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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 […]
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 […]
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.”
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).
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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!
Marty’s photo of the day #4707: This is an American avocet, photographed in the backwaters of the Great Salt Lake, Utah.
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 […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4703: This is an O’Shaughnessy’s gecko, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
Marty’s photo of the day #4702: This is a baby howler monkey. Note the mother’s head just above the baby. Photographed in Costa Rica.
