I awoke this morning to a fall snap in the air, and I was reminded that the summer of 2009 is drawing to an end. Maybe it is a memorial to the warm weather, but I have selected my favorite 25 images from the summer.
Monthly Archive: August 2009
Aug
15
2009
Sometimes things are slow
With the passing of a storm that dumped rain in the Gallatin Valley and laid a layer of fresh snow in the Hyalites, Sam and I headed out to Cottonwood Reservoir for a little shorebirding. The reservoir was full of Eared Grebes, American Coots and a assortment of waterfowl – all with young. It was …
Aug
12
2009
A Band-tailed Chase
As I heard the news of a Band-tailed Pigeon that had taken up residence in Elliston near Helena, I was hoping beyond hope that the bird would stay for the couple of days it would take for me to clear up my business in Plains and head out there. How many times I have chase …
