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!
Sonora DayPosted: Thu, 03 Oct 2024Sonora the Aplomado Falcon gets a beak-trim twice a year, called "coping" in the falconry world. Raptor beaks tend to overgrow in captive situations for some unknown reason, and coping takes a minute, maybe two, toenail clippers, fingernail file, and round chainsaw file and done! Here she is right this minute with the new art on the wall, photo of her flying on the top right.
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First FrostPosted: Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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Sibley at Lewis & Clark HeadquartersPosted: Mon, 30 Sep 2024
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Travelers' Rest Raptors and ArtPosted: Sun, 29 Sep 2024Our favorite State Park, just down the road in Lolo and Art Day. Sponsored by Open AIR non-profit, Bev Glueckert and I had the whole afternoon with 20 artists. This time everyone participated in drawing, painting and making monoprints with Bev on her printing press. Sibley, Simon and Little Billie were the true stars! That's Simon posing in the background, participants inking plates.
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Today and Just EightPosted: Sat, 28 Sep 2024
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Love These SandpipersPosted: Fri, 27 Sep 2024
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Fom Class 1978Posted: Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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What a FindPosted: Wed, 25 Sep 2024I just came across this rolled up mass of ancient newsprint tied with a leather boot lace. Lo and behold, a hundred nudes I sketched in Drawing Class at the University of Montana, 1978. Here are a few in a quick snapshot, and about 40 will be used to start fires in the wood stove this fall. More on the way, and that was a FUN class I remember, some of the guy students blushing at times.
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FlowersPosted: Mon, 23 Sep 2024We had an unusual delivery first thing Sunday morning; eight roosters, nice donation and beautiful flowers that now grace the kitchen and family room windows. David and Amelia Amish of Hamilton made these same gifts about ten years ago, and chickens are a major part of the raptor diet around here. And the flowers are gladiolus, blooming like crazy.
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Our Favorite FamilyPosted: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 Just now and a week and a half later - still nine poults! |
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