Marty’s photo of the day #4690: There is so much going on in this photo I shot in the Everglades that it’s easy to miss the alligator.
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Waterbucks
Marty’s photo of the day #4689: Waterbucks, photographed I was while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Erato Heliconian Butterfly
Expressive Owls
Marty’s photo of the day #4687: One of the reasons people like owls so much is that they have expressive, humanlike faces. For instance, this long-eared owl is mimicking the face pretty much every human on the planet with an IQ over 90 makes upon hearing the name Donald Trump.
Pleasant Dreams!
Marty’s photo of the day #4686: Here’s a photo to study closely before bedtime. These are Seba’s short-tailed bats, photographed in Costa Rica.
It’s Raining in the Rainforest
Badger Close-Up
South Polar Skua
Marty’s photo of the day #4683: This is a south polar skua, photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica. I won’t name the island, however, because if Felon 47 learned of its existence, he’d hit it with a tariff.
Bison Crossing
Marty’s photo of the day #4682: Crossing the Madison River. (Photographed in Yellowstone National Park)
Magnificent Frigatebirds
Marty’s photo of the day #4681: These are magnificent frigatebirds, photographed off the coast of Bonaire. They have wingspans that exceed seven feet.
Zambezi Sunset
Tariffs For Uninhabited Islands
Marty’s photo of the day #4679: The face one makes upon hearing that the Orange Idiot has imposed a tariff on your island, uninhabited by humans. (Female elephant seal, photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica)
Giant Pill Millipede
Marty’s photo of the day #4678: This is a giant pill millipede, photographed in the rainforest of Borneo.
Hello, There!
Deb and the Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Marty’s photo of the day #4676: Deb checks out a hawksbill sea turtle. Or is it a hawksbill sea turtle checking out Deb? Either way, I shot this photo last fall off the coast of Bonaire.
Frogmouth On My Shoulder
Marty’s photo of the day #4675: Here’s a photo from when I was in Australia, working on my first book, “Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents,” That’s Frog, a tawny frogmouth bird on my shoulder. Twenty-some years later, I’m still writing and have what could be the best adventure ever coming up later […]
Nighttime at the Essen Wildlife Refuge
Spring is here, and that means the nighttime activity is wild at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana. My motion-sensing cameras switch to infrared mode at night, hence the lack of color. The photos from this week: mountain lion, coyote, racoons, fox, deer, bigfoot.
Wild Turkeys Galore
Marty’s photo of the day #4674: Wild turkeys galore! Photographed with a motion-sensing camera at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Montana.
The Lion Knows You Are There
People can spend a lifetime outdoors in Montana and never see a mountain lion. But as my motion-sensing camera proves, the mountain lion knows you are there. These photos are just a few minutes apart. In the second photo, the lion is looking exactly where Nellie and I are coming from. This was not unexpected. […]
It’s Good to Be a Writer/Photographer
Marty’s photo of the day #4673: It’s good to be a writer/photographer! While working on my second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, I contacted Dr. Armando Rodriguez of Inter American University in Puerto Rico. On a dark and rainy night, he took my wife […]