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Look Closely

Look Closely

Marty’s photo of the day #4528: Today we go back to Deb’s and my trip last month to Bonaire. Look closely at this school of mojarras. There’s one fish that’s not like the others. Yes, it’s a barracuda! And to all the people out there of a certain age, who will now be stuck on […]

Double Coyotes

Double Coyotes

Marty’s photo of the day #4526: Greetings from the Essen Wildlife Refuge! Getting a good coyote photo from the motion-sensing cameras I have set up is difficult. Usually, the coyotes pass through at night (when my cameras shoot in infrared mode) or, if in the daytime, they are moving too fast to appear in good […]

Tiny Crab

Tiny Crab

Marty’s photo of the day #4525: Deb and I were beach-walking, during our last day in Bonaire, when she spotted this tiny crab. No matter what kind of device you are viewing this on, it is much larger than actual size. The crab could easily fit on a quarter, and I photographed it using a […]

A pretty ocean scenic

A pretty ocean scenic

Marty’s photo of the day #4524: When we were in Bonaire, Deb bought two fish identification books. These fish weren’t in either book. I also spent some time checking ID sites on the internet with no luck. Even though I don’t know what these are, I like how this photo makes me feel, so I’m […]

Yellow Goatfish

Yellow Goatfish

Marty’s photo of the day #4523: I’m still going through the more than 1,500 underwater photos I took while Deb and I were in Bonaire last month. I keep hoping that I’m going to spot an octopus or some other creature I missed live. Then there are these underappreciated yellow goatfish. Well, at least underappreciated […]

Blauw-blauws

Blauw-blauws

Marty’s photo of the day #4516: On the island of Bonaire, blauw-blauws basically filled the niche of pigeons. Whenever Deb and I had a picnic, the blauw-blauws would be there, waiting for scraps. I found them more amusing to watch than pigeons, however, as they were fast, and skirmishes over scraps weren’t always won by […]

Seru Grandi

Seru Grandi

Marty’s photo of the day #4513: This is Seru Grandi in Bonaire’s Washington-Slagbaai National Park. When I first came across this geological formation, I was confident that I’d seen it before in some epic movie. I’m not sure which movie, however. The lower layer of this formation is 210,000 years-old, and the top layer is […]

Finding Flounder

Finding Flounder

Marty’s photo of the day #4511: Whether in the forest surrounding Deb’s and my house or in the ocean surrounding Bonaire, I enjoy spotting creatures that are great at camouflage. Can you spot the flounder in this photo from Bonaire? (Hint #1: Flounders lie on their side.) (Hint #2: Look near the center of the […]

Sand Diver

Sand Diver

Marty’s photo of the day #4510: With all the colorful fish on the reef surrounding Bonaire, it’s easy to overlook the fish that would rather not be seen. I spotted one such fish—a sand diver—just a short distance out from shore. How tough are sand divers to spot? Below the main photo I’ve added a […]

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Marty’s photo of the day #4508: I think this is a really cool image, but if you’re viewing it on a small screen, you’ll likely miss the details. It’s a whitespotted filefish, seemingly coming out of the coral. And in the background is a parrotfish. (Photographed in Bonaire)

Yellow Warbler #2

Yellow Warbler #2

Marty’s photo of the day #4507: I rarely repeat images of the same species within 30 days of each other, but I like this yellow warbler photo better than the one I posted 10 days ago. And I had to be so patient to get this shot! (Photographed in Bonaire)