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!
Happy Birthday, MilesPosted: Tue, 26 May 2026 Miles Davis would be 100 years old today, my first jazz hero. So much so I named this owl Miles and he was a wonderful program bird for many years. When I said to a group of middle school kids that this bird is Miles and my last name is Davis, the teachers chuckled. One boy stood up and said, "I know who Miles Davis is - he was my gym teacher in 4th grade!"
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Waited and Waited For This OnePosted: Mon, 25 May 2026
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Pretty Robin At the RiverPosted: Sun, 24 May 2026
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Big TourPosted: Sat, 23 May 2026 Photo by the metal Penguin, and Women In the Wilderness club yesterday. Never had so many laughs!~
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BRAND New!Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026Finished this last night, 11 x 15” drypoint etching with gouache and acrylic paint, pastels. "Kestrel Pair." These acrylic experiments are fun - and I don't have to etch in a background in the plastic or smash in sandpaper with a mallet. Just paint.
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My PalPosted: Mon, 18 May 2026 What a cooperative companion at the beach, Spotted Sandpiper, and several now.
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HomeboyPosted: Sun, 17 May 2026House Sparrows building nests in our garage ceiling, and this one just chased out with a downy morsel.
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That Explains ItPosted: Fri, 15 May 2026Last evening I spotted both Sandhill Cranes, reunited with just the male circling around earlier that day. Then I spotted movement in the grass - two babies! And still down there an hour ago today. Wow! I wish them luck and we'll have a different dog walk for a while
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Crane PairPosted: Thu, 14 May 2026Right behind the house and fearless Sandhills yesterday. They were so close I backed all the way off the telephoto and snapped away! Even then I cut off their feet on several cool shots!
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Fingers CrossedPosted: Wed, 13 May 2026Tom built this bridge for the slough (we call it) but actually Child's Creek, behind the house. Some years we luck out and the high spring water spares it, other years it floats while tethered to the bank. Then we have to pull it up with the truck and find someone to help reinstall it in a month. That is the real trick! "Hey, while you're here checking out the birds, want to do us a favor?" HA!
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