Mountain Bluebird returns to nest boxes on Division Creek Road
Sunrise over Livingsston Peak
Clark's Nutcracker
Looking for Pine Nuts
Yum! Found it!
Mountain Chickadee
Finds plenty to eat
Cassin's Finch
Female Cassin's Finch
Ospreys returned to Sacajawea Park
Female wastes no time to lay eggs. Also collecting left out clothing to decorate the nest
Turkey Vulture on cold morning
Takes flight to look for roadkill.
Ruffed Grouse on drumming log
Same log as last year, but got no photos then
This year, got the whole performance
Ruffed neck, drooping wings and spread tail
Perched Golden Eagle, Mission Creek Road
Golden Eagle fly over, harrassed by Ravens
Snow covered Absaroka Mountains
Willow Tree budding out
Female Red-winged Blackbirds arrived three weeks behind the males
First Cowbird of Spring
Eurasian Collared-Doves pairing up
White-crowned Sparrows have arrived
As soon as the oranges were out, the House Finches found them
Black-billed Magpies still devour all the suet
Full "Flower" Moon
Red Fox returns to denning area, Magpies harrassing
Pishing stops fox, checking out what's happening
Comes in for a closer look...
then scampers off.
Wow! The whole family of Ground Squirrels responds to pishing.
Quick hide, I'll guard the burrow.
One of the few neighborhood rabbits
Am. Robin securing worms after much needed rain.
However the higher elevations got more snow in May.
❤️ Love & Prayers 🙏🏽
We appreciated all the prayers for Ida's hip replacement surgery and recovery.
Ty & Ida Baumann