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Amazon lizard

Amazon lizard

Marty’s photo of the day #3028: I photographed this beautiful lizard deep in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. When I tried to identify it, I came up with multiple possibilities. It could be one of those, or none of those. So I’m punting on the ID this time.

Hey GOP! Karma is a bitch!

Hey GOP! Karma is a bitch!

When the shocking news arrived on Election Night 2016 that Donald Trump won the Electoral College, my wife and I struggled to find something positive about the tragedy. In the end, we both agreed that what happened might be better for the Democrats and Planet Earth in the long-run. Had Hillary Clinton become president, the […]

Red Panda Cuteness

Red Panda Cuteness

Marty’s photo of the day #3024: I rarely post photos of captive animals, but this one is too cute not to share. I was on a speaking tour several years ago, and performed a few shows at Oglebay’s Good Zoo in Wheeling, West Virginia. Between shows the zoo’s director gave me a behind the scenes […]

Momma Elephant? Don’t mind us!

Momma Elephant? Don’t mind us!

Marty’s photo of the day #3023: For the last chapter in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, I wanted something special for the big finish. When most people go to Africa, they are secured safely inside Land Rovers. Deb and I, however, hiked 53 miles across Mana Pools National Park […]

Arctic Skua

Arctic Skua

Marty’s photo of the day #3022: Animals in the Antarctic region have very little fear of people. I photographed this Arctic skua with a little camera at the recommended approach distance of roughly 15 feet. Animals in the Antarctic region have very little fear of people. I photographed this Arctic skua with a little camera […]

Feeding the lemurs

Feeding the lemurs

Marty’s photo of the day #3020: Ah, the perks of being an educational entertainer! I have performed “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at hundreds of colleges in 46 states, but every once in a while I will perform the show at a museum or a zoo. Several years ago, I did a show at […]

Red Panda perks

Red Panda perks

Marty’s photo of the day #3019: Ah, the perks of being an educational entertainer! I have performed “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at hundreds of colleges in 46 states, but every once in a while I will perform the show at a museum or a zoo. Several years ago, I did a show at […]

There’s always the moose

There’s always the moose

Marty’s photo of the day #3017: If I haven’t been out photographing wildlife, I’m never sure what photo on my hard drive will catch my attention for my morning post. One thing is for sure. I have a ton of moose photos to choose from—all taken on the Essen Wildlife Refuge that surrounds our house. […]

Trump and his Cult of Chumps

Trump and his Cult of Chumps

Hey Trump fans! Can any of you honestly say that you would have been hunky dory if Obama were president and Congress had subpoenaed three of his people to testify, but two ignored the subpoena and the one that showed up stonewalled—all doing so on Obama’s instructions? I realize that asking you about honesty is […]