Marty’s photo of the day #4855: This is a blue land crab, photographed on an island off the coast of Belize. #photography #Belize

Marty’s photo of the day #4854: Here’s an Antarctica scenic shot, showing a leopard seal on an iceberg couch. #photography #Antarctica

Marty’s photo of the day #4853: A gray whale flashes its tail, near Vancouver Island. #photography #whales #sealife

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. #photography #nature #Zimbabwe

Marty’s photo of the day #4850: Double brown pelicans, photographed in Mexico. #birds #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4849: I photographed this lobster off the coast of Belize. Lobsters aren’t very photogenic, but seeing this photo reminded me of being a kid at a fair in Duluth and hearing a carnival barker shouting, “Come see the Lobster Family!” #photography #sealife

Marty’s photo of the day #4848: This is a tailless whip scorpion, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. #photography #nature

Marty’s photo of the day #4847: Bald eagle, photographed on Vancouver Island. #birds #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4846: Brown pelican dive. (Photographed off the coast of Belize) #birds #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4845: This is a Jesus Christ lizard, ready to run across the surface of the water at the first sign of danger. (Photographed in Costa Rica) #photography #nature

Marty’s photo of the day #4844: This species of crab has many names. We’ll go with the simplest one: red rock crab. (Photographed along the coast of the Sea of Cortez) #photography #sealife

Marty’s photo of the day #4843-B: I lost interest in superhero movies years ago, but when I heard that right-wingers hated the new Superman, I had to have a Liberal Superman Watch Party. . . . (Click ALT and click on text for the rest of the story) #photography #superman

Marty’s photo of the day #4843-A: I lost interest in superhero movies years ago, but when I heard that right-wingers hated the new Superman, I had to have a Liberal Superman Watch Party. . . . (Click ALT and click on text for the rest of the story) #photography #superman

Marty’s photo of the day #4842: Willow ptarmigan, photographed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. #birds #photography #ANWR

Marty’s photo of the day #4841: Orangutan, photographed on the island of Borneo. #photography #wildlife #Borneo

Marty’s photo of the day #4840: Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle. #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4839: Fall in the Yukon Territory, north of the Arctic Circle. #photography #Canada

Marty’s photo of the day #4838: A playful humpback whale, doing the rolling thing along the coast of Antarctica. #photography #nature #Antarctica

Marty’s photo of the day #4837: This is one of my favorite optical illusion photos (especially when viewed on a big screen). Because of the reflection, the alligator looks like it’s floating in the air. (Photographed while I was on a speaking tour in Mississippi.) #photography #wildlife #reptiles

Last Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge: My motion-sensing cameras didn’t catch anything exciting this time. But one did capture this image of a fawn bathed in nice sunlight. #phototgraphy #nature #Montana

Marty’s photo of the day #4836: I think some of us could use a cute northern saw-whet owl pick-me-up today. This little owl hung out on our front porch steps a few summers ago. #photography #birds

Marty’s photo of the day #4835: This is my wife, Deb, paddling a Yagua dugout canoe through the flooded Amazon Rainforest. I shot this photo during the rainy season. Although the water varied in depth from 2 to 5 feet, she was not on a river. In the dry season, you could walk where she is paddling.

Last night, I met Sy Montgomery, one of my literary heroes . . . (To read the entire story, click ALT in the bottom of the photo and then click on the text to expand.) #Books #BookSky #Librarysky #author #writer #writing

Marty’s photo of the day #4834: I just loved the wild donkeys of Bonaire. I wanted to bring one . . . or ten home with me! #photography #Bonaire

Marty’s photo of the day #4833: Nellie loves snow—and football too. #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4832: Some days, I have no idea what I’m going to post for my photo of the day. I just open the huge photo file on my computer and start searching. My favorites are when I find a new way to crop a photo I’d overlooked. I shot this on Vancouver Island in 2023. #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4831: Puerto Rican boas hunting bats (the one on the right has one in its grasp) in a special cave—restricted from the public—in Puerto Rico. My wife and I got access because of the book and magazine article I was working on. #photography #nature #PuertoRico #snakes

