Marty’s photo of the day #4278: Yellow-headed blackbird, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Yellow-headed blackbird
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A little ground squirrel action
Marty’s photo of the day #4240: Here’s a little ground squirrel action for your Friday. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Selfishness on the prairie
Marty’s photo of the day #4235: This shot is from last September, during Deb’s, Nellie’s, and my second weeklong stay in the American Prairie of central Montana. Before I moved to Montana, in 1996, I had no opinion of ranchers, but since then ranchers have convinced me that they are among the most selfish people […]
Don’t worry!
Marty’s photo of the day #4234: Don’t worry! The great horned owl chicks are perfectly fine. But it’s a wee bit disconcerting to find them sleeping on their side on a tree branch. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Female red-winged blackbird
Marty’s photo of the day #4181: Female red-winged blackbird, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Baby badgers
Marty’s photo of the day #4177: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, baby badgers! (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Leopard frog
Marty’s photo of the day #4170: Leopard frog, photographed this past summer along the Judith River in the American Prairie (Montana).
If you think Election Week has been a hoot . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #4169: ”If you think Election Week has been a hoot, just wait until Indictment Week!” (Long-eared owl, photographed in Montana)
Praying Mantis in Montana
Marty’s photo of the day #4167: This is the first praying mantis I’ve seen in Montana. I photographed it a few weeks ago in the Essen Wildlife Refuge. Praying mantises join the wild turkeys and peacocks as introduced species in the refuge. Not introduced by me, of course!
Get away from me!
Marty’s photo of the day #4160: Oh, what I would give for this entire photo to be in perfect focus! You are looking at a young yellow-bellied racer that I photographed two months ago in the American Prairie of Montana. The feisty little snake didn’t appreciate me taking her picture and struck at my camera. […]
Flowers along the Judith River
Marty’s photo of the day #4104: I photographed these unusual flowers last month, along the Judith River in the American Prairie Reserve (Montana). Note that they have both green and purplish petals. My wife and I went through multiple books and websites that featured Montana wildflowers and couldn’t come up with an ID, but I […]
Frogs, frogs, everywhere!
Marty’s photo of the day #4090: There is probably not a better sign of a healthy ecosystem than an abundance of frogs. When I was in the American Prairie Reserve of central Montana earlier this month, I spotted more frogs along the Judith River than I had spotted at any time since I was about […]
Doctor Refurb: More great reviews!
Great reviews keep coming in for my new science-fiction political-comedy, Doctor Refurb! This one, from Indies Today, arrived this morning. Reminder: If you live in western Montana, I will be telling stories and signing all seven of my books at 6:00 p.m., this Wednesday, at Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton. Please stop by! For […]
Evanescence with 25,000 of my closest friends
Marty’s photo of the day #4088: During the first part of September, Deb and I enjoyed an unusual split vacation that included six days in the American Prairie Reserve of central Montana, two days at home, and then three days in Utah that included exploring the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area and Antelope Island. Those […]
Walking on water
Marty’s photo of the day #4083: Nellie thinks I can walk on water, and I think she can walk on water too. And when you both believe—anything can happen! My wife, Deb, shot this photo of Nellie and me a little over a week ago, at the American Prairie Reserve in central Montana. We were […]
Burrowing Owl
Marty’s photo of the day #4082: Our vacation is over . . . sigh. First, Deb (wife), Nellie (dog), and I spent six days in the American Prairie Reserve of central Montana. There we stayed in a remote yurt, with no running water, no phone, no internet, and limited solar power. It was awesome! Then […]
Adventures in the American Prairie Reserve
Marty’s photo of the day #4080: Deb, Nellie, and I have returned home from the first six days of our nine-day vacation. We spent the previous days at the American Prairie Reserve (now officially known as just American Prairie) in central Montana. This was our second consecutive year renting a yurt there. The yurt sits […]
Another moose vistitor
Marty’s photo of the day #4078: Here’s another moose visitor to the Essen Wildlife Refuge, 25 acres Deb and I protect around our house at the edge of the mountains in Montana.
Musk thistle
Marty’s photo of the day #4077: Musk thistle, viewed from an angle that makes it look quite alien. (Photographed in Montana)
My forgotten first major adventure
Marty’s photo of the day #4075: I write both fiction and nonfiction. If you’ve read any of my nonfiction books, you know I’ve experienced some great adventures, from searching for venomous snakes in the Amazon Rainforest to hiking on all seven continents to surviving a hippo attack with my wife, Deb, in Zimbabwe to overcoming […]