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!
GBHeron DayPosted: Sun, 22 Mar 2026Lucky shots of the Great Blue Heron at the slough yesterday and almost didn't bring my camera with the light rain. She wouldn't fly as the eagles were right overhead! Weird, the eagles are settled in the nest as if incubating, then flying around and perched in the neighbor all day. Bet we don't have offspring this year. Want to place bets?
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Raven In the YardPosted: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 Weird color in the sun, this friend was right in the yard. We counted 50+ Ravens flying over Point Six the day before, skiing at SnowBowl!
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Well, It Worked!Posted: Fri, 20 Mar 2026Coming up on 3 years since the botched total knee replacement surgery and gave it a try yesterday, first time since. I met up with pals Tyler and Kim, thanks Brad for the generosity and kindness, and off we headed...for the groomers! Surprise and thank goodness, IT WORKED and I am now able to make right-hand turns, the left knee with problems and surgery in 1982, then tragedy with surgery in 2023. No way I was going to go through that again, and have just been dealing with the pain. Photo here by Kim Abbe Thomas in a little side trip off the top. OHHHH I am saying with Tyler in the background.
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Two More Today!Posted: Wed, 18 Mar 2026
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PosersPosted: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 Back at it yesterday, nest tree, and sure wish the one on the right was incubating. We shall see...
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Brand NewPosted: Sat, 14 Mar 2026I had this image of Sibley and made an oil painting of her standing on a duck 16 years ago. Then got the idea to paint in acrylic and ruined the original, no can paint over oils. So this new one, started last week and 24" x 20" in acrylic on canvas. Back to etchings now.
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Artistic KilldeerPosted: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 Posterized photo of our favorite shorebird in flight:
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Another YardbirdPosted: Thu, 12 Mar 2026This Pileated Woodpecker seems to be pondering, "How am I going to fit in that nest?" It's the one I featured in my etching "House Wren House."
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Eagles Today!Posted: Tue, 10 Mar 2026
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KilldeerPosted: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 My favorite shorebird, and two Killdeer spent the "winter" on the river. They are starting to look a little more comfy but snow on the way.
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