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Marty’s photo of the day #4796: I spent the morning hanging out my kitchen window—some 25 feet off the ground—photographing and filming the baby robins on their final hour in the nest atop an outdoor speaker. This is their last breakfast. Notice how mom/dad has counted out three berries for three chicks. Minutes after shooting […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4749: It’s Thursday, and that means Baby Robin Day! As many of you remember, last Thursday (MPOD #4742), I posted about the three baby robins in a nest atop an outdoor speaker on the back side of Deb’s and my house and promised to update every week. I’m happy to […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4472: A gentoo penguin parent watches over his/her sleeping chick on an island off the coast of Antarctica.
Marty’s photo of the day #4196: Here’s some gentoo penguin chick cuteness for your Wednesday. (Photographed on a tiny island off the coast of Antarctica)
Marty’s photo of the day #3880: This photo cracks me up. I spent several minutes crawling through penguin guano to get in just the right position to photograph this gentoo penguin mother and chick. Then, just as I push the shutter button, a south polar skua photobombs! (Photographed on Antarctica)
Marty’s photo of the day #2980: We had a strict rule on our Antarctica expedition: we could not approach any animal closer than fifteen feet. The animals, on the other hand, didn’t have such rules, and they could approach us as close as they wanted to. In this photo, a curious gentoo penguin chick has […]
