Marty’s photo of the day #3983: This shot is from yesterday. My first toad spotting of the spring. She was so small—and look at those nails on her “hand.” (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana)
The first toad of spring
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Year: 2022
Not so exotic
Marty’s photo of the day #3982: If you follow my posts, you know that I often post pictures of exotic animals I have photographed all over the world. Today is dedicated to one of the least exotic animals I’ve photographed. But she’s soooooo cute! (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana)
The elephant and the tree
Marty’s photo of the day #3981: A great old elephant next to a great old tree. Photographed while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Outback caves
Marty’s photo of the day #3980: I took this photo while looking for Children’s pythons in the outback of Queensland, Australia. The pythons were better at hiding than I was at searching, but the colorful caves helped to brighten an unsuccessful search.
From the island of Borneo
Marty’s photo of the day #3979: A fierce-looking, but harmless stick insect, photographed on the island of Borneo.
Whip-scorpion photo shoot
Marty’s photo of the day #3978: For the cover of the first edition of my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, my wife, Deb, took over two hundred photos of me with tailless whip-scorpions crawling up my face. Even though we switched covers after the first edition sold out, traveling back […]
Leaf-mimic katydid
Second chance concerts
Marty’s photo of the day #3976: Deb and I had tickets to see Halestorm and Evanescence in Portland, Oregon on November 5, 2021, but it was an indoor concert and the COVID-19 pandemic was in the midst of yet another surge. So we chickened out and reluctantly sold our tickets. This summer, we get another […]
Sunset in Costa Rica
Mother’s Day Moose
Marty’s photo of the day #3974: Happy Mother’s Day! (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge, in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Q for the MAGA crowd
Marty’s photo of the day #3973: “So tell me. How does refusing to do your part to stop the spread of COVID-19, burning books, pushing white-supremacy, disavowing American history, denying climate change, and taking away women’s rights Make America Great Again?”
Cold weather frog
Marty’s photo of the day #3972: I photographed this frog two years ago in western Montana. I consulted multiple frog identification sources and never came up with a perfect match. That said, I’m going to go with “northern leopard frog” and assume the slight differences are due to the cold weather and how early in […]
Sea of Cortez sunset
Snow falling on penguins
Marty’s photo of the day #3970: This photo is from one of the most magical moments of Deb’s and my seven continents of adventures. We had climbed a glacier along the coast of Antarctica, and as we were looking down on the penguins, huge snowflakes began falling.
Leaf-mimic butterfly
Mystery alligator
Marty’s photo of the day #3968: I really enjoy photographing alligators, because they always provide me with shots that express emotion. This one expresses mystery. (Photographed in the Everglades)
Sea lion greeting party
Marty’s photo of the day #3967: A sea lion greeting party. (Photographed in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico)
Petting an octopus
Marty’s photo of the day #3966: Spending a little quality time, petting an octopus in the Sea of Cortez.
Final show of the school year tomorrow
Marty’s photo of the day #3964: After getting home yesterday from 10 days on the road and then performing a Zoom show for Palm Beach State College in Florida, today I repack my suitcase with clean clothes and a fresh supply of books for my final in-person presentation for this school year of “Around the […]
An old great horned owl
Marty’s photo of the day #3963: I am back home in Montana, ready to go “on-stage” for a Zoom show at Palm Beach State College in Belle Glade, Florida. After that, I get one day to catch up on office work at home before flying to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a Friday night show […]