Marty’s photo of the day #5205: This is an immature bald eagle with the fish it caught. What you can’t see are the ravens in hot pursuit. (Photographed last month on Vancouver Island.)
Bald Eagle Getaway
Animal Rescues
Marty’s photo of the day #5204: I lost track of how many geckos, lizards, and crabs I rescued from bathrooms while visiting Indonesian New Guinea last year. If I remember correctly, this one was the fastest of them all, requiring teamwork with my wife to wrangle and return to the outdoors.
The Eleven Thousand Dollar Dog
Three years ago, Nellie got a bionic left-rear leg (TPLO surgery to replace the CCL ligament in her knee with a metal plate and six screws). Then, earlier this year, she blew out the CCL in her right-rear leg. That meant surgery to give her a second bionic leg. Her first surgery healed in about […]
We’re Invisable!
Marty’s photo of the day #5203: “You can’t see us. We’re invisible!” (Photographed last month on Vancouver Island.)
Photo Editing and Whale Shark Rides
How much photo editing is too much for a nature shot? Ansel Adams heavily altered and improved his photos in the darkroom, famously viewing the photographic negative as a musical score and the final darkroom print as the performance. As for me, I have traditionally come down on the side of getting my images 90 […]
Nurse Shark
Marty’s photo of the day #5202: This is a nurse shark, photographed last year off the coast of Belize.
Penguins Urge: Vote Left
Marty’s photo of the day #5201: “And remember Americans, whether you vote early or vote on Election Day, vote left. Not only will your vote improve life for humans worldwide, but it will also improve life for endangered species like me.” (Galapagos penguin. Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Swimming With a Hawksbill Turtle
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.)
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.