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Marty’s photo of the day #4654: The motion-sensing camera shots last week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge included nighttime images of foxes, coyotes, and bigfoots, and daytime images of deer. Since no one wants a nighttime bigfoot photo, we’ll go with the deer. #photography #wildlife

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Marty’s photo of the day #4653: I photographed this green sea turtle last September off the coast of Bonaire. Each time either Deb or I saw a turtle, we’d call out to the other: “Turtle! Turtle! Turtle!” We just loved them. (Click ALT for more.) #photography #sealife #underwater #wildlife

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Marty’s photo of the day #4652: Great horned owl, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

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Marty’s photo of the day #4651: This black bear was ambling down a trail Deb and I were hiking up in Yellowstone National Park a few years ago. I’m trying not to think about what will happen to YNP now that Evil 1 and Evil 2 are intent on fucking up our national lands. #photography #NationalParks

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Marty’s photo of the day #4650: While going through my photo files this morning, I came across an image from 2017 that I had forgotten about. That was the summer a flying squirrel took over the birdhouse outside my writing room window. #photography #wildlife #nature

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Marty’s photo of the day #4649: Nellie has multiple balls, and she chooses one to play with each time we go outside. This photo shows her on a summer day, chasing her volleyball, Wilson. Unfortunately, she lost Wilson in the deep snow earlier this winter. With the melting snow, Wilson will return!

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Marty’s photo of the day #4648: This is a southern pig-tailed macaque, photographed on the island of Borneo. #photography #wildlife #Borneo

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Marty’s photo of the day #4647: Here’s a beautiful bighorn sheep, photographed in Idaho. #photography #wildlife #animals

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Marty’s photo of the day #4646: This is a nighttime shot of an indigo flycatcher, deep in the rainforest of Borneo. #birds #photography #wildlife #Borneo

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Three cheers for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who stood up to Russian asset Donald “Krasnov” Trump and left without signing the extortion papers. (Continued below) #Krasnov #Ukraine #Republican #Trump

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It’s McCarthyism all over again! Only this time the fascist government of Felon 47 wants people to turn-in teachers who promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Yes, people can actually report “divisive” teachers who mention the Civil War was actually over slavery. (Continued below) #DEI #Trump

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Marty’s photo of the day #4645: Although I think Eat a Billionaire Day would’ve been more fun than today’s economic boycott of billionaires, I am participating. For those who aren’t spending a penny today, here’s a nice picture of the Yukon River in Canada, a country not led by fascists. #boycott

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Years ago, Newsmax started spamming me with their newsletter. I didn’t unsubscribe, because it’s good to know what the cult is reading. The advertorials always crack me up, as the cultists will buy anything. Today’s advertorial features Trump switchblades—the perfect fascism accessory! #Trump #MAGA

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Marty’s photo of the day #4644: Before I was into underwater photography, I photographed this eagle ray from a small boat in Costa Rica. Deb and I are heading to an island off the coast of Belize in a few months. Eagle rays are there too, and I’ll be ready with my underwater camera! #photography

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Marty’s photo of the day #4643: This is an Eurasian coot, photographed in Italy. #birds #photography #Italy #wildlife

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Marty’s photo of the day #4642: As documented in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, a hippo bit through Deb’s and my canoe, lifted us 6 feet into the air, and tossed us on shore. This hippo was checking out our replacement canoe. #photography #Zimbabwe

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Marty’s photo of the day #4641: This is a greater kudu, photographed while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. #photography #nature #wildlife

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Marty’s photo of the day #4640: This is a weevil, small enough to sit on a fingernail, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. #photography #rainforest #nature

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Marty’s photo of the day #4639: Spotted on a night hike through the Borneo rainforest. #rainforest #Borneo #nature

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Marty’s photo of the day #4638: On February 21, 2003, Deb and I stepped onto Antarctica. At the time, we were among the first 200,000 or so people in the history of the world to walk on the continent. Soon, we’d join an even smaller number that had walked on all seven continents. #nature #travel

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Marty’s photo of the day #4637: Black vultures, photographed in the Everglades. #birds #photography #wildlife

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Marty’s photo of the day #4637: That circle of ice between the mountains is the headwaters of the Jago River. I shot this photo while flying south out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A few miles to the north, the river melted, allowing my wife and me to canoe 35 miles to the Arctic Ocean.

