And I’m heading for Alaska as part of my sabbatical roadtrip. First a drive up into British Columbia Near Monida Pass Favorite restaurant Calf-A in Dell Montana And more Montana views A narrative of this trip can be found on my other blog: Jenny’s Journal – May 24, 2008 and Jenny’s Journal – May 25, … More Time Travel: Pocatello to Golden British Columbia – 2008 pt 1
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
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
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
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
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
More from the amazing day 8/6/22 Pronghorn More amazing views
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
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
After the conference 8/5/22 I took an evening drive up to Arlee and the 1000s Buddah’s garden. Summer in Montana equals sunshine till 9:00 in August.
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