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!
Brand NewPosted: Wed, 12 Aug 2026Just finished this drypoint etching "Moose Splash." An experiment and printed four on a buff-colored paper that turns out, didn't like paint and bucked up with the wet gouache. So printed on the heavier standby Rives BFK 280g. Then painted the splash with acrylic, added pencils and pastels and voila! 16 by 12 inches, first mammal since New Years Eve 2024 (the fox.)
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Lucky DayPosted: Sun, 09 Aug 2026One of the fledgling Great Blue Herons landed just across the river yesterday and caught 5 or 6 little fish, I lost track. And hundreds of photos pared down to 60, further editing today. But first a run to Stevensville to pick up frozen chickens for the eagles. Hey, it's Sunday!
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Magpie/PeregrinePosted: Sun, 09 Aug 2026 Found these shots, minutes apart of a Black-billed Magpie and Sibley the Peregrine in 2016
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What? Another Heron Photo!Posted: Sat, 08 Aug 2026Love this bird!
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Bald Eagle On the BeachPosted: Thu, 06 Aug 2026Just now and she seems to like standing on one little log in the middle of the river. Flew 30 feet over my head, tame as cat, to quote my dear friend Nick Dunlop. And Great Blue Heron nearby.
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Eastern KingbirdPosted: Wed, 05 Aug 2026This little songbird loves to chase raptors, here in my yard in the same place, a Northern Harrier and Bald Eagle. See him in between the eagles wings in that last shot? HA!
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Today, Dad and FledglingPosted: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 Our Bald Eagles.
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Awwwww!Posted: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 Cute little pigeons, just out of their eggs hours old. Just kidding about the cute. And the fledgling Great Blue Heron was waving at us yesterday. Kidding again and just scratching her head. |
2011 NewsPosted: Sun, 02 Aug 2026
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Bald Eagle FledglingsPosted: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 Bugging our eagles until the dogs chase them off!
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