Marty’s photo of the day #4806: “Hello! I know you’re in there, watching me.” Motion-sensing camera shot from the Essen Wildlife Refuge.
Watching the Watcher
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Year: 2024
Look What I Can Do!
Marty’s photo of the day #4804: “Hey Mom! Look what I can do!” Photographed via a motion-sensing camera at the Essen Wildlife Refuge (Montana).
The Most Embarrassing Moment in U.S. Presidential Debate History
Marty’s photo of the day #4803: When President Biden and Convicted Felon Trump argued last night about their golf game, it may have been the single most embarrassing moment in U.S. presidential debate history. I don’t give a fuck about how far either man can hit a fucking golf ball! As a voter, what would […]
Calliope hummingbird
Marty’s photo of the day #4802: I photographed this calliope hummingbird yesterday. She perched directly in front of my outdoor office (front porch) and stayed long enough for me to hurry inside, attach a lens to my camera, race back outside, and shoot multiple pictures.
Gray Kingbird
Gentoos in the fog
Ready for my close-up!
Marty’s photo of the day #4799: This is a western painted turtle, photographed last week in the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge (Montana).
Yellow-bellied marmot
Marty’s photo of the day #4798: This a yellow-bellied marmot, photographed last week in the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge (Montana).
The juvenile great horned owl
Marty’s photo of the day #4797: Two days ago, I took Deb and our dog, Nellie, to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge (Montana), in search of great horned owls and their babies. Finding wild animals on cue rarely happens, but I was able to find one of the adults, which was more-or-less babysitting a […]
Great Horned Owl
Marty’s photo of the day #4796: My wife, Deb’s, college roommates traveled from Minnesota to Montana to spend time with us early last month, and on one of their mornings here, I got them up early and took them hiking in the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge seldom disappoints, and one of my […]
The snake talks!
Marty’s photo of the day #4795: This is Eve (23 years old) and her daughter Lara Flynn Boa (12 years old). As documented in the Bible (Genesis 3), snakes can talk. And as if proving the Bible true, Eve spoke to me last night! She said, “Thou shall not post the Ten Commandments in all […]
Gadwall
Marty’s photo of the day #4794: This is a gadwall, photographed last month, in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Pull it or enjoy it?
Marty’s photo of the day #4793: Flowers have been in bloom all over the Essen Wildlife Refuge these past two weeks. Despite living here since 1996, neither Deb nor I had thought to identify this flower until she did it a few days ago. It’s a yellow salsify, which, unfortunately, is a flower introduced from […]
Feeding time!
Marty’s photo of the day #4792: As promised with yesterday’s photo of the day, here is the calliope hummingbird mother, photographed from Deb’s and my top floor bedroom window. From this angle, a branch blocks the view of the nest, but the hummingbird appears to be feeding her chicks. My goal for later this month […]
Hummingbird in her nest
Marty’s photo of the day #4791: Late yesterday afternoon, my wife, Deb, spotted a calliope hummingbird and her nest. The nest is in a tree, not far from our side porch. It was too high to get a good angle on it, but this morning we figured out that I can get a better angle […]
Great gray owl in flight
Marty’s photo of the day #4790: I had to do a lot to make this photo worthy of posting. This great gray owl was in a tree just outside my second floor writing room window a while back. When the owl suddenly took off, he/she dropped into a dark shadow and the photo turned out […]
Puerto Rico Rainforest
Marty’s photo of the day #4789: Puerto Rico has a population of 3.26 million people. That’s a lot for an island that’s only 110 miles long and 35 miles wide. Even so, once you get away from the cities, it’s still possible to find lush rainforest, with no one around.
Just behind that tree . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #4788: In the summer, I move my office/writing room out to the front porch, which allows me to gaze out at the top level of the Essen Wildlife Refuge. I also have a motion-sensing camera that is roughly 100 yards straight out from the house. It doesn’t surprise me when […]
Bryce Canyon National Park
Yagua Children
Marty’s photo of the day #4786: Yagua children out for a paddle in the flooded Amazon Rainforest of Peru.