Tim Akimoff

One of the most charismatic Icterids you will encounter. Yellow-headed blackbirds are the sign of having spent summer in good company.

Sometimes my phone surprised even me. One dark night in the Logan Valley beneath the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, the Milky Way came out to play.

Black-footed albatross front view be side view. These amazing seabirds have some serious wingspan.

More songbirds in the red-flowering currants. This orange-crowned warbler just could t get enough of those blossoms.

When the red-flowering currant blooms, you’ll find me where the Rufous hummingbird flies.

A typical red-tailed hawk response to my presence.

It’s difficult to believe that Islas Marietas was a bombing range just a decade ago. Life is resilient under the onslaught of humanity.

Dia de Los Muertos preparations underway in Sayulita. The lead up to the big day was spectacular, and towns people told me this was the biggest event yet.

A sea lion with soul. 

Chinatown time lapse. #SF #california

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Eight hours of rolling fog on @NavyPier condensed down into 10 seconds for your viewing pleasure. #Chicago (at Navy Pier)

— BFI (@BFI) March 26, 2015

Lil Wayne and Hemingway have more in common than their easily conjuncted names (Lil Heming-Wayne, anybody?). Both men are poets. Both men revolutionized their craft. Both men revealed exotic, larger-than-life personas to an intrigued audience. And both men emphasize artistic essentialism.