Marty’s photo of the day #4200: This short excerpt from my second book—Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico—explains the shot: Most of the water I had seen up to this point had been clear, but the pond where I released the Everglades rat snake was covered […]
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Month: December 2022
I know where you’ve been
Marty’s photo of the day #4198: “Don’t you come flying up to me, mister. I know where you’ve been!” (Photographed in Mexico)
Sitting with Mrs. Octopus
Marty’s photo of the day #4197: I’m just sitting on the floor of the Sea of Cortez with my new friend, Mrs. Octopus.
Gentoo penguin chick cuteness
Marty’s photo of the day #4196: Here’s some gentoo penguin chick cuteness for your Wednesday. (Photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica)
Inspired by the Yagua
Marty’s photo of the day #4195: Hanging out for a few hours with members of the Yagua tribe along a tributary of the Amazon River was a big event for both visitors and residents. Deb and I brought the children harmonicas, T-shirts, and bubbles, and in return we got to walk through their village and […]
Amazing tundra plant life
Marty’s photo of the day #4194: This is an extreme close-up of the amazing tundra plant life in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Or, as Republican oil company sycophants call it, “A bunch of nothing.”
Bluebird
I can’t see Putin from here
Marty’s photo of the day #4192: Greetings from the great white north, eh? I shot this photo while standing on a tiny island in the Arctic Ocean. Try as I might, I just couldn’t see Putin from here.
The red-tailed hawk surprise
Marty’s photo of the day #4191: Some mornings, I have a plan on what to post for my photo of the day. Other mornings, I just open folders of my photos that I’ve saved to my computer and look for one that speaks to me. Many times those instantly selected photos surprise me: “Oh, I […]
Mud-bath elephant
Marty’s photo of the day #4190: I photographed this elephant while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. I’m not sure if it was just her earlier mud-bath, but she looked quite old to me.