Every night, Deb and I take our dog, Nellie, on a walk around the perimeter of the Essen Wildlife Refuge. This evening, she was off-leash and started barking at something—and her bark was more protective than usual. I put her on a leash and investigated, expecting to find a moose or racoon. Instead, she had […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4665: Penguin race! Photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica.
Marty’s photo of the day #4663: With all the devastating damage the Trump regime is doing to the environment, I am so thankful for Montana’s American Prairie, where pronghorns like these can thrive, largely protected from far-right greediness. For those that don’t know, the American Prairie is a wonderful project in central Montana that is […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4662: You are looking at a great horned owl and her chicks. Don’t worry. All three chicks are fine. That’s how they sleep! Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Marty’s photo of the day #4661: This is Martha, the official moose of the Essen Wildlife Refuge. Today’s photo is from a few years back, but the first moose of the new year have arrived. So far, all I’ve seen are tracks in the snow. I’m always amazed at how moose can hang around the […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4660: A hawksbill sea turtle swims in for a close-up. These magnificent turtles are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. Photographed off the coast of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4659: This is a scene from my all-time favorite campsite, located in the Yukon Territory of the still free, not fucking insane, country of Canada. After dark, wolves came down from the mountain to howl around our tent.
Marty’s photo of the day #4657: These are ocean surgeonfish, photographed last fall off the coast of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4656: I normally don’t post photos of this poor quality, but I was in 30 feet of water when I spotted this beautiful goldentail moray eel slithering among the “sea tribbles.” Photographed off the coast of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4655: Yesterday, someone requested a fox photo. So I dug into my photos from crossing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and found this fluffy red fox.
Marty’s photo of the day #4654: The motion-sensing camera shots last week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge included nighttime images of foxes, coyotes, and bigfoots, and daytime images of deer. Since no one wants a nighttime bigfoot photo, let’s go with the deer.
Marty’s photo of the day #4653: I photographed this green sea turtle last September off the coast of Bonaire. Each time either Deb or I saw a turtle, we’d call out to the other: “Turtle! Turtle! Turtle!” We just loved them. Commentary: Can you imagine Felon 47 or Elon Musk getting excited about seeing a […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4651: This black bear was ambling down a trail Deb and I were hiking up in Yellowstone National Park a few years ago. I’m trying not to think about what will happen to YNP now that Evil 1 and Evil 2 are intent on fucking up our national lands. Both […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4650: While going through my photo files this morning, I came across an image from 2017 that I had forgotten about. That was the summer a flying squirrel took over the birdhouse outside my writing room window.
Marty’s photo of the day #4649: Nellie has a variety of balls, and she chooses one to play with each time we go outside. This photo shows her on a summer day, chasing her volleyball, Wilson. Unfortunately, she lost Wilson in the deep snow earlier this winter. With the recent warm weather, Wilson should be […]
