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Deb and I own thousands of trees on the Essen Wildlife Refuge. Nevertheless, the trees aren’t always in the right place. A gravel road passes by on the far side of our property, and I’m getting tired of the dust from vehicles passing by. So this year, I’m transplanting trees from one side of the […]
The flowers are blooming on the Essen Wildlife Refuge! The common name for this tiny flower is a nineleaf biscuitroot. It is part of the carrot family, and, apparently, its taproot is edible.
The flowers are blooming on the Essen Wildlife Refuge! I wasn’t able to identify this flower because it is so small—the size of the head of a pin! For the photographers out there, I used a Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS macro lens plus a 31mm extension tube to get close enough. And a lot […]
The flowers are blooming on the Essen Wildlife Refuge! This tiny spiny sandwort is roughly the size of the tip of your pinky finger.
The flowers are blooming at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, so I took some time today to photograph them. Nellie thought she was a far better subject.
This is Woodena, my new pet tree! She is a rescue tree. My spring project has been to move some of the tiny spruce trees on the far side of the Essen Wildlife Refuge and transplant them along the gravel road that passes by Deb’s and my house. I have been busy watering them and […]
This moose has been hanging out at the Essen Wildlife Refuge for at least three days. Last night, I took our dog, Nellie, outside for a final pee before going to bed. While she did that, I went into the garage to look for some gloves for my wife. I was in the garage for […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5023: Yesterday I was experimenting with different camera settings and lenses to prepare for a couple international trips and needed a subject to photograph. That’s when this big bull moose showed up and said, “I’ll pose for you!” (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.)
Marty’s photo of the day #4888: A moose portrait. Photographed in the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Montana.
Marty’s photo of the day #4863: This is Martha the moose. She is a part-time resident of the Essen Wildlife Refuge (Montana).
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.
Marty’s photo of the day #4823: Naptime for the baby moose. (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana)
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4773: Spruce grouse, photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
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 […]