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Marty’s photo of the day #4636: My octopus buddy, sitting on my feet, on the floor of the Sea of Cortez. #photography #sealife #nature #octopus

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Marty’s photo of the day #4635: I photographed this flower from a plantain tree the last time my wife and I were in Belize. The two of us are returning to Belize in a few months, and I can’t wait! #photography #Belize #nature

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Marty’s photo of the day #4634: Peering through the embrasure (canon hole) of a castle in rural Spain.

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So the USA vs. Canada hockey game began with 3 fights in the first 5 seconds. And it had nothing to do with hockey. It was 100% because of Trump. This feels like USA vs. Russia in 1980, only this time the United States takes the villain role of Russia. Fucking Trump even ruins hockey! #Hockey

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I’m looking forward to watching the United States vs. Canada hockey game tonight. But how sad yet deserving that the U.S. National Anthem will be booed mercilessly. It only took a few weeks for Felon 47 to make America the villain of the world. I’ve never been so embarrassed for my country. #Hockey

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Marty’s photo of the day #4633: Nature’s art! This is a close-up of a cave wall in the Australian Outback. It was very dark in there, until the flash fired. #photography #nature #Australia #caves

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Tomorrow (Saturday). from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., I will be signing copies of The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles at Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, Montana. Not only is The Silver Squad receiving outstanding reviews, but it also just won the Indies Today Award for Best Humor Book. #books

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Dogs are truly a superior species. While the humans in Nellie’s family fret over greedy Nazi and felon co-presidents who are willing to let people die for a tax cut, all she needs to make her smile is a deep pile of fresh snow. Oh, and frozen deer poops—winter chocolates! #Felon47 #Trump #Musk #dog

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Marty’s photo of the day #4632: This is a leopard seal, on an iceberg along the coast of Antarctica. #photography #Antarctica #nature #wildlife

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TONIGHT, at 7:00 p.m., I will be reading and signing copies of The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles at Fact and Fiction in Missoula. Then, on Saturday, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. I will be signing books at Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton. If you’re in Montana, I hope to see you there! #books

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Marty’s photo of the day #4631: Nellie loves winter. Snow is the best! #photography #dogs

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My nonfiction books have won ten national awards, but the best my fiction books ever did were honorable mentions and runners-up. Today, five novels later, I can finally add a fiction book to my winners list. Yay! #BookSky #LibrarySky #authors #fiction #library #WritersOfBlueSky #publibs #books

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I will be doing a book signing/reading, Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. at Fact and Fiction in Missoula, and a book signing Saturday, February 15, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton. If you’re in Montana, I hope to see you there! #authors #BookSky #fiction #books #writer

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Marty’s photo of the day #4630: This is a smoky jungle frog, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. #photography #rainforest #wildlife #nature #frogs

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I will be doing a book signing/reading, Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. at Fact and Fiction in Missoula, and a book signing Saturday, February 15, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton. If you’re in Montana, I hope to see you there! #authors #BookSky #fiction #books #writer

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Marty’s photo of the day #4629: Orangutan, photographed on the island of Borneo. #photography #wildlife #endangeredspecies #animals

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I will be doing a book signing/reading, Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. at Fact and Fiction in Missoula, and a book signing Saturday, February 15, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton. If you’re in Montana, I hope to see you there! #authors #BookSky #fiction #books #writer

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Marty’s photo of the day #4628: This is an iguana, photographed last year on the island of Bonaire. #Bonaire #photography #wildlife #reptiles

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Marty’s photo of the day #4627: We got about 16 inches of snow, and Nellie is ecstatic! In some places, where the snow is past her chest, she dives right in. And when she runs up the steep hill below our house—snow flying everywhere—I can almost hear her bionic rear leg going, “Nah-na-na-na-na!”

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Marty’s photo of the day #4626: Sea otters are an endangered species. I photographed these cuties off the coast of Vancouver Island. #photography #sealife #wildlife #animals #endangered

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Marty’s photo of the day #4625: Stand your ground. (Photographed in Bonaire) #birds #photography #nature #Bonaire

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