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.
A Cute Chick
You are browsing archives for
Category: Photography
Blue and Red. Red and Blue
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.
The Great Blue Hole Coral
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 […]
Mid-Dive Brown Pelican
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.
Happy Fish
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 […]
Belize and the Spotted Eagle Ray
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 […]
Little Green Heron
Gentoo Penguins
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 5
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.”
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 4
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).
The New Ball
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 […]
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 3
Marty’s photo of the day #4712: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. This is Oregon grape.
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 2
Marty’s photo of the day #4711: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. These are serviceberries.
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 1
Marty’s photo of the day #4710: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. This is arrowleaf balsamroot.
Two-headed Elk
Marty’s photo of the day #4709: We have everything at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, including an extremely rare two-headed elk . . . and a bigfoot. Of course, a bigfoot!
Pink Hibiscus
Marty’s photo of the day #4707: This is an American avocet, photographed in the backwaters of the Great Salt Lake, Utah.
The Charging Moose
I’m typing this with an icepack duct taped to my shoulder. Deb and I have lived in the middle of th,e Essen Wildlife Refuge for 29 years, and it wasn’t until 2 years ago that a moose charged us (the one in this picture). At least that moose gave us enough notice to dive out […]
Long-Billed Hermit
Just Right
