Traveling south to Dailey Lake, we found a lone American Avocet
Avocet feeding along the north shoreline
Handsome Ruddy Duck diving for fish
Western Grebe with baby riding on her back
Baby American Coot
Mountain Bluebird
East to Willow Creek Road, there was a Mule Deer with twin fawns
Long-billed Curlews were feeding in the prairie grasses
Baby Long-billed Curlew (one of three large chicks)
Upland Sandpiper
Distant Yellow-breasted Chat located by hearing their jumbled call of harsh chattering, clucks
rattle, clear whistles and squawks.
Scarlet Globe-Mallow
Western Tansy-Mustard
Pinedrops
By the Yellowstone River Trail about a mile from our home
Black-headed Grosbeak
Yellow Warbler