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Echoes from the Wild: On Their Ground
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Legacy, Echoes Homepage Lona Downs 4/3/26 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Legacy, Echoes Homepage Lona Downs 4/3/26

Echoes from the Wild: On Their Ground

“Standing among brown bears in Alaska reveals a quiet truth—you are not part of their world, only allowed to move through it.”

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Echoes from the Wild: In the Quiet of the Reeds
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Echoes Homepage, Legacy Lona Downs 5/7/25 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Echoes Homepage, Legacy Lona Downs 5/7/25

Echoes from the Wild: In the Quiet of the Reeds

The elusive Shoebill... I wanted to meet him in the wild—not in captivity. In the stillness of a quiet swamp, we met eyes. No barrier. No flinch. Just presence. This is how I hoped to see him… and how I’ll always remember it.

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Echoes from the Wild: When the Wild Looks Back
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Legacy, Echoes Homepage Lona Downs 4/21/25 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Legacy, Echoes Homepage Lona Downs 4/21/25

Echoes from the Wild: When the Wild Looks Back

A quiet moment from the Masai Mara that reminded me what it means to truly be seen.

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Echoes From the Wild: The Impenetrable Forest
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Echoes Homepage, Legacy Lona Downs 4/10/25 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays, Echoes Homepage, Legacy Lona Downs 4/10/25

Echoes From the Wild: The Impenetrable Forest

In the heart of the Impenetrable Forest, a silent gaze bridged the realms of human and wild.

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A collection of shorebirds from this past year.  Do you have a favorite?

All shot with Canon’s R5 and the RF 400 prime. 

#shorebirds #sunshinestateofmind #yes_globe #lonadownsphotography #birdphotography @canonusa
Tucked in their mother’s shadow—but not for long.
Learning the rhythm of survival, one moment at a time.

#mommymoments #bearlife #wildnaturephotography #lonadownsphotography #brownbearsofalaska
A gray catbird tucked among the leaves, simple and unbothered.

I love our backyard birds🩷

#birdwatch #graycatbird #yes_globe #birdsphotography #lonadownsphotography

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