Ken Thomas

"You will come to learn a great deal if you study the insignificant in depth." - Buckaroo Banzai

I used to keep a fairly detailed User Page here with a lot of information, but most of it ended up being redundant when I set up my personal website, so I've decided to stop maintaining this page and focus on that one instead. Please feel free to visit with any questions or requests you may have. I love it when people use my photographs in their own projects, so the odds are good I'll be happy to help in any way I can.

The image galleries below display all of the photos and illustrations I've uploaded to Commons, and are mostly here to help me keep track of what I've uploaded and what I haven't. If you need a particular image and you don't see it here, my e-mail address is listed on my site so you're welcome to drop me a line. I don't mind digging through the hard drive to see if I have anything that would suit your needs.

Thanks for the interest, and have a great day.

The Images

New Additions

Six of the most recent photos uploaded.

Tricolored Heron
Bald Eagle (Immature)
Gran Cenote
Steamtown
Red-shouldered Hawk
Me

My Favorites

Iguana
Table Rock
Bald Eagle
St. Mary Lake
Funnel Web Spider
Kids at play in Swann Fountain.
Brown Thrasher
Cozumel Sunrise
Bluebird
Cathedral Rock Sunset
Honeybee
Grandfather Mountain
Passion Butterfly
Linville Gorge
Webworm Moth

Animals

Arranged in alphabetical order by common name.

Alligator
Alligator
American Black Vulture
American Crow
American Goldfinches
American Goldfinch (male)
American Lady Butterfly
American Robin
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle (Immature)
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle (Immature)
Black Bear
Black Widow Spider
Blue Jay
Blue Jay
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown Anole
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Brown Paper Wasp
Brown Pelicans
Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Cliff Swallows
Cliff Swallows
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored subspecies)
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored subspecies)
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored subspecies)
Downy Woodpecker (male)
Downy Woodpecker (female)
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Fence Lizard
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Eastern Towhee (female)
Eastern Towhee (male)
Eastern Towhee (male)
Elk (North Carolina)
Elk (North Carolina)
Elk (North Carolina)
European Hornets
European Hornet
Five-lined Skink
Flying Squirrel
Flying Squirrel
Flying Squirrel
Funnel Web Spider
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Great-tailed Grackle
Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly
Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly
Honeybee
Honeybees
Honeybees
Honeybees
House Finch (male)
House Finch (male)
Iguana
Iguana
Keel-billed Toucan
Little Blue Heron
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal (female)
Northern Cardinal (fledgling)
Northern Cardinal (male)
Northern Cardinal (male)
Northern Cardinal (male)
Northern Cardinal (male)
Northern Cardinal (mated pair)
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Orbweaver Spider
Orbweaver Spider
Osprey
Otter
Passion Butterfly
Pine Warbler
Ponies (Grayson Highlands)
Ponies (Grayson Highlands)
Ponies (Grayson Highlands)
Ponies (Grayson Highlands)
Pony (Grayson Highlands)
Pony (Grayson Highlands)
Great Blue Heron
Raccoon
Raccoon
Raccoon
Raven
Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)
Reddish Egret
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk (juvenile)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Royal Terns
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Sachem Butterfly
Sachem Butterfly
Snowy Egret
Song Sparrow
Tree Swallow (female)
Tree Swallow (male)
Tree Swallow (male)
Tree Swallows (mating)
Tricolored Heron
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
Webworm Moth
White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer
White-throated Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkeys
Wild Turkey (Male)
Willet
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (juvenile female)
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Scenery

Arranged in chronological order by the date when the photo was taken.

Coggins Bridge on the Uwharrie.
New River Gorge
Cathedral Falls
Greenbrier River
Johnny Mercer's Pier in Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Neuse River
Kanawha Falls
Cliffs near Gauley Bridge.
Cathedral Falls w/snow.
Mount Mitchell
From Craggy Gardens on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Cameron Falls
Waterton Lake
The sun setting over Ptarmigan Ridge.
Grinnell Peak
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road. (under construction)
McDonald Creek
McDonald Creek
Bow Falls
Bow River and Hoodoos.
Bow River
Logan Pass
Snow coaches on Athabasca Glacier.
Athabasca Falls
Maligne Lake
Lake Louise
New River Gorge
Highway 16
Laurel Creek Waterfall
Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.
Edgecombe County sunrise.
Pond at Flowers Planatation
Jordan Lake
Linville Falls
Blue Ridge Mountains
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Sunlight in the forest.
Linville Gorge
Wrightsville Beach sunrise
Wrightsville Beach sunrise
Linville Gorge
Wiseman's View overlook at the Linville Gorge.
Timbered Branch
Griffith Branch
Laurel Hell
Table Rock
Half-moon Bay at Akumal.
Half-moon Bay at Akumal.
Cozumel beach.
Punta Sur lighthouse.
Cozumel reef.
Cozumel from Coconuts Bar & Grill.
Sunset on Cozumel.
Cozumel
Upper Creek
Upper Creek Falls
Upper Creek Falls
Upper Creek
Upper Creek
Lenoir, NC
View from Blowing Rock.
Gauley River
Gauley River
Summersville Lake
Blue Ridge Parkway
Wilson Creek
Hibriten Mountain
Wilson Creek
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linville River
Linville Falls
Linville Falls
Watauga River
Gauley Bridge
New River Gorge
Coal Run Creek
Johns River
Johns River
Linville Gorge
Linville Gorge
Cold Mountain
North Carolina Arboretum
Carolina Beach Sunrise
North Toe River
Spruce Pine
Cataloochee Valley
Clingmans Dome
Joyce Kilmer Forest
Joyce Kilmer Forest
Joyce Kilmer Forest
Silo w/Tree
View from Mount Jefferson
Price Lake sunset
Grandfather Mountain
Brushy Mountains
Wilson Creek
Black Mountain sunset
Apple Orchard
Black Mountains
Black Mountains
Little Fork Meadow
Cone Park
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge
Williams River
Grayson Highlands
Sabino Canyon
Sabino Canyon
Sabino Canyon
Sabino Canyon
Dragoon Mountains
Sedona, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Sedona, AZ
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Walnut Canyon
Meteor Crater
Meteor Crater
Meteor Crater
Sunset Crater
Sunset Crater
Sunset Crater
Sunset Crater
Valley of Fire
Valley of Fire
Valley of Fire
Valley of Fire
Caldwell House
Cataloochee Valley
Tulum
Tulum
Sian Ka'an
Sian Ka'an
Sian Ka'an
Gran Cenote
Gran Cenote
Gran Cenote

