Marty’s photo of the day #5115: Early morning, looking across the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
The Bitterroot Valley
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Month: July 2026
Christmas Tree Marine Iguana
Marty’s photo of the day #5114: This is a Christmas tree marine iguana (also known as Española marine iguanas). It is a subspecies marine iguana, found only on Española island. While most marine iguanas are black to absorb sun heat, the males on Española turn brilliant red and green to attract mates—an adaption believed to […]
Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee
Jonathan Cain, the second keyboardist for the band Journey, has been ranting on right-wing media that Bruce Springsteen should just “shut up” about politics. Really? Why is it that right-wingers get all upset about liberal musicians, actors, and others in the entertainment industry speaking about politics and then think it’s perfectly okay to turn around […]
Creature of the Night
No Cheating
Marty’s photo of the day #5112: As a photographer, I consider it cheating to photograph a hummingbird sitting at a feeder. So I challenge myself to catch them in flight or on branches. You are looking at a female rufous hummingbird, photographed yesterday at the Essen Wildlife Refuge.
What Ronald Reagan Started and Republicans Own
Marty’s photo of the day #5111: As most of you know, last week our psychopathic führer, Donald Trump, blamed Canada for the forest fire smoke crossing into America. What you may not know is that it is not the first time a Republican has tried that bullshit. Today’s photo shows the great fire of 2000—the […]
The Republican Responsibility For Global Warming
Marty’s photo of the day #5110: I shot this photo of the Bear Glacier in 2002, while traveling in Canada for my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. Now the glacier has melted into a fraction of what it once was. Some photos I’ve seen show that the ice doesn’t even […]
Blowhole
Marty’s photo of the day #5109: I only watched about a minute of Donald Trump’s speech last night, but it was enough to remind me that I hadn’t posted this photo of a blowhole I shot earlier this year in the Galapagos Islands.
Moose Watching
Marty’s photo of the day #5108: It’s been three weeks since my dog, Nellie, got her second bionic rear leg (TPLO surgery with a metal plate and six screws), and she is recovering much faster than the first time. She has to stay on leash for eight weeks, and this morning she practically dragged me […]
Gone to Seed
Marty’s photo of the day #5107: Many of the flowers at the Essen Wildlife Refuge have gone to seed, but that doesn’t make them unworthy of admiring.
View at the Top of the World
Marty’s photo of the day #5106: Here’s a scenic shot from the top of the world. I’m standing a short distance from where the Jago River enters the Arctic Ocean—looking south over the river and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Leaf-Mimic Katydid
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.)