My favorite photo - a newly fledged Bald Eagle has a feisty American Kestrel take a ride for a second, taken at the river behind the house.
Pileated Woodpecker pair in the front yard. New photos nearly every day on our Blog page!
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Things are always hopping at the Raptors of the Rockies organization. We're taking care of the birds and maintaining their enclosures, we're conducting raptor programs at local schools and organizations across Western Montana, art is flying out of the studio, we're taking photos and shooting video, we're out in the field birding and/or doing research, and much, much more. To help you keep up with the flurry of activities happening at Raptors of the Rockies, we're blogging on a more-or-less daily basis and our most recent posts are listed below. Enjoy!
PlaytimePosted: Thu, 17 Oct 2024At first I thought a pair of adult red-tails were fighting over a snake, then the male left the scene. It was a stick that she dropped and caught, then finally discarded and flew away. HA!
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Last of the FlowersPosted: Wed, 16 Oct 2024I have been stashing all the flowers under the roof at night and hanging them again each morning. Hard frost and End of Flower Season, and thanks to Nancy Brown of Brown's Nursery in Florence! The best florals possible.
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EaglesPosted: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 Saw them in the same spot yesterday so went back to the house for the camera and muck boots, this from the river.
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Not Another Sunrise Shot!Posted: Sun, 13 Oct 2024
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Rose To the RescuePosted: Sat, 12 Oct 2024We had a little change of plans yesterday regarding our mouse delivery from our favorite lab in Great Falls. They have supplied the vast majority of our rodents for 35 years, and sometimes we have to get creative in getting them over the continental divide to Missoula. Dr. Moses was going to drop them off at the university at 8 or 9 pm, so how to keep them cool... Best pal Rose at the lab taped them up in 3 styrofoam coolers with ice and dry ice and I had them in the car early this morning (pre-Homecoming Parade!) now all sorted and in our freezer. Check out her big label, and the bowl of mouse traps I set every night in the garage. All set for a bit, whew a close one.
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Shade Cloth Is DownPosted: Thu, 10 Oct 2024Down comes the shade cloth in the eagle building all folded up now, on goes the heat for the Aplomado Falcon Sonora. Coming soon...winter.
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New EtchingPosted: Tue, 08 Oct 2024Hot off the printing press! "Spotted Sandpiper" drypoint etching with gouache and colored pencils on gold printing ink so it glows in real life. 11" x 9"
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Happy Monday!Posted: Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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Art CardsPosted: Sat, 05 Oct 2024Thanks to Minuteman Press in Missoula, I have a new line of cards for sale - Etchings and Paintings, all new and a couple not-so-new, 19 in all. They are 5 x 7 inches on Kromekote paper, a lovely finish. I have them with envelopes and a really cool display at Rockin Rudy's right next to our Raptors of the Rockies cards, pal Erin showing them off. $5.99 and Raptors cards are 3 bucks, 2 of which goes to the program.
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Curious AlpomadoPosted: Fri, 04 Oct 2024
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