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Marty’s photo of the day #4656: I normally don’t post photos of this poor quality, but I was in 30 feet of water when I spotted this beautiful goldentail moray eel slithering among the “sea tribbles.” Photographed off the coast of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4653: I photographed this green sea turtle last September off the coast of Bonaire. Each time either Deb or I saw a turtle, we’d call out to the other: “Turtle! Turtle! Turtle!” We just loved them. Commentary: Can you imagine Felon 47 or Elon Musk getting excited about seeing a […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4613: This is a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle, feeding on the ocean floor, off the coast of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4606: This is a honeycomb cowfish and stoplight parrotfish (initial phase), photographed off the coast of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4598: This is a night heron, photographed last year on the island of Bonaire. Creating this photo required sitting quietly under the trees at a tiny waterhole, waiting for the bird to join me.
Marty’s photo of the day #4597: This is a stoplight parrotfish, photographed off the coast of Bonaire. Aren’t the colors amazing?
Marty’s photo of the day #4594: This was a difficult fish to identify because there is much variation among the species. Ultimately, you are looking at a white-spotted filefish that I photographed off the coast of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4590: This was a “Holy shit!” moment. Deb and I were out a little deeper than usual, when a massive school of fish suddenly engulfed us. The moment lasted only a few seconds, as tuna were pursuing them in a high-speed chase. Photographed in Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4587: For my last photo of 2024, I present a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle that swam with me multiple times off the coast of Bonaire. I have this “favorite shot of the year” blown up in a large frame, where I see it every day and smile.
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.
Marty’s photo of the day #4573: This is a ruby-topaz hummingbird, photographed on the island of Bonaire.
Marty’s photo of the day #4565: This is one of the giant blauw-blauw lizards of Bonaire. Actually, they’re quite small. It’s all in the photography.
Marty’s photo of the day #4538: This is a hawksbill sea turtle. Deb and I met up with this particular turtle multiple times during our Bonaire snorkel outings. We could tell it was the same turtle by the marks on its shell. These turtles are listed as critically endangered, so it was a thrill for […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4530: While Deb and I were in Bonaire, every night at sunset we’d enjoy adult beverages on our balcony, and every night this party boat would pass by. I seriously considered mooning them, but I don’t think they would have seen me (I used a zoom lens for this shot).
Marty’s photo of the day #4529: There’s a lot going on here. If you look closely, you’ll see a spotlight parrotfish, a blue tang, French grunts, another fish that’s not clear enough to be identified, and a sea fan. I shot this photo on the last of Deb’s and my 26 snorkels in Bonaire.
