Marty’s photo of the day #4248: Amazon tree boa, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
Amazon tree boa
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Year: 2023
Sea of Cortez
A dazzle of zebras
Marty’s photo of the day #4246: A dazzle of skittish zebras, photographed while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Somewhere . . .
Orangutan
Even sweet Nellie can be naughty
Marty’s photo of the day #4243: Sometimes even sweet Nellie can be a bad girl. Because we live on 25 acres of protected mountain forest (affectionately called the Essen Wildlife Refuge), we have mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, porcupines, skunks, and other animals around that Nellie shouldn’t mess with. And the only safe way for her […]
Turkey vulture
Marty’s photo of the day #4242: A turkey vulture sits atop a cardón cactus near the Sea of Cortez in Mexico.
Dwarf caiman
A little ground squirrel action
Marty’s photo of the day #4240: Here’s a little ground squirrel action for your Friday. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Mother and baby elephant
Marty’s photo of the day #4239: I met up with this beautiful mother and baby elephant while hiking along a dried up riverbed in Zimbabwe.
From the co-pilot’s seat
Marty’s photo of the day #4238: I shot this photo from the co-pilot’s seat of a tiny airplane (called a Helio), heading north over the Brooks Range, on the way to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This short excerpt, from my second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, […]
Frog has personality
Marty’s photo of the day #4237: This is Frog the frogmouth bird. He is a rescue animal, so he cannot fly. What he lacks in flight ability, he makes up for in personality. (Photographed in Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia)
Rainy season monkey frog
Marty’s photo of the day #4236: This is me, in the Amazon Rainforest, with a monkey frog. And yes, if you are looking at this on a large screen, those are insect bites all over my arm. My wife and I have visited the Amazon Rainforest twice: first in the dry season, then in the […]
Selfishness on the prairie
Marty’s photo of the day #4235: This shot is from last September, during Deb’s, Nellie’s, and my second weeklong stay in the American Prairie of central Montana. Before I moved to Montana, in 1996, I had no opinion of ranchers, but since then ranchers have convinced me that they are among the most selfish people […]
Don’t worry!
Marty’s photo of the day #4234: Don’t worry! The great horned owl chicks are perfectly fine. But it’s a wee bit disconcerting to find them sleeping on their side on a tree branch. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Not a bunch of nothing
Marty’s photo of the day #4233: When I perform my college show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, I talk about how important it is to keep the arctic natural. Then, while showing a wide photo of the tundra, I mention that the oil companies and the politicians that work for them frequently call the […]
Eye to eye with a brown pelican
All ready for her nap
Marty’s photo of the day #4231: All ready for her nap! This is me holding Bonnie, a silver wallaroo. Bonnie’s mother was hit by a car. The mother died, but Bonnie survived in the pouch. When not in someone’s arms, Bonnie hopped around and hung out in an artificial pouch. Later, once she was old […]
The other hippo story
Marty’s photo of the day #4230: Via both my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, and my college show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, the hippo attack Deb and I survived on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe (the hippo bit through the center of our canoe and lifted us six […]
The curious penguin
Marty’s photo of the day #4229: Here is a photo to put a smile on your face. When Deb and I traveled to Antarctica, a documentary film crew came along. We all had to abide by strict rules that prevented us from approaching any animal closer than fifteen feet. Those rules also applied to the […]