Marty’s photo of the day #5200: Deb and I enjoyed a lengthy encounter with this beautiful hawksbill turtle, watching it eat and surface before swimming away. (Photographed two years ago off the coast of Bonaire.)
Swimming With a Hawksbill Turtle
Republican hate toward Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
The Republican hate toward Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is so fucking disgusting! She is now having to move to protect herself and her children. The right-wing piece of shit, Western Journal, is among the worst media outlets. But they are really good at clickbait headlines. A few years ago, I clicked on some bigoted Western […]
Burrowing Owl at Sunset
Marty’s photo of the day #5199: This is a burrowing owl, photographed at sunset, with barely enough light, in the American Prairie of central Montana.
The Transgender Bird Wrasse
Marty’s photo of the day #5198: The fish in the foreground is a bird wrasse (terminal phase), and the fish in the background is a manybar goatfish. Interesting fact: all bird wrasses start out as female (initial phase). When the dominant male in a harem dies or leaves, the largest, most dominant female undergoes the […]
Wild Donkey Photobomb
Marty’s photo of the day #5197: I’ve mentioned before how much I fell in love with the wild donkeys on Bonaire. For this photo, I was on my knees, hoping to capture an image of the young donkey in the background. Then an older donkey does a foreground-photobomb. “Photograph me! I’m much cuter.”
Just Crawl Over
Marty’s photo of the day #5196: When one sea lion gets in the way of another, no problem. Just crawl over! (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Why I’ve Restrained My Opinion on Gaza
I’m seldom shy about speaking out, but I’ve held back on commenting about what has happened in Gaza. My reasoning is simple. I have numerous Jewish friends that I don’t want to lose. In high school, many of the friends I hung out with were Jewish; when I worked in radio several of my favorite […]
Along the Galapagos Tortoise Migration
Marty’s photo of the day #5195: These are Galapagos tortoises (also known as giant tortoises). They had stopped at a waterhole along their migration route from the humid highlands to the dry lowlands of Santa Cruz island. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Spinecheek Anemonefish
Marty’s photo of the day #5194: In the interest of species variety, I’m going to temporarily switch from the Vancouver Island photos I’ve been posting during the past month and dig deeper into the files containing photos I’ve shot in other parts of the world. This is a spinecheek anemonefish, photographed last year in the […]
Morning on the Johnstone Strait
Marty’s photo of the day #5193: There’s nothing quite like crawling out of a tent before sunrise on the Johnstone Strait and watching the haunting scenery take shape as the morning fog dissipates. (Photographed on Vancouver Island.)
California Gull in Flight
Marty’s photo of the day #5192: I had fun shooting bird action shots on Vancouver Island. Later, when I examined the images, I was surprised by how many different species of gull I had photographed. These are California gulls.
Reflection of a Greater Yellowlegs
Marty’s photo of the day #5191: I just love looking at this greater yellowlegs picture on a big screen. I’m not sure if it will produce the same effect if viewed on a smartphone screen, however. (Photographed last month on Vancouver Island.)
Triple Orca Whales
Marty’s photo of the day #5190: Triple orca whales, photographed last month on the Johnstone Strait, off Vancouver Island.
Diversity Makes America Great
Last week Donald Trump called Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed a “radical jihadist,” and this morning he had Homeland Security raid Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s house. Obviously, Trump and his Republican minions believe their only chance of not getting slaughtered in the upcoming midterms is to fire up their base of bigots. I still […]
A Trio of Black Turnstones
Marty’s photo of the day #5189: Here’s a trio of black turnstones. These birds get their name because they often flip over stones, shells, and seaweed along rocky shorelines to find food. (Photographed on Vancouver Island.)
The Humpback Whale Tail Flash
Marty’s photo of the day #5188: A humpback whale flashes its tail off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Bears on Vancouver Island
Marty’s photo of the day #5187: Vancouver Island has one of the highest concentrations of black bears in the world. That fact was made obvious by all the bear poop Deb and I came across during our hikes last month. Despite that, we only saw two bears: a small one that was about a year […]
It’s almost as if it is in the Christian DNA
First, Donald Trump arranged for men to violently beat each other for entertainment at the White House. Now his “War Secretary,” Pete Hegseth, is preparing to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Upon reading about the public execution, my first thought was, “Maybe this time Trump has gone too far for even […]
What’s In the Gull’s Mouth?
Marty’s photo of the day #5186: This short-billed gull carried this black thing around as if it was a toy. Initially, I assumed it was a type of lichen. Later, I did some research, and now I believe the gull was carrying a piece of kelp covered in Pacific herring eggs. (Photographed on Vancouver Island.)
More Useful Than Republicans ib Congress
Marty’s photo of the day #5185: Unlike Republicans in Congress, turkey vultures are valuable creatures that serve a purpose. They are better looking, too. (Photographed on Vancouver Island.)