Marty’s photo of the day #4502: Antarctica on a sunny day, with a wandering albatross flying above.
Antarctica on a sunny day
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Month: August 2023
Statistically, clergy are much more dangerous
Marty’s photo of the day #4501: I shot this photograph many years ago in New Orleans. I know nothing about this person, but statistically a child would be safer with someone who looks like this than with Christian clergy—a lot safer. So if Republicans really care about children, why are they so bent out of […]
For the dog
Marty’s photo of the day #4500: In 2002, Deb and I and our dogs, Kate and Annie, traveled to the top of Canada in a 5,572 mile-long adventure that became the North American chapter in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. That trip was as much for our dogs as […]
Stalking with Nellie
Marty’s photo of the day #4499: I shot this elk photo yesterday morning on the Essen Wildlife Refuge. We get a lot of elk here, but because elk move to different locations depending on the season, seeing an elk on the refuge with a full rack is rare. This bull was with five to fifteen […]
Brandt’s cormorant
Turk’s cap
Marty’s photo of the day #4497: Today I chose a photo folder at random and opened it up, hoping to find something I hadn’t posted before. This photo said, “Post me! Post me!” I shot this flower on a hike in Texas between college shows in 2009. I never posted it, because I didn’t know […]
At some point you have to run
Marty’s photo of the day #4496: A short excerpt from the Australia chapter in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, explains this photo: A few of the caves had entrances large enough for a human to squeeze through. Reaching the small chambers, however, would have required dropping through layers of […]
Leopard seal
Heliconia vaginalis
Marty’s photo of the day #4494: This is a Heliconia vaginalis (wild plantain), photographed on a night hike in Costa Rica.
Spruce grouse
Bear and Bernie
Marty’s photo of the day #4492: Yesterday, I featured this bear shot from my motion-sensing camera as part of my Sunday “This Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge” series. But I love this picture so much that I’m giving it its own solo post. With one slight improvement, however.
The Porcupine caribou migration
Marty’s photo of the day #4491: This is a tiny section of the Porcupine caribou migration, the longest terrestrial migration of any animal on Earth. I shot this photo in 2002, while traveling for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. This spot is in Canada’s Northwest Territories, which, unfortunately, is […]
A big Fuck You to the Republican Party
Marty’s photo of the day #4490: I photographed this gorgeous elk on Deb’s and my epic trip to the top of Canada for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. For many months my wife and I have been planning routes and acquiring new gear to redo that adventure this fall. […]
This is why I live in the Bitterroot Valley
Marty’s photos of the day #4483-4489: People often wonder how I can be happy as a liberal in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, where roughly 60 percent of the people are hardcore Trumpers. Well, when Deb and I moved here in 1996, we did so because of nature, not politics. And yesterday was one of those days […]
A Canadian redo?
Marty’s photo of the day #4482: This is a scenic shot from somewhere on Deb’s and my epic journey to the top of Canada for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. We’ve been hoping to redo that 5,572 mile-long adventure for many years. For the past year, we’ve really gotten […]
Is she a fan?
Marty’s photos of the day #4480-4481: Deb’s and my house sits roughly in the middle of the 25-acre Essen Wildlife Refuge. A long gravel driveway comes in from the side, crosses in front of the house, and wraps around to our garage. A long raised porch runs across the front of our house, the porch […]
White mariposa lily
Marty’s photo of the day #4479: One of the cool things about living in a mountainous state like Montana is that for much of the summer, if you want to see spring flowers, you can just move higher. While my wife and I were staying at the Canyon Creek Cabin last week, the elevation ranged […]
Rock Mountain Dwarf Sunflowers
Marty’s photo of the day #4478: One of the cool things about living in a mountainous state like Montana is that for much of the summer, if you want to see spring flowers, you can just move higher. While my wife and I were staying at the Canyon Creek Cabin last week, the elevation ranged […]
Spring flowers in the summer
Marty’s photo of the day #4477: One of the cool things about living in a mountainous state like Montana is that for much of the summer, if you want to see spring flowers, you can just move higher. While my wife and I were staying at the Canyon Creek Cabin last week, the elevation ranged […]
The glistening water scene
Marty’s photo of the day #4476: When I’m out photographing nature, I carry two cameras with me: my new Canon R50 with interchangeable lenses, and a pocket-sized Panasonic DMC-ZS100. Usually I use the Canon when I need a powerful lens, and the Panasonic for casual shooting or when I don’t want to take the time […]