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Marty’s photo of the day #4730: Deb and I have been married a long time. So long, in fact, that she felt perfectly comfortable asking me to take pictures of “cute chicks.” Yes, we have eight ping-pong-ball-sized California quail chicks living alongside our house in the Essen Wildlife Refuge this spring. A few got stuck […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4729: While off the coast of Belize earlier this month, I photographed a lot of frigatebirds in-flight. I’ll share some of those later. For now, here’s a rare stationary frigatebird.
Marty’s photo of the day #4728: These squid might be difficult to see if you are viewing on a smartphone. There are five squid in all, photographed earlier this month, forty miles off the coast of Belize.
Marty’s photo of the day #4727: Iguana, photographed earlier this month on an island off the coast of Belize.
Marty’s photo of the day #4726: You might think this is a photo of a Caribbean hermit crab, but I’m actually photographing the fly in flight. Got it! (Photographed earlier this month off the coast of Belize)
Marty’s photo of the day #4725: I shot this photo while snorkeling above the Witconcrete Wreck (looking down its side). The 375-foot-long ship was once used to transport sugar and molasses, and it was intentionally sunk in 2021, near Blackbird Caye, 35 miles from Belize. It now serves as a home for a wide variety […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4724: These are cushion sea stars, photographed two weeks ago in the Caribbean Sea, roughly 35 miles from Belize. At first glance these sea stars almost look fake, like a practical joke. I’m including a second photo with my wife, Deb, diving closer to provide a size comparison.
Actress Maria McCann (who has appeared in 45 movies as well as the TV shows Grey’s Anatomy, The Practice, Lucifer) made this meme, featuring a quote from the AudioFile Magazine review of The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles, written by me; narrated by her. If you’re traveling or just looking for entertainment for the long […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4723: My goal for last week’s off-coast Belize trip was to photograph a shark and a spotted eagle ray. I did both. I spotted this nurse shark after Deb and I ate lunch on a tiny island near the Great Blue Hole. We were several minutes ahead of the others, […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4722: These are frigatebirds, photographed last week on a tiny island, 40 miles off the coast of Belize. They were nesting together with red-footed boobies. I will post the red-footed bobbies at a later date.
Marty’s photo of the day #4721: During my world travels, I’ve photographed blue-footed boobies and red land crabs. Last week, off the coast of Belize, I photographed the reverse: red-footed boobies and blue land crabs. Here’s the crab. I’ll post the boobies on a later date.
Marty’s photo of the day #4720: My favorite day last week was snorkeling the Great Blue Hole, 40 miles off the coast of Belize. Jacques Cousteau declared the Blue Hole one of the top five scuba diving sites in the world, but having seen video of a trip to its 400-foot-deep bottom, I think the […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4719: I have tons of photos to share from last week’s Belize adventure: sharks, rays, fish, birds, crabs, iguanas, and more. Deb and I had a cabana overhanging the ocean, so I spent a lot of time photographing birds. This is a brown pelican in mid-dive.
Marty’s photo of the day #4718: These are chubs and sergeant majors, photographed last week in an area of ocean near Belize called “The Aquarium.” If you can, zoom in on some of the chubs (the larger fish). Their expressions make them appear to be the happiest fish in the world. And they loved swimming […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4717: Hey everyone! My lack of daily posts has not been because Deb and I were disappeared by ICE or anything. Instead, we returned to Belize for a week of incredible snorkeling and wildlife watching. The island we were on had internet service, but it was slower than old-fashioned landline […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4714: Everything blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. Okay, these are fungi, not flowers. We’ll call it “fungi-ing.”
Marty’s photo of the day #4713: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. This is grape hyacinth (pretty, but not native to Montana).
One of the reasons we humans love our dogs so much is that they retain adorable, childlike qualities throughout their lives. A few years ago, I got Nellie a soccer ball with handles. Even though she bit a hole in the ball long ago, she doesn’t care and still loves to play with it. That […]
