Marty’s photo of the day #4761: Martha—the Official Moose of the Essen Wildlife Refuge.
Martha
Revenge of the pond sharks
Read the signs!
Marty’s photo of the day #4759: Two days ago, I checked the motion-sensing cameras that we have hidden among the trees in the Essen Wildlife Refuge. This creepy guy showed up in a spot where he almost had to walk right past one of our many No Trespassing signs. If someone makes arrangements ahead of […]
The wild in wildlife
Marty’s photo of the day #4758: The “wild” in wildlife is pretty much a guarantee that whatever it is will refuse to be predictable. My wife’s college roommates and their husbands came to visit from Minnesota this past week, and most had heard about all the wildlife we have at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. But, […]
Yeloow-headed blackbird
Marty’s photo of the day #4757: This is a yellow-headed blackbird, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Cinnamon teal
Marty’s photo of the day #4756: This is a cinnamon teal, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Mitch one, two, three!
Marty’s photo of the day #4755: These are western painted turtles, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. And I found out their names! The one on the left is Mitch; the one on the right is his brother Mitch; and the one on the bottom is his other brother Mitch.
Great blue heron
Buffleheads
Marty’s photo of the day #4753: Bufflehead mother and chicks. Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Humpback whale near Antarctica
The improved leopard
Marty’s photo of the day #4751: Yesterday, I featured a 20-year-old picture from Spain that I was able to improve enough with my recently updated photo program to post. Here’s another one: This leopard photo is almost as old, and it was so late in the evening when I shot it that I barely had […]
Parque Regional de la Sierra de Gredos
Marty’s photo of the day #4750: When Deb and I were in Spain, some 20 years ago, we hiked an amazing valley in Parque Regional de la Sierra de Gredos (it was just us and the Spanish ibex). That valley rose like the tip of a canoe at the far end, and then abruptly dropped […]
Feed me, now!
Marty’s photo of the day #4749: The Rufous hummingbirds have arrived and enthusiastically announced, “We’ve endured a long migration, and we’re hungry. Where’s the feeder? It was here last year. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!”
JBL vs lace monitors
Marty’s photo of the day #4748: In the studio, I like JBL monitors, but in Australia, I prefer lace monitors.
Ride for a flying fox
Marty’s photo of the day #4747: Annie, a black flying fox, riding on my wife, Deb’s, back. Photographed in Australia.
When the Nellies come out to play
Marty’s photo of the day #4746: And if you sit alongshore at sunset . . . very quietly . . . sometimes . . . when the weather is just right . . . the Nellies come out to play.
Zebra stalking
Marty’s photo of the day #4745: Zebras are very skittish animals. I had to stalk these two, almost like a lion would do, to get close enough for a picture. Photographed in Zimbabwe.
Western skink
Marty’s photo of the day #4744: Our dog, Nellie, gets the credit for this photo. Last night, we were out for a walk in the Essen Wildlife Refuge, when she insisted something to play with was under a log. I thought she’d found a mouse, but it turned out to be a western skink. When […]
Moose in the sun
Marty’s photo of the day #4743: Here’s a moose for your Monday. Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge (Montana).
I can’t help wondering . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #4742: This is a tiny section of the Duomo di Firenze in Florence. When in Italy, I spent quite a bit of time photographing and admiring the beautiful and spectacular architecture of Catholic Churches. At the same time, I couldn’t help but think about the more than 1 million child […]