Marty’s photo of the day #5098: Two days ago, I featured an action shot of this nighthawk. Today, I’m featuring a portrait. Nellie (the dog), gets partial credit for this photo, as she pointed the bird out to me. (Photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5097: An American oystercatcher, searching for a meal. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
So Donald Trump gave a speech yesterday in South Dakota about . . . the dangers of communism. His speech follows an earlier Republican freakout about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani doing the most communist thing in the history of the United States: suggesting that New York City residents set their air conditioners at 78 degrees […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5097: For the second day in a row, Nellie gets credit for my photo of the day. Until her new bionic leg heals, she is restricted to leash walks, and it was during a leash walk yesterday through the Essen Wildlife Refuge that we spotted this nighthawk. The nighthawk immediately […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5096: My dog, Nellie, has amazing senses. She gets credit for this shot. It was well after sunset when we stepped out onto the front porch. Immediately she knew something was sleeping among the trees a hundred feet straight out from us. I couldn’t tell what it was, so I […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5095: I photographed this Boyd’s forest dragon on a night-hike in Australia. These lizards get to be about 20 inches long. Unlike most lizards, they do not bask in the sun to regulate body temperature. Instead, they conform to the ambient air temperature of the rainforest. As such, they are […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5094: Five thousand pounds of snorting attitude. (Photographed while canoeing the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5092: I watched these two pileated woodpeckers pick apart an old, downed tree yesterday. (Photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5091: This is a howler monkey baby and mother, photographed in Costa Rica.
It’s cold and rainy day here in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, but the white-breasted nuthatches don’t care.
Marty’s photo of the day #5088: This is a bush cricket. It would fill the palm of an average person’s hand. (Photographed in Zimbabwe.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5087: This is a Borneo pygmy elephant. It is a unique, genetically distinct subspecies of the Asian elephant, about 20% smaller than mainland Asian elephants, reaching a height of roughly 9 feet. (Photographed on the island of Borneo.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5086: I found this heartleaf arnica under a rock shelf in the mountains. Protection from the elements kept it in pristine condition. (Photographed at “The Secret Spot” in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5084: When I photographed this leopard, the sun had set and my camera was screaming for light. I brightened, sharpened, and denoised the photo to make it acceptable for posting. (Photographed in Zimbabwe.)
Mary’s photo of the day #5083: This underwater scene features reticulated dascyllus and black-tailed dascyllus. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5082: I think cinnamon teals are such pretty ducks. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.)