Things

Arranged in chronological order by the date when the photo was taken.

John Henry
Plane landing at RDU.
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
New York Public Library
Fortitude
Times Square
The main entrance lobby of the Empire State Building.
Ellis Island
Boy Scout Memorial
Enola Gay
Enola Gay
The US Coast Guard cutter Diligence.
The USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Jammer
Fort Steele Heritage Park
Leatherworker
Radium Hot Springs
Peachoid.

Peachoid.
Joyce Kilmer
Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier
The Washington Monument in Philadelphia.
Swann Memorial Fountain
Swann Memorial Fountain
Fire Tower on Gauley Mountain.
The Mast General Store
Cobá pyramid.
Cobá pyramid.
Cobá ballcourt.
The Tyco Responder.
Mexican Navy patrol boat.
Tree
Confederate veterans memorial.
Blowing Rock
Summersville Dam
Birdsfoot Violets
Mile-High Swinging Bridge
Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance Cemetery
Kerr Scott Dam
Valle Crucis Community Park
Gauley Bridge
Railroad Bridge
Retired Astronaut
Saturn V
Saturn V
Saturn V
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Blue Angels
Golden Knights
Golden Knights
Golden Knights
Fireworks
Fireworks
Fireworks
Linville Falls Visitor Center
North Carolina Arboretum
North Carolina Arboretum
Bonsai
Bonsai
Bonsai
Bonsai
Ferry
Sign
Fort Fisher Memorial
Spruce Pine Park
Spruce Pine Signage
BRP Sign
Mingus Mill
GSMNP Sign
Joyce Kilmer Memorial
Fire/Cell Tower
Mount Jefferson Sign
Paintball player
Paintball player
Paintball player
Wright Brothers Memorial
Wright Brothers Memorial
Warning Sign
Tunnel
Discovery Place
Statue from Pompeii
Statue from Pompeii
Sculpture from Pompeii
Cast remains from Pompeii
Cast remains from Pompeii
Cast remains from Pompeii
Cast remains from Pompeii
Sign at Cone Park
Flat Top Manor
Carriage House
Sky Lift
Red Trillium
Grayson Highlands State Park
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate
Bisbee, AZ
Bisbee, AZ
Tombstone, AZ
Tombstone, AZ
Casa Grande
Casa Grande
Casa Grande
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma Castle
Walnut Canyon
Walnut Canyon
Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs
The Hermitage
The Hermitage
The Hermitage
The Hermitage
The Hermitage
Caldwell House
Caldwell House
Big Grove School
Big Grove School
Palmer Chapel
Palmer Chapel
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site
Self-portrait
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá

Panoramic Photos

Arranged in chronological order by the date when the photo was taken.

Kanawha Falls on the Kanawha River.

The Linville Gorge from Table Rock.

Wrightsville Beach at sunrise.

The southern face of Grandfather Mountain.

The view from the top of a Mayan pyramid.

Punta Sur on Cozumel.

Sunrise over the windward shore of Cozumel.

Linville Falls and the Linville Gorge from the Chimney Rock overlook.

Looking south from Linville Peak on Grandfather Mountain.

Looking south from Linville Peak on Grandfather Mountain.
Text labels have been added to this version of the image to illustrate the location of prominent terrain features.

The New River in the New River Gorge.

Fort Fisher from Battery Buchanan.

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest

Illustrations

American Goldfinch range map.
Blue Jay range map.
Brown-headed Nuthatch range map.
Brown Thrasher range map.
Carolina Chickadee range map.
Cedar Waxwing range map.
Dark-eyed Junco range map.
Downy Woodpecker range map.
Eastern Bluebird range map.
Great Blue Heron range map.
House Finch range map.
Northern Cardinal range map.
Northern Flicker range map.
Northern Mockingbird range map.
Pine Warbler range map.
Pileated Woodpecker range map.
Red-bellied Woodpecker range map.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak range map.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird range map.
Tree Swallow range map.
Tufted Titmouse range map.
Yellow-rumped Warbler range map.
California Condor range map.

The License

For this page and all my contributions:

This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Ken Thomas. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
Ken Thomas grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

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