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Brandt’s cormorant

November 26, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Brandt’s cormorant

Marty’s photo of the day #3818: Here is a Brandt’s cormorant that I photographed in the Sea of Cortez (Mexico).

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A raft of sea lions

November 24, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
A raft of sea lions

Marty’s photo of the day #3816: Swimming with a raft of sea lions in the Sea of Cortez. There are eleven, possibly twelve sea lions in this photo.

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The Brandt’s Cormorant Trio

October 13, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
The Brandt’s Cormorant Trio

Marty’s photo of the day #3778: Here is a trio of Brandt’s cormorants that I photographed on a rocky island in the Sea of Cortez (Mexico).

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Vulture

October 11, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Vulture

Marty’s photo of the day #3776: I photographed this vulture on an early morning, near the Sea of Cortez, in Mexico.

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Sea lion

October 7, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Sea lion

Marty’s photo of the day #3772: A sea lion on a tiny island in the Sea of Cortez.

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Ravens

August 23, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Ravens

Marty’s photo of the day #3702: Ravens atop cardon cactus, at sunrise, near the Sea of Cortez in Mexico.

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Sunset on the Sea of Cortez

August 16, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Sunset on the Sea of Cortez

Marty’s photo of the day #3695: Sunset on the Sea of Cortez (Mexico).

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Sea lions!

July 16, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Sea lions!

Marty’s photo of the day #3665: Swimming with sea lions in the Sea of Cortez was so cool! They were such curious creatures.

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Brown Pelican

June 24, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Brown Pelican

Marty’s photo of the day #3645: Brown pelican, photographed on the Sea of Cortez.

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Swimming with sea lions

April 29, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Swimming with sea lions

Marty’s photo of the day #3590: Getting crisp underwater photos is tough, because light is limited and the water and subject are always moving. Still, I had to try! This is a curious sea lion I swam with in the Sea of Cortez.

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Brown pelican

April 17, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Brown pelican

Marty’s photo of the day #3579: Brown pelican, on the Sea of Cortez, in Mexico.

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Playing with octopuses

January 13, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Playing with octopuses

Marty’s photo of the day #3489: This is one of the two octopuses Deb and I played with while visiting the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. The story of our octopus adventure will appear in my sixth book, Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer. That book is ready to go, […]

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Sea lions don’t socially distance!

January 1, 2021 Written by Marty Essen
Sea lions don’t socially distance!

Marty’s photo of the day #3478: Someday, late this year, we won’t have to socially distance either. (Sea lions, photographed in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico)

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Sunset on the Sea of Cortez

December 28, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Sunset on the Sea of Cortez

Marty’s photo of the day #3474: Sunset along the Sea of Cortez in Mexico.

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Cactus gulls

December 22, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Cactus gulls

Marty’s photo of the day #3468: Here’s a scene you don’t see every day—gulls atop cactuses. The photo makes more sense when you know that I was on the Sea of Cortez, looking ashore, when I took it.

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The octopus watcher

December 11, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
The octopus watcher

Marty’s photo of the day #3457: I will have a short segment on Deb’s and my Sea of Cortez octopus adventure in my upcoming book, Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer. The book won’t have any photos, but if it did, this one of an octopus looking at us from […]

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Spotted round ray

September 10, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Spotted round ray

Marty’s photo of the day #3366: Today we go to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico for a little underwater photography. This is a spotted round ray.

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The pelican dive

August 5, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
The pelican dive

Marty’s photo of the day #3331: This is a brown pelican in mid-dive. Photographed on the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

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Pelican takeoff

July 18, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Pelican takeoff

Marty’s photo of the day #3313: This is a brown pelican, taking off from the Sea of Cortez at sunset.

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Western Gulls

July 12, 2020 Written by Marty Essen
Western Gulls

Marty’s photo of the day #3307: Western gulls, photographed on a tiny island in the Sea of Cortez (Mexico).

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