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Missouri River Breaks

Missouri River Breaks

Marty’s photo of the day #4811: I got to make use of my new wide-angle lens for this shot. Unfortunately, even a good lens can’t properly show depth when reproduced on a flat surface. When my wife Deb, dog Nellie, and I were at the American Prairie last week, we tried to hike places and […]

Burrowing Owls in the Morning

Burrowing Owls in the Morning

Marty’s photo of the day #4810: In the past, I had only been able to photograph burrowing owls at dusk. In fact, last week while staying at the American Prairie, I did just that for two evenings in a row. Those dusk photos turned out pretty good, especially considering the distance and how high I […]

American Prairie

American Prairie

Marty’s photo of the day #4809: The American Prairie (formerly called the American Prairie Reserve) never disappoints. For the third time in the past four years, Deb and I have rented a yurt there. A few days ago, we were discussing how the yurt has become our cabin—but without all the maintenance. We spent our […]

Dewy 1 and Dewy 2

Dewy 1 and Dewy 2

Marty’s photo of the day #4808: Deb and I are back from spending four nights in a yurt on the American Prairie. Formerly called the American Prairie Reserve, it currently contains 475,000 acres of pristine prairie in central Montana, and the nonprofit organization that controls it has a goal of eventually acquiring enough land to […]

Jesus Christ! . . . Lizards

Jesus Christ! . . . Lizards

Marty’s photo of the day #4807: Here’s a pair of Jesus Christ lizards. The smaller one, near the bottom of the tree, can run across rivers and ponds on its hind legs. The larger one, higher in the tree, has grown too big to do that and would sink. Photographed in Costa Rica.