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!
TeaserPosted: Fri, 06 Feb 2026The resident red squirrel was in the magpie tree yesterday, and have seen him do this a half dozen times, seemingly just to tease the birds. Their long-time nest is in the top of this
Ponderosa Pine that I planted 25 years ago, and four birds swooped at the squirrel who kept dodging to the other side. No reason, other than fun, I would say. Magpies nest early, but not this early.
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What Month Is This?Posted: Wed, 04 Feb 2026A big flock of Cedar (not Bohemian, winter residents) Waxwings catching insects over the river. Wow. 70 degrees in parts of the state tomorrow.
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"Marsh Hawk"Posted: Tue, 03 Feb 2026That's their formal title, now Northern Harrier. My favorite hawk species and I was just saying to Tom, "I wonder what happened to those harriers around here" and voila! Two appeared. This is the adult male and I found the ground nest a few years ago, pure luck.
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Canada GeesePosted: Sun, 01 Feb 2026Back yard birds and quite vocal yesterday. Not "Canadian" Geese unless you know where they were hatched. Heading back down there right now! Feeling lucky.
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Eagles and EaglesPosted: Thu, 29 Jan 2026A snapshot of Nigel and Sonny in their enclosure and circled to the upper left, the current hangout of the Bald Eagle pair at the river. Nesting starts in early March, if they choose to this year. They have skipped three times since construction in 2011.
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Young SharpiePosted: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 I was on the beach photographing a huge flock of Red-winged Blackbirds up by the eagles across the river when this Sharp-shinned Hawk flew in and landed or a second or two, chasing two killdeer. Got this (terrible exposure) shot, no time to change camera settings, oh well. What a weird background color! She'll be back, maybe.
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Heron PalPosted: Sun, 25 Jan 2026
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Just Now!Posted: Fri, 23 Jan 2026
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Again Today, Chillin' On the BeachPosted: Wed, 21 Jan 2026
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Our Favorite Neighbor, Beth the HeronPosted: Sat, 17 Jan 2026
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