Marty’s photo of the day #4694: Spectacled flying fox, photographed in Australia.
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Beauty in the Amazon Rainforest
Marty’s photo of the day #4693: This is a Calliandra grandiflora, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
Humpback Whale
Leaf-Mimic Katydid
Find the Alligator
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.
Waterbucks
Marty’s photo of the day #4689: Waterbucks, photographed 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 […]