This evening Vida and I went up to Hyalite for a little photography in the great light we at sundown. The images have a calm and liquid look and feel.

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I’ve been largely absent from posting for awhile as I have been having a great life and along with it, too much fun. I’ve shot a lot of frames and seen a few good birds. The highlight of the past few days is definitely the Rose-breasted Grosbeak along the Sourdough (just south of Bozeman). I unfortunately don’t have pics of it, yet (it still there as of noon today). I also managed a Townsend’s Warbler at the Kirk Hill area.

May 20th

Townsend's Warbler Townsend's Warbler Calliope Hummingbird
Mourning Dove   American Dipper

May 21st (My birthday)

Long-billed Curlew Vida & the Absorkas Pronghorn
Vida and the horses The tall and short of it The West Boulder
Future Steak Red Squirrel White-winged Crossbill
West Boulder horse Vida at Natural Bridge falls Cascade at the entrance of Natural Bridge Falls
Vida & I Hey Sexy Field Crescent

May 22nd

Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Lazuli Bunting
House Wren Baby Richardson's Ground Squirrels Bobolink

May 23rd

White-crowned Sparrow Trail at Mount Ellis White-crowned Sparrow
Sandhill Crane and colt Sandhill Crane and colt Sandhill Crane and colt
Sandhill Crane and colt Glacier Lilies Magpie and dandelions

May 24th

Sourdough Creek Sourdough Trail Black-headed Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak Swainson's Hawk Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawks Swainson's Hawk Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe   Wilson's Snipe

May 25th

Deer infrared Red-winged Blackbird White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer Red-tailed Hawk and the Gallatins Red-necked Grebe at the nest
Red-necked Grebe at the nest Red-necked Grebe at the nest Spotted Sandpiper

This Sunday was the first really hot day of the year. I went up to the Mount Ellis area, and I was graced with wildflowers and sparrows.

Pasqueflower Wyoming Kittentails Vesper Sparrow
Lomatium Granite abstract Yellow Bell
Glacier Lily Shootingstar Singing Savannah Sparrow

Later on in the day, Non-birding Vida and i went up to the Hyalite area. There is still a considerable amount of snow up there, so no hiking to the waterfalls (maybe in a week or so). Along Hyalite Creek, there were many Milbert’s Tortioseshells and Hoary Commas.

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Milbert's Tortioseshell   Hoary Comma

This afternoon, non-birding Vida and I went for a short jaunt up to the top of Springhill to quick at the sweeping views of the Gallatin Valley. The light was great and the photo ops were abundant. Warning the panos are very large, but worth it.

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