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Look closely

September 1, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Look closely

Marty’s photo of the day #3358: Look closely—there are two walking sticks in this picture. Photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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Monkey frog

August 17, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Monkey frog

Marty’s photo of the day #3343: Monkey frog, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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Rainforest fungi

August 12, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Rainforest fungi

Marty’s photo of the day #3338: Fungi on the Amazon Rainforest floor in Peru.

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The Monkey Frog!

July 2, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
The Monkey Frog!

Marty’s photo of the day #3299: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to my hand, the monkey frog! The monkey frog! (Photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru)

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Amazon Tree Boa

June 19, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Amazon Tree Boa

Marty’s photo of the day #3286: This is an Amazon tree boa, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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A marine toad named Barr

June 10, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
A marine toad named Barr

Marty’s photo of the day #3277: Marine toads are the world’s largest species of toad. This guy, will call him “Barr,” was quickly released before he started eating everything in the boat. (Barr was photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru)

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Leaf-mimic frog

June 9, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Leaf-mimic frog

Marty’s photo of the day #3276: I photographed this leaf-mimic-frog in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. How’s that for some impressive camouflage?

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Walking stick

May 30, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Walking stick

Marty’s photo of the day #3267: Walking stick, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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Yagua children

May 29, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Yagua children

Marty’s photo of the day #3266: Yagua children along the Amazon River in Peru.

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Heliconia

May 16, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Heliconia

Marty’s photo of the day #3253: Heliconia, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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Giant ceiba borer beetle

May 8, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Giant ceiba borer beetle

Marty’s photo of the day #3245: Here’s a giant ceiba borer beetle that I photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. This beetle is three inches long!

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Leaf-mimic frog

May 1, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Leaf-mimic frog

Marty’s photo of the day #3238: Here’s a leaf-mimic frog, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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The finer points of bubble blowing

April 27, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
The finer points of bubble blowing

Marty’s photo of the day #3234: Sometimes it’s just nice to look at a photo that makes you smile. This is my wife, Deb, teaching Yagua children the finer points of bubble blowing. (Photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru)

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Conehead katydid

April 15, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Conehead katydid

Marty’s photo of the day #3222: This is conehead katydid, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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Behind the screen

March 26, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Behind the screen

Marty’s photo of the day #3202: I call this photo from the Amazon Rainforest of Peru “Behind the Screen.” This morning as I scrolled through my photos, deciding what to post, it struck me as a metaphor for what is happening here in the United States, where Trump and his wealthy corporate advisers are pushing […]

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Wrong number!

March 22, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Wrong number!

Marty’s photo of the day #3198: Phew! I was worried there for a moment. I thought it was ARACHNID-19, but it was only ARACHNID-18. (Photographed in the Amazon rainforest of Peru)

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Yagua Village

March 5, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Yagua Village

Marty’s photo of the day #3182: This is a Yagua village Deb and I visited on the Rio Orosa (a tributary of the Amazon River), in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. Every time we stopped by a village, excited children would greet us as we pulled ashore.

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Polka-dot tree frog

February 27, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Polka-dot tree frog

Marty’s photo of the day #3175: This is a polka-dot tree frog, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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Whipsnake

February 17, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Whipsnake

Marty’s photo of the day #3165: Here’s a whipsnake that I photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.

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Velvety swamp snake

February 7, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Velvety swamp snake

Marty’s photo of the day #3156: In this photo, taken in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru, I am holding a velvety swamp snake (Liophis typhlus). She was quite docile.

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