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Marty’s photo of the day #4430: For the last couple of weeks, I have been learning a lot about water rights in Old West Montana. I say that because as near as I can tell they haven’t evolved since the 1800s. Deb and I have 25 acres, “The Essen Wildlife Refuge,” on a private mountain […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4427: One of the disadvantages of living in the mountains of Montana is that reliable internet service is difficult to get. When Deb and I built our house, in 1996, we picked a spot on a ridge where we would have to cut down the fewest number of trees. That […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4416: Deb and I built our house in the mountains of Montana back in 1996. Deb designed it, with a little input from me here and there. All these years later we still love our house, and even though it’s more than quadrupled in value, we wouldn’t sell it for […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4403: Most people love owls without really thinking about why they do so. One of the reasons for that is because owls have faces that express emotions much like human faces do. I photographed this long-eared owl many years ago, while spending a day in northern Montana catching and banding […]
Marty’s photos of the day #4388-4389: Last week featured a couple of outdoor adventures for Deb, Nellie, and me. Early in the week we had to dodge a charging moose, and yesterday we put out a forest fire. One of the advantages of being “a local” in Montana is that even when the tourists arrive […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4375: A badger mother, showing off a scar from a long-ago fight. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Marty’s photo of the day #4374: It’s easy to get excited about seeing a rare bird, reptile, or mammal. Mallard ducks, on the other hand, are so common that they’re easy to overlook. Then one turns just right in the sunshine and you have to exclaim, “Wow!” (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Marty’s photo of the day #4372: I photographed this yellow-headed blackbird last weekend in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. He was on the opposite side of a large pond, so I had to use my most-powerful lens and then wait for just the right moment of stillness. The photo came out a bit soft, but […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4366: This is a bufflehead (left) and American wigeon (right) photographed this past Sunday in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Marty’s photo of the day #4365: This is a northern shoveler, photographed yesterday in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the absolute worst hell for me would be retiring. Since I started working at WEBC radio in Duluth, at age 13, I’ve always had to do something that felt extraordinary. I left radio at age 20 to become partners in a high-profile Minneapolis talent-management agency; left that agency six […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4298: Montana! Sure, half the population believes in wild conspiracy theories and wants to take human rights back to the 1800s, but we also have this.
Marty’s photo of the day #4289: Pileated woodpecker, photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge, Montana.
Marty’s photo of the day #4284: Here’s a spring preview shot, for all those who can’t wait for it to come around. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
Marty’s photo of the day #4278: Yellow-headed blackbird, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Marty’s photo of the day #4240: Here’s a little ground squirrel action for your Friday. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)
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 […]
