Marty’s photo of the day #5071: Sandhill cranes stand four-feet-tall, mate for life, and have a lifespan that reaches into the thirties. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.)
Sandhill Crane
Tall Trees
Marty’s photo of the day #5070: We have some incredibly tall trees on the Essen Wildlife Refuge. These aren’t the tallest ones, but I had good light and a wide-angle lens on my camera. So I tried to capture the feel of their height.
A Raft of Sea Otters
Molting Season
Marty’s photo of the day #5068: This is a female elephant seal. She looks a bit rough, because it’s molting season. (Photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica.)
Lemmings Won’t Follow . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #5067: Lemmings are cuter and much more intelligent than Trump voters. They won’t follow their cult leader over a cliff. (Photographed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.)
The Shy Pheasant
Marty’s photo of the day #5066: I’ve been trying to photograph this pheasant for quite a while, but he’s fast and spooks easily. Just look at all those colors! (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Cactus Cladode
Marty’s photo of the day #5065: A close look at a cactus cladode. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Flamingo Reflecting Pond
Marty’s photo of the day #5064: The flamingo reflecting pond. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Antarctica at Night
Marty’s photo of the day #5063: This is Antarctica at night. I got up at 3:00 a.m. to shoot this photo. The month was February (summer in Antarctica), when it never gets totally dark outside.
Feeding Time
Marty’s photo of the day #5062: It’s feeding time for a Nazca booby chick. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Poison Dart Frog With Tadpoles
Marty’s photo of the day #5061: This is a poison dart frog, carrying tadpoles. Both males and females carry tadpoles. (Photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.)
Howler Monkeys
A Giant Soak
Marty’s photo of the day #5059: This is a Galapagos tortoise (also known as a giant tortoise), photographed on Santa Cruz Island. At the time of this photo, the tortoise was migrating from the humid highlands to the dry lowlands and had stopped at a waterhole for a soak. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Bald Eagle
Marty’s photo of the day #5058: Deb and I are returning to Vancouver Island in the fall. I photographed the bald eagle the last time we were there.
Red-Winged Blackbird
Marty’s photo of the day #5057: Red-winged blackbird, photographed in he Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Great Blue Heron Up Close
Marty’s photo of the day #5056: Great blue heron, photographed earlier this year in the Galapagos Islands.
I’m a New Tree Daddy
Deb and I own thousands of trees on the Essen Wildlife Refuge. Nevertheless, the trees aren’t always in the right place. A gravel road passes by on the far side of our property, and I’m getting tired of the dust from vehicles passing by. So this year, I’m transplanting trees from one side of the […]
Pissed Off Hippo
Marty’s photo of the day #5055: Canoeing with a pissed off hippo in Zimbabwe. Not that being pissed off is unusual for hippos. It’s pretty much their happy place.
The Beautiful But Unappreciated Tree Swallow
Marty’s photo of the day #5054: People seldom point and exclaim, “Look! There’s a tree swallow!” as they might do with an eagle, parrot, or pterodactyl. Well, here’s a second look at this common bird. You just have to see them at the proper angle to appreciate their beauty. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of […]
Surviving a Hippo Attack
Marty’s photo of the day #5054: This is Deb and me, laughing after canoeing down the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe and being attacked by a hippo. The hippo bit through the middle of our canoe, lifted us six feet into the air, and dumped us on the muddy riverbank. Deb ended up black-and-blue all along […]