
#Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is from a few years ago and makes me want to go back. #photography #nature #insects
Shooting #birds with my Canon this week in the backyard. #photography #nature
You know a shot really comes together when the artist you photographed, Debbie Davies, reposts your picture. My week is made! #photography #concert #music #blues
Space X was a bust last week due to cloud cover. And pretty I'm cool with that! #photography #clouds #sunset #orange
Current condition. Yes, it's a good day. It's a Beautiful Day would be a different group. Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company, Ball and Chain at The Filmour youtu.be/mrF_nM9pknU?...
Busted, I was playing with the birds and the bees again. But it's nice that I can catch this wildlife in my own yard. #nature #birds #bees #bloom #cactus #pollen #birdfeeder #photography #naturephotography #Arizona
Archive Redos from Gilbert Water Ranch. Such a great place to stroll/watch/take pics of wildlife. #biurdphotography #water #photography #cormorant #egret
First #Saguaro #bloom of the season spotted by my wife today in our frontyard. #nature #photography
#ArchiveRedo from 2024. A nice Green Heron at #sunrise. #birdphotography #goldenhour #GreenHeron #birds @canonusa.bsky.social
From a local park. Those tail feathers are truly amazing, but your video really captures the beauty.
Just a Cormorant out for a swim after breakfast at Gilbert Water Ranch. #birdphotography #nature #water #photography
There are zero subspecies of Rock Pigeons in Arizona, but there are four wing types and multiple color variations. File that one under things I could go a lifetime without knowing. But did you know that Curve-billed Thrashers are just as susceptible at being photobombed as we humans are?
From Gilbert Water Ranch last weekend with Feathers and Fangs. A male American Wigeon, Brittle Brush flowers and that wood fence is THE spot for Rock Pigeons. #birdphotography #naturephotography #photography #Arizona
Two nights ago there was a dust storm, but later than when this picture was taken. It was brewing, though. We stepped out of the kitchen slider into another world. Auto White Balance got it completely wrong, but I'll take it LOL #AZ #clouds #sunset #phootgraphy #weather
At the Feathers and Fangs 2026 Photo Meet yesterday at GWP after we had hunted down things to photograph there were trophies for the best in categories; bugs (2 trophies), bees, flowers, small bird, large bird, predator, etc. Honored to get best of in 2 categories! @jakecasephoto.bsky.social
Joined the Feathers and Fangs 2026 Photo Meet this morning at 6am. 2.5 hours of shooting stuff. But before all that, in the still quiet of the pre-dawn morning, there it was. The elusive Arizona Crane. @jakecasephoto.bsky.social Thanks so much for the invite, it was a really good time!
All four corners packed yesterday at the San Tan Valley #NoKings Rally (Combs and Gantzel). Festive atmosphere and bonus points for the kid playing violin. MAGA high inflation plummeting stocks $5 gas net 0 job creation ytd going to war w/out congress approval disappearing/killing US citizens.