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Wild Hyacinth

Wild Hyacinth

Marty’s photo of the day #4743: This is a wild hyacinth (Triteleia grandiflora), photographed last Sunday at Deb’s and my “secret spot” in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. The tiny flower was difficult to photograph, because a light breeze kept it in near-continual motion. Photographer’s notes: I often carry two cameras with me: a Canon […]

Baby Robins!

Baby Robins!

Marty’s photos of the day #4742: I have a treat for you this summer! Years ago, I mounted outdoor speakers on the tall back side of Deb’s and my house. Last night, I discovered that a robin built a nest on one of them, and she has three chicks. The speaker is about ten feet […]

Elegant Mariposa Lily

Elegant Mariposa Lily

Marty’s photo of the day #4741: This is an elegant mariposa lily, photographed last Sunday at Deb’s and my “secret spot” in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. Photographer’s notes: I often carry two cameras with me: a Canon EOS R50 with a 100-400mm zoom lens attached, and a high-quality pocket camera for close-up and casual […]

The Morning Bison

The Morning Bison

Marty’s photo of the day #4740: I live in the mountains of Montana, and early each morning I ride my bicycle to the valley floor and back. A herd of bison grazes behind a fence at my turnaround point. No self-respecting Montanan would be caught dead photographing the bison with the tourists during the day, […]

Oh, Deer

Oh, Deer

Last Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge: In the summer, there is so much action that I usually post the previous week’s motion-sensing camera photos every Sunday. This week, my cameras produced a few distant elk and wild turkeys and lots and lots of deer. So instead of variety, I’m featuring four shots of the […]

Spotted Eagle Ray, Again

Spotted Eagle Ray, Again

Marty’s photo of the day #4733: Here’s a second image of the spotted eagle ray Deb and I saw, 40 miles off the coast of Belize. The lighting was poor, and the water was murky, so none of my eagle ray shots are frameable. Still, considering what I had to work with, I was able […]

Find the Yellow Stingray

Find the Yellow Stingray

Marty’s photo of the day #4731: It’s time to play “Find the Yellow Stingray.” Without cheating, look at the first photo and see if you can find the stingray. The second image is a cropped version of the same photo, clearly showing the stingray. Photographed last month, 35 miles off the coast of Belize.

Chicks in the Essen Wildlife Refuge

Chicks in the Essen Wildlife Refuge

Marty’s photo of the day #4730: Deb and I have been married a long time. So long, in fact, that she felt perfectly comfortable asking me to take pictures of “cute chicks.” Yes, we have eight ping-pong-ball-sized California quail chicks living alongside our house in the Essen Wildlife Refuge this spring. A few got stuck […]