Marty’s photo of the day #4888: A moose portrait. Photographed in the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Montana.
A Moose Portrait
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Martha the Moose
Marty’s photo of the day #4863: This is Martha the moose. She is a part-time resident of the Essen Wildlife Refuge (Montana).
Lynx Up
Marty’s photo of the day #4860: Canada lynx, photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana. This is a rescue animal, so technically it’s a cheat shot.
Naptime For Baby Moose
Marty’s photo of the day #4823: Naptime for the baby moose. (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana)
Sci-Fi Beetle
Marty’s photo of the day #4792: Coming to a science-fiction movie soon! White-spotted sawyer beetle, photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Montana.
Photographing a Nighthawk
Marty’s photo of the day #4791: This has been the “Year of the Bird” at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. I’ve known for years that we have nighthawks here, but since they’re active at dusk and dawn, I’d only hear their calls and glimpse them zooming through the dark forest. Until yesterday, I’d never had the […]
Up-Close: White-Spotted Sawyer Beetle
Marty’s photo of the day #4783: One of my favorite things about being a wildlife photographer is showing people animals or aspects of animals they’ve never seen before. So here’s a photo I shot yesterday at the Essen Wildlife Refuge: a super-extreme close-up of a white-spotted sawyer beetle. If possible, view this on something bigger […]
Eagle-Sized Mosquitoes and a Woodpecker
Last Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge: Every Sunday, I try to post the best of the previous week’s photos from my motion-sensing cameras. This week, I refuse to do that because the motion-sensing camera at the lower-level pond is being guarded by ten million eagle-sized mosquitoes. There’s only so much I’m willing to do […]
Looking at You
Marty’s photo of the day #4773: Spruce grouse, photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
Mother and Calf Moose
Last Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge: Some of you may remember my story from back in April, when Deb and I were hiking on the far side of the refuge. Our dog, Nellie, came running towards us with a moose in hot pursuit! My wife and I raced for a cluster of trees, but […]
Adult Antlion
Marty’s photo of the day #4767: I spotted this adult antlion yesterday while I was out walking my dog, Nellie. When it landed on a dead branch it practically disappeared. It’s about an inch-and-a-half long. (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Montana)
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 […]
Last Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge
Last Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge: My motion-sensing cameras caught the first bear of the spring. Also, a healthy-looking fox at night and two curious deer. I’m still hoping to get a clear bigfoot photo to show you, but once again he turned out blurry. Perhaps next week.
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 5
Marty’s photo of the day #4714: Everything blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. Okay, these are fungi, not flowers. We’ll call it “fungi-ing.”
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 4
Marty’s photo of the day #4713: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. This is grape hyacinth (pretty, but not native to Montana).
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 3
Marty’s photo of the day #4712: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. This is Oregon grape.
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 2
Marty’s photo of the day #4711: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. These are serviceberries.
Blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Pt 1
Marty’s photo of the day #4710: Everything is in bloom at the Essen Wildlife Refuge. So, for the next few days, we’ll take a tour. This is arrowleaf balsamroot.
Two-headed Elk
Marty’s photo of the day #4709: We have everything at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, including an extremely rare two-headed elk . . . and a bigfoot. Of course, a bigfoot!
The Charging Moose
I’m typing this with an icepack duct taped to my shoulder. Deb and I have lived in the middle of th,e Essen Wildlife Refuge for 29 years, and it wasn’t until 2 years ago that a moose charged us (the one in this picture). At least that moose gave us enough notice to dive out […]