Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns pt 2
September 14, 2022
Walking around the kilns 8/7/22 Inside a kiln
Author: blueravenbirding
Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns pt 1
September 13, 2022
Afternoon at the kilns 8/7/22 Driving home from Missoula on ID 28 I planned to swing over to the Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns. I spotted this Osprey nest on the north end of the valley close to Baker It’s about a mile on a dirt road to get from ID 28 to the Kilns. Brewer’s … More Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns pt 1
Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge pt 4
September 9, 2022
Sunday Morning at the Lee Metcalf NWR 8/7/22 American kestrel Old red barn Stump decorated with Eastern kingbirds Sandhill cranes A final view of the white barn and pond Another old barn on the way out Beautiful creek Surprise, wild turkey by the side of the road in the long grass
Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge pt 3
September 8, 2022
Sunday Morning at the Lee Metcalf NWR 8/7/22 Another pond Trumpeter swans More mallards And another pond One of so many ponds with mallards And swans
Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge pt 2
September 7, 2022
Sunday Morning at the Lee Metcalf NWR 8/7/22 Eastern kingbird Young mallards White tailed deer fawn (one of two) One of the ponds Funny mallard splashing Rear view
Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge pt 1
September 6, 2022
Sunday Morning at the Lee Metcalf NWR 8/7/22 On the way home from Missoula I stopped at the Lee Metcalf NWR check it out here: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/lee-metcalf. This is a lovely refuge with easy walking trails, I did not stop and walk any of them since I was hoping to get home early. Instead I drove … More Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge pt 1
Bison on the National Bison Range
September 2, 2022
Season of rut on the range 8/6/22 There’s a pattern to male bison behavior when they are interested in the females. “Bulls begin to court females through a variety of behaviors such as sniffing female genital areas and face-to-face lip curls. Wallowing behaviors also increase, where males will roll violently on the ground to display … More Bison on the National Bison Range
National Bison Range pt 3
September 1, 2022
More from the amazing day 8/6/22 Pronghorn More amazing views
National Bison Range pt 2
August 31, 2022
I saw lots of birds, but was only able to get photos of one species 8/6/22 Lewis’s woodpeckers I saw so many of these birds. At first I thought they might be blackbirds but they weren’t the right size. Eventually they held still long enough for photos and identification. View of the road Mule deer … More National Bison Range pt 2
National Bison Range pt 1
August 30, 2022
Amazing day at the National Bison Range: https://bisonrange.org/ 8/6/22 “About Bison Range Restoration In 1908, the federal government established the National Bison Range in the middle of our treaty-reserved home, the Flathead Indian Reservation, on land taken without our consent. The bison herd there descends from a free-ranging Reservation herd started by Tribal members in … More National Bison Range pt 1
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