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Adelaide’s warbler

March 31, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2500: It’s seems like for photo number 2500, I should pick something special. Okay, I can’t say that any one animal is more special than any other. Hmm . . . let’s go to Puerto Rico. Here’s an Adelaide’s warbler.

The lone blue-footed booby

March 30, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2499: I photographed this blue-footed booby on a tiny island in the Sea of Cortez. This was the only blue-footed booby I saw the entire time I was in Mexico. I would have been so pissed if she wasn’t in focus.

The insect from outer space

March 29, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2498: Is it a leaf-mimic mantis, or is it an alien from outer space? (Photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru)

Young long-eared owls

March 28, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2497: I found these young long-eared owls on my morning bike ride two years ago. Soon I will have to start checking the tree every morning to see if mom has come back to raise another family.

Selling with the dead guys

March 27, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

For much of the past week, my new novel, Time Is Irreverent, has been occupying Amazon’s Humorous Science Fiction top-20, alongside books by Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut. Way to go, Marty! I can sell books with the best of the dead guys!

The solar system via Chromosphere Cruiser

March 27, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2496: From my novel, Time Is Irreverent, in the year 2020: “Can I drive?” “I’ve read about how you human males always like to be in control. But in my society, pilots are chosen based on skill, not sex.” Reminiscent of the big ship, the cruiser had a vertical cockpit. […]

Pair of bluebirds

March 26, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2495: Here’s a pair of blue birds that I photographed in Yellowstone National Park a few years back.

Yes, I do take requests

March 25, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2494: I worked my way through high school and college as a DJ at radio stations WEBC and KQDS in Duluth. That avocation is long behind me, but I still take requests. Yesterday a friend wrote and requested a marmot picture. So let me, uh-um, clear my throat and find […]

The Mother of All Badgers

March 24, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2493: The Mother of All Badgers. . . . or at least the ones on this hill. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)

Black flying fox

March 23, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2492: “Hmm . . . I seem to have a black flying fox attached to me.” (Photographed in Queensland, Australia)

Pileated woodpecker

March 22, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2491: I bet you didn’t know that pileated woodpeckers supplement their diet by eating berries. (Photographed in Montana)

Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan!

March 21, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2490: Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan! I have been up since 2:15 a.m., driving to the airport and flying from Montana. Because of the goofy flight schedule, I’m actually here a day early. Tomorrow night, at 9:00 p.m., I present “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at Grand Valley State […]

How I know Planet Earth is totally screwed

March 20, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Here’s how I know Planet Earth is totally screwed: I live in the mountains, in the Bitterroot Valley. No matter what the temperature, I go on a half-hour bike ride each morning down the hill to my mailbox to get the newspaper. I do this both for exercise (the ride back up is strenuous) and […]

Quieter than a wolf on a hunt

March 20, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2489: “Shhhhh! I’m in my front yard, sneaking up on a moose. . . . . I’m quieter than a wolf on a hunt. She doesn’t have a clue that I’m here. Um . . . I take that back!”

Artsy red-winged blackbird

March 19, 2018 Written by Marty Essen

Marty’s photo of the day #2488: It’s time to get artsy again! We’ve all seen red-winged blackbirds photographed from the front or from the side, but my favorite shots are those taken from unconventional angles. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)

Monthly archives for March, 2018

Adelaide’s warbler

The lone blue-footed booby

The insect from outer space

Young long-eared owls

Selling with the dead guys

The solar system via Chromosphere Cruiser

Pair of bluebirds

Yes, I do take requests

The Mother of All Badgers

Black flying fox

Pileated woodpecker

Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan!

How I know Planet Earth is totally screwed

Quieter than a wolf on a hunt

Artsy red-winged blackbird

Muskrat age verification

Return of the hummingbirds

The real tortoise and the hare

Juvenile badger

Columbian ground squirrels

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