Marty’s photo of the day #4412: “Happy Arraignment Day! While some of the lower primates are going nuts, we’re going bananas!”
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Year: 2023
The invisible friend
Marty’s photo of the day #4411: Huge scientific discovery! Gentoo penguins are the only animal species, other than humans, that enjoy going for walks with an invisible friend. (Photographed just off the coast of Antarctica)
Desert tortoise side-eye
Marty’s photo of the day #4410: A little side-eye, from a desert tortoise. (Photographed in the Mojave Desert)
The sunglasses taste test
Marty’s photo of the day #4409: Annie, a sixteen-year-old black flying fox, gives my sunglasses a taste test. (Photographed in Queensland, Australia)
Can a Friday get any better?
Marty’s photo of the day #4408: Summer is almost here, arch criminal Donald Trump has been indicted again, and snake oil salesman Pat Robertson is still dead. Can a Friday get any better? Well, maybe if we add this cute red panda.
Goodby Pat Robertson!
Goodbye Pat Robertson! I didn’t know you personally, but you certainly affected my life. Because of you—and snake oil salesmen like you—my father was so brainwashed that he once wasted multiple years of his life calling every number in the Crestview, Florida phonebook to tell whoever answered, “Jesus loves you.” Because of the likes of […]
Amazon coachwhip
Marty’s photo of the day #4407: This is an Amazon coachwhip, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
Porcupine caribou migration 2X magic?
Marty’s photo of the day #4406: It’s been 21 years since Deb’s and my epic trip to the top of Canada, which was featured in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. The drive from Montana is longer than driving from New York City to Los Angeles and back. This photo […]
The headless elk parade
Marty’s photo of the day #4405: Here’s another elk photo from my motion-sensing camera. I always aim my camera low—in hopes of capturing wolf, fox, and mountain lion shots―so up-close elk have to be positioned just right, or the camera decapitates them. This is the tail end of the herd, which was following about 15 […]
Flowers for dinner
Marty’s photo of the day #4404: During the past few weeks, we’ve had a ton of wildlife action at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, including moose, deer, wild turkeys, wild peacocks, nighthawks, foxes, and even a probable fisher. We also have a large herd of elk hanging around. This elk, photographed last week with my motion-sensing […]
Owl emotions
Marty’s photo of the day #4403: Most people love owls without really thinking about why they do so. One of the reasons for that is because owls have faces that express emotions much like human faces do. I photographed this long-eared owl many years ago, while spending a day in northern Montana catching and banding […]
Baby hold on!
Marty’s photo of the day #4402: A baby howler monkey holds onto mom, as she climbs high into the rainforest canopy. (Photographed in Costa Rica)
Penguins in the fog
Marty’s photo of the day #4401: Gentoo penguins in the fog. (Photographed just off the coast of Antarctica)
Gifts for the Iban headman
Marty’s photo of the day #4400: When my wife, Deb, and I explore remote regions of the world, we always bring gifts for the indigenous people. When in the Amazon Rainforest, we bring the children T-shirts, sugar-free gum, bubbles, and harmonicas. In this photo, Deb is presenting a gift to the headman of an Iban […]
The killer chipmunk
Marty’s photo of the day #4399: Nelle: “Don’t just stand there laughing at me, Dad. I’ve herded the killer chipmunk between the big boobs. All you have to do is scare it from the opposite side, and I’ll catch it. Then―finally―our property will be secure!”
Superstitions: good and gross
Marty’s photo of the day #4398: I photographed this stork atop the remains of a decomposing church in rural Spain. According to superstition, a stork nesting atop a church brings good luck. While I don’t believe in any superstitions―whether organized or not―I appreciate superstitions that benefit wildlife. Other than the stork superstition, another favorite of […]
Groundhog calling
Marty’s photo of the day #4397: “Obama’s birth certificate!” “Benghazi!” “Hunter Biden’s laptop!” Resident groundhog: “You rang?”
Baboons, minus the fu―
Marty’s photo of the day #4397: While backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, Deb and I stopped for an hour or so to watch a troop of chacma baboons. There was a lot of casual, unmarried fucking going on, but I’ve chosen a shot that doesn’t show that out of respect for any […]
Dogs and tools
Marty’s photos of the day #4395-4396: I tend to frown at stick-up-their-ass people who refuse to give animals the credit they deserve for both emotions and intelligence. And when I read articles about animals using tools, dogs are never included. One such article claimed, “In some cases, the objects are merely toys—but they become tools […]
Danger, danger, danger!
Marty’s photo of the day #4394: While I’m always respectful of animals, sometimes being a wildlife photographer/writer doesn’t go as planned. Over the years, I’ve been stung by the world’s most venomous insect, bitten by a venomous snake, and attacked by a hippo (the hippo bit through the center of Deb’s and my canoe and […]