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Marty’s photo of the day #5021: In 2004, Deb and I backpacked 53 miles across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. We saw quite a few chacma baboons (the largest baboon species). For this photo, the baboon was a little beyond the effective range of my zoom lens, making it a good subject for my […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5016: Deb and I were on a 53-mile-long backpacking trip through Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe when I photographed this African grey hornbill. The year was 2004, and because of 2 flights on rickety little bush planes, we had a total weight limit of 26 pounds per person (including […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5012: In 2004, Deb and I were on a 53-mile-long backpacking trip through Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe when we came across a pack of 18 painted dogs. At the time, there were only 700 painted dogs in Zimbabwe and 4,000 in all of Africa. We sat and watched […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5011: I shot this yellow-billed stork photo in Zimbabwe twenty-two years ago. Although my current books are fiction, my first two books, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents and Endangered Edens, were nonfiction, featuring photos and stories of Deb’s and my adventures as we traveled the world looking […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4862: I almost missed this one. It’s a three-banded courser, photographed in Zimbabwe.
Marty’s photo of the day #4851: I know you were all wondering: “Does Zimbabwe have squirrels?” Here’s your answer: This is a Smith’s bush squirrel, photographed in Zimbabwe’s Matusadona National Park.
Marty’s photo of the day #4808: A rather large African rock python, photographed while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Marty’s photo of the day #4784: This is a Cape buffalo, considered by many to be the most dangerous animal in Africa. Also a popular bird perch. (Photographed in Zimbabwe)
Marty’s photo of the day #4758: It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a snake photo. So here we go! This is an eleven-foot-long African rock python that I caught and released in Zimbabwe, while working on my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents.
Marty’s photo of the day #4689: Waterbucks, photographed I was while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Marty’s photo of the day #4642: As documented in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, a hippo bit through Deb’s and my canoe, lifted us 6 feet into the air, and tossed us on shore. This hippo was checking out our replacement canoe. (Photographed in Zimbabwe)
Marty’s photo of the day #4641: This is a greater kudu, photographed while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Marty’s photo of the day #4622: Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Photographed from the co-pilot’s seat of a rickety old bush plane. It’s the widest curtain of water on Earth.
Marty’s photo of the day #4611: This tree has more character than the entire Republican Party. Photographed in Zimbabwe.
Marty’s photo of the day #4593: When I photographed this leopard, the sun had already set, making it quite dark. My photo program allowed me to lighten it up and crop it, but attempts to remove the digital noise reduced the sharpness too much. Still, it’s a leopard in Zimbabwe!
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.
Marty’s photo of the day #4562: Sunset on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. This photo also appears in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents.
