Weekly Roundup

June 17, 2016 Roundup

“ A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second. ” –Salman Rushdie (The Ground Beneath Her Feet)

My favorite photos on Instagram (above) and Facebook (below):

Geometry-flower-macro — Geometry, Atlanta Botanical Garden

Have you visited my Printshop? 20% of all profits from prints and materials will be donated to the National Audubon Society, the Ocean Conservancy, or the Sierra Club.

Official White House Photographer Pete Souza, on photographing President Obama for 8 years.

Photographer I’m Admiring: Andrew Garn because he sees pigeons not as flying rats but as “jewels.“

This bird's plumage is most likely the odd result of several years of breeding between show birds, says Audubon Field Editor Kenn Kaufman. Photo: Andrew Garn/Audubon — This bird’s plumage is most likely the odd result of several years of breeding between show birds, says Audubon Field Editor Kenn Kaufman. Photo: Andrew Garn/Audubon

I learned about the abundance of whale restaurants while living in South Korea. Find out how, in South Korea, whales are deliberately hunted by “accident”.

Piping plovers are one of my favorite species of birds, but they’ve been on the endangered list for 30 years. Be sure to share the shore with these adorable birds.

Adult Piping Plover and chicks. Photo: Sandy Selesky/Audubon Photography Awards

It’s based the lives of sanderlings, not piping plovers, but I couldn’t NOT include a preview of the new Pixar short, “Piper”. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Audubon.