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Another Egg

Another Egg

Robin update: Yesterday, I posted that the robins nesting atop the speaker on the tall back side of Deb’s and my house had laid a second clutch of eggs. Earlier this summer, they raised three chicks, but the second clutch had only two eggs. Then, this morning, mom said, “What the fuck,” and laid a […]

Robin Eggs

Robin Eggs

Marty’s photo of the day #4770: I spotted the robins, who had raised three chicks earlier this summer, makin’ whoopee. Then, yesterday, two eggs showed up in their nest atop the speaker on the tall back wall of Deb’s and my house. I will follow up in the coming weeks with progress pictures of this […]

The Star Trek Ray

The Star Trek Ray

Marty’s photo of the day #4769: Whether I’m exploring a remote rainforest or an ocean reef, I’m often amazed by creatures that resemble something I’ve seen in a Star Trek movie/show. I remember watching this ray off the coast of Belize a few months ago: it rose above the sand and hovered, moved for a […]

Lionfish

Lionfish

Marty’s photo of the day #4765: I photographed two lionfish off the coast of Belize earlier this year. The species is not native to the area, and both were in cloudy water. Even so, after seeing little ones in aquariums it was fun to see much bigger ones in the wild.

My Freediving Wife

My Freediving Wife

Marty’s photo of the day #4762: When Deb and I were in Bonaire last September, the two consumer-quality underwater cameras I brought soon began to leak. That sent me on a desperate search to buy what turned out to be the one-and-only pro-quality underwater camera for sale on the entire island: a Sealife Micro 3.0. […]

The Big Python

The Big Python

Marty’s photo of the day #4758: It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a snake photo. So here we go! This is an eleven-foot-long African rock python that I caught and released in Zimbabwe, while working on my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents.

Creativity Via Dog

Creativity Via Dog

Marty’s photo of the day #4757: I only occasionally talk about cameras on social media, because when someone says, “That’s a great picture! You must have a great camera,” it’s kind of like saying to a chef, “This tastes wonderful! You must have great pots.” Nevertheless, I have fallen in love with my new Olympus […]

Baby Robin, Final Thursday

Baby Robin, Final Thursday

Marty’s photos of the day #4756: We’ve reached the third and final Baby Robin Day. As many of you remember, two Thursdays ago (MPOD #4742), I posted about the 3 baby robins in a nest atop an outdoor speaker on the back side of Deb’s and my house and promised to update every week. Here’s […]

No Bigger Than the Head of a Tack

No Bigger Than the Head of a Tack

Marty’s photo of the day #4753: No matter what device you are viewing this longstalk starwort on, the image on your screen is much bigger than in real life. The actual flower is about the size of the head of a tack. I photographed the flower using the “microscope mode” on my new Olympus Tough […]

The Most Beautiful Location on Earth?

The Most Beautiful Location on Earth?

Marty’s photo of the day #4752: Having traveled all seven continents and written two books on world travel, I can say that—so far—the most beautiful place I’ve ever been is the reef surrounding the Great Blue Hole, 40 miles off the coast of Belize. That said, Deb’s and my sailing trip in the Coral Triangle […]