Marty’s photo of the day #4830: Hawksbill Sea Turtle, photographed last year off the coast of Bonaire. #photography #sealife #Bonaire

Last Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge: So an elk smudged my motion-sensing camera lens, ruining the next few days of photos. #photography #wildlife #Montana

Marty’s photo of the day #4829: Black-headed gull (non-breeding), photographed in Italy. #birds #photography #Italy

Marty’s photo of the day #4828: When I was in kindergarten, my parents gave me a Diana camera. The first thing I did with it was shoot a roll of film featuring my feet and those of my friends. . . . (click ALT for the rest of the story) #photography #creativity #Belize

Marty’s photo of the day #4827: The golden retriever in Nellie loves the water; the dingo in her would rather stay dry. The result is a compromise: she enjoys the water as long as her feet touch the bottom. Earlier this week she willingly swam for only the second time. It was a really good stick!

Marty’s photo of the day #4826: “I’m a zebra . . . really!” (Photographed in Zimbabwe) #photography #natures #Zimbabwe

Marty’s photo of the day #4825: While nowhere near the size of spiders I’ve seen in the Amazon Rainforest, Australia, or Borneo, this is the biggest spider I’ve seen in Montana. I think it’s a wolf spider subspecies. Photographed along the Bitterroot River in Montana. #photography #nature #Montana

Marty’s photo of the day #4824: Deb, Nellie, and I were enjoying a picnic dinner yesterday along the Bitterroot River when this garter snake swam by. Based on the large lump in the snake’s belly, it too had enjoyed a picnic dinner! (Photographed in Montana) #photography #Montana #wildlife

The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles just won its 4th book award: • Gold Medal 2025 Reader’s Favorite Book Award, Fiction – Humor/Comedy And • It was selected by Wind Dancer Films as one of ten books to be reviewed for a possible movie/series. #Books #BookSky #Librarysky #author #fiction

Marty’s photo of the day #4823: Naptime for the baby moose. (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana) #photography #Montana #nature

Marty’s photo of the day #4822: Stunning day along the coast of Antarctica. #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4821: I shot this photo many years ago when Deb and I spent our anniversary on the Bay of Biscay in Spain. Perhaps we’ll add a return to this beautiful country to our “Travel Overseas as Much as Possible While Felon 47 Is Dictator” list. #photography #Spain

Marty’s photo of the day #4820: This boat took Deb and me on multiple adventures off the coast of Belize earlier this year. The waves were often rocking and rolling on our side of the island—sending the boat flying—so we’d go in search of calmer waters. #photography #Belize

Marty’s photo of the day #4819: Here’s an illusion for you. This waterfall is less than three inches tall. (Photographed in Puerto Rico) #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4818: Sometimes a frigatebird just must work on her underwing tan! (Photographed in Belize) #birds #photography #Belize

Marty’s photo of the day #4817: Nellie wishes you an outstanding, holy International Dog Day! #InternationalDogDay #dogs #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4816: How’s that for camouflage? This is a leaf-mimic frog, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. #photography #wildlife #rainforest

Marty’s photo of the day #4815: Loon takeoff, photographed in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. #birds #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4814: This blue-necked keelback mimics a cobra by standing up and spreading a hood when startled. Photographed on the island of Borneo. #photography #wildlife #Borneo

Marty’s photo of the day #4813: A “dancing” apostlebird, photographed in Queensland, Australia. #birds #photography #Australia

Marty’s photo of the day #4812: Chinstrap penguin, photographed on an island near Antarctica. #birds #photography

Marty’s photo of the day #4811: A small segment of the Porcupine caribou migration in the Northwest Territories of Canada. #photography #wildlife #Canada #nature

Marty’s photo of the day #4810: Oodles of fish (mostly Bermuda chubs and sergeant majors), photographed 35 miles off the coast of Belize. #photography #sealife #Belize