Vancouver Island Trip – Day 5
What a day! I have been in a retreat so I will just let the images speak for themselves.
Read MoreThe Time of the Gathering
As we enter into the season that has the most death and the emergence of life, a gathering takes place in the valleys of western Montana. Multitudes of Bald Eagles descend to watch over the birthing of calves, the last failings of winter, and the first ground squirrels as they race atop the snow. I see them perched on top of fence posts and utility poles as the cattle beneath are calving out. The eagles show incredible patience as they wait for the afterbirth or even the occasional stillborn. This is the time of plenty for the eagles, just as most things are throughly struggling to make it...
Read MoreTime with an old friend
Finally, i got away from the business of everyday life and got a chance to going old with an old friend. That old friend is the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge near Stevensville, MT. It was incredible to be back at Lee Metcalf. Along the river, I enjoyed several Bald Eagles, and at the open water near the Headquarters, there were Northern Pintail, Common Goldeneye, Ring-necked Duck, and a displaying Hooded Merganser. He had his hood fully up and was...
Read MoreLessons and Signs from Springhill
John Parks led his annual Raptor-viewing trip to the Springhill area north of Bozeman for Sacajawea Audubon. We had ever increasing clouds throughout the day, and the birds didn’t seem to be all that active. As for raptors, we ended up with 27 Bald Eagles, 1 Golden Eagle, and handfuls of Rough-legged and Red-tailed Hawks. It just getting too easy to become attached to the notion that we should be seeing the large concentrations that we have seen in past years. I have this overwhelming expectation that things should always be the best, whatever that means, that they can be. If I see 100...
Read MoreEnnis Lake swing
On Saturday, Sam Koenen and I decided to take a swing down to Ennis Lake and then up to Harrison Reservoir for the chance to see a Sabine’s Gull or a scoter or two. We actually came up with a single female White-winged Scoter at Ennis Lake. It was a great trip, especially since the high winds caused both gulls and eagles to kite. ...
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