Marty’s photo of the day #4586: On a rainy night, deep in the rainforest of Borneo, the frogs come out to do their thing.
When the frogs come out
Gray Whale
Marty’s photo of the day #4585: This is a gray whale, photographed off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Off the Coast of Bonaire
Marty’s photo of the day #4584: My wife, Deb, and I snorkeled 26 times off the coast of Bonaire in September. Each time brought the excitement of a “new species,” sending us to our fish ID books once onshore. This one wasn’t in any of our ID books. Our best guess is that it’s a […]
Antarctica Coast
Hairy Woodpecker
Marty’s photo of the day #4582: This is a hairy woodpecker, photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
Best Campsite Ever!
Marty’s photo of the day #4581: The best campsite ever. Our tent pitched along the river, just south of the Arctic Circle, in the Yukon Territory. Deb and I snuggled in the middle, with a dog on each side of us—keeping us warm. And just outside our tent—wolves howling!
Grabby Christmas
Marty’s photo of the day #4580: ’Tis the season for my annual reminder that clergy have sexually molested more than 1 million children in the past 70 years. Churches don’t pay taxes. And despite their wealth, bankruptcy is a frequent defense in sexual assault cases. Grabby Christmas!
African Painted Dogs
Marty’s photo of the day #4579: These are African painted dogs, photographed in Zimbabwe. I counted 18 dogs in this pack. Overall, there are less than 1,500 African painted dogs left in the wild.
Blue Tangs
Marty’s photo of the day #4578: These are blue tangs, photographed off the coast of Bonaire. I don’t know how an exact duplicate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s brain got there.
Monkey Frog Close-Up
Marty’s photo of the day #4577: This is a monkey frog, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
Crows and the Owl
Marty’s photo of the day #4577: Yesterday, I took my dog, Nellie, out for her morning security sweep of the Essen Wildlife Refuge. We followed some shrieking crows to this great gray owl. I hurried back to the house for my camera and captured this image moments before it flew away.
Zebra Longwing Butterfly
Marty’s photo of the day #4576: This is a zebra longwing butterfly, photographed in the Everglades. A slightly different version of this photo appears in my second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico.
Arctic Ocean by Canoe
On a Foggy Day
Marty’s photo of the day #4574: This is an Antarctic fur seal, photographed on foggy day, on a tiny island, off the coast of Antarctica.
A Ruby-Topaz Hummingbird
Marty’s photo of the day #4573: This is a ruby-topaz hummingbird, photographed on the island of Bonaire.
Oh, baby!
Marty’s photo of the day #4572: This is a baby spectacled caiman, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
For Love of Underwater Photography
Marty’s photo of the day #4571: I have been an above-water photographer for most of my life. My 2016 trip to the Sea of Cortez opened my eyes to underwater photography. This sea lion, taken with a cheap camera, was one of my first underwater shots. Now with better gear, I’m counting the days to […]
Bats in Costa Rica
Marty’s photo of the day #4568: An Antarctic skua watches over a colony of penguins on an island off the coast of Antarctica.
Red-eyed Owl
Marty’s photo of the day #4567: One of the joys of photography is that the camera can see things the human eye can’t. This great gray owl was outside my writing room window. She really doesn’t have a red eye, but I imagine she’s using it to watch a little incel mouse wearing a tiny […]