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!
"We're Outa Here!"Posted: Wed, 02 Jul 2025No eagles in the nest Tuesday afternoon and one flew over to the pine trees by the pigeon building at 5 pm. So the earliest fledging since I started watching that nest by the house, 2011. This is my favorite shot of the youngsters, taken in 2017!
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The Little Babies...Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2025...at the nest today, ready to fledge in July. Hey, that's coming up!
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GBHPosted: Sat, 28 Jun 2025I love herons, and this one was hunting mammals right next to the road at Metcalf NWRefuge, lucked out. But she didn't and no mice/voles/gophers/ground squirrels for breakfast.
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Battle of the StickPosted: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 Mose almost always beats Nico, our daily walk to the river.
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So Flattering!Posted: Wed, 25 Jun 2025What a nice eagle flight portrait, just kidding. Over the river today and I must say I would much rather butcher chickens for two hours than transplant little trees from the yard to the front of the Falconhouse for shade. Some shade that might work in 10 or 20 years. So unnecessary, neighbor.
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Summer-izingPosted: Tue, 24 Jun 2025With the new neighbor's 80-foot warehouse built up against our fence/enclosures we were forced to move half the birds, including the two Peregrines. The new Falconhouse is cooking in these summer temperatures so forced to make some modifications. First, thermometers, shade cloth, then insulation across the inner roof, fans running all day and even planting relocated trees in the front for shade. Shade? So difficult.
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Painting AwayPosted: Sun, 22 Jun 2025It is always a treat trying to figure out how to color that first run print, and what you can't hear here is the jazz on the stereo!
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New PrintPosted: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 Just made this drypoint etching, and on the "new" printing press upstairs. "Rough-leg" and printing inks, gouache, pencils 11" x 13". Tried a little background texture with steel brushes, always want to experiment.
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Raptors And Art CampPosted: Fri, 20 Jun 2025Raptors And Art week, our 22nd at the Missoula Art Museum, me and Bev Beck Glueckert. Sib, Sonora and Wes falcons posing day one, then owls Simon, Portia and Little Billie on Tuesday, sketching sessions. Now, life-size paper mache sculptures, including 5 Great Horned, 3 Barred, 1 Saw-whet, 2 eagles, 1 kestrel, and 1 flamingo (that counts!) Plus 1 Zombie and 1 Elephant Owl.
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2005 and 2025!Posted: Wed, 18 Jun 2025Marilyn and Sibley in 2005, Marilyn and Bob 2025! Bob Ehrhart and Marilyn MacGregor, long-time best Raptor Backer Pals and now in Oregon!
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