Marty’s photo of the day #5105: Leaf-mimic katydid, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
Leaf-Mimic Katydid
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Baby Columbian Ground Squirrel
Marty’s photo of the day #5104: Here’s a little cuteness for your Sunday. It’s a baby Columbian ground squirrel, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Eyelash Viper
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Scenic Raja Ampat
Marty’s photo of the day #5101: Here’s a scenic shot, taken last year, somewhere in the Raja Ampat of New Guinea.
Barely Awake
Marty’s photo of the day #5100: A Galapagos sea lion, barely able to stay awake on a beautiful sunny day. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Comparing Noses
Marty’s photo of the day #5099: Comparing noses with one of the wild donkeys on the island of Bonaire.
Nighthawk Portrait
Marty’s photo of the day #5098: Two days ago, I featured an action shot of this nighthawk. Today, I’m featuring a portrait. Nellie (the dog), gets partial credit for this photo, as she pointed the bird out to me. (Photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.)
American Oystercatcher on the Hunt
Marty’s photo of the day #5097: An American oystercatcher, searching for a meal. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)
Our Hijacked 4th of July
So Donald Trump gave a speech yesterday in South Dakota about . . . the dangers of communism. His speech follows an earlier Republican freakout about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani doing the most communist thing in the history of the United States: suggesting that New York City residents set their air conditioners at 78 degrees […]
Nellie’s Nighthawk
Marty’s photo of the day #5097: For the second day in a row, Nellie gets credit for my photo of the day. Until her new bionic leg heals, she is restricted to leash walks, and it was during a leash walk yesterday through the Essen Wildlife Refuge that we spotted this nighthawk. The nighthawk immediately […]
Watching in the Dark
Marty’s photo of the day #5096: My dog, Nellie, has amazing senses. She gets credit for this shot. It was well after sunset when we stepped out onto the front porch. Immediately she knew something was sleeping among the trees a hundred feet straight out from us. I couldn’t tell what it was, so I […]
The Unusual Boyd’s Forest Dragon
Marty’s photo of the day #5095: I photographed this Boyd’s forest dragon on a night-hike in Australia. These lizards get to be about 20 inches long. Unlike most lizards, they do not bask in the sun to regulate body temperature. Instead, they conform to the ambient air temperature of the rainforest. As such, they are […]
Up Close with a Hippo
Marty’s photo of the day #5094: Five thousand pounds of snorting attitude. (Photographed while canoeing the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.)
The Green Iguana of Bonaire
Pileated Woodpeckers at Work
Marty’s photo of the day #5092: I watched these two pileated woodpeckers pick apart an old, downed tree yesterday. (Photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.)
Mother and Baby Howler Monkey
Marty’s photo of the day #5091: This is a howler monkey baby and mother, photographed in Costa Rica.
White-Breasted Nutchatch
It’s cold and rainy day here in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, but the white-breasted nuthatches don’t care.
A Stunning Iceberg
Sally Lightfoot Crabs
