Saturday, June 20, 2026

Natural Bridge, Cherry River, Pine Creek Adventures

 

Drive down Swingly Road brought a great surprise, Moose and her calf.

We first saw her lying down in creekside willows

Rock Wren singing from the rocks

Western Tanager

We arrived at Natural Bridge hoping for a rock bridge but it collapsed in 1988

Bolder Creek rushing through the rock canyon a hundred feet below



Violet-green Swallows nest in the canyon walls

Least Chipmunk

Bald Eagle

Eastern Kingbird

Western Medowlark singing

Old Man's Whiskers / Prairie Smoke

Cluster Crane's Bill / Wild Purple Sticky Geranium

Spring Goldenweed

Attention!  Neighborhood White-tailed Deer


Black Headed Grosbeak at our feeder

Female Black-headed Grosbeak

"Wild" Turkey on neighbor's roof

Western Wood-Pewee

Bullock's Oriole

Western Tanager

American Coot at Cherry River in Bozeman

Common Garter Snake crosses the trail

Common Yellowthroat

Female Common Yellowthroat

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-headed Blackbird female, beak filled with insects for young

Hear their interesting call!

Pine Creek Trail south of Livingston, very steep canyon

Swainson's Thrush's voice carries far in the canyon

Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler

Snowshoe Hare, summer pelage wet from the rain

Two young Yellow-bellied Marmots

Mom keeping an eye on the young

Keeping our eye on the local Osprey pair

They just keep adding sticks.

Every trip we take brings such beauty and variety of wildlife, plants and scenery.

❤️ Love & Prayers 🙏🏽
Ty & Ida Baumann













































































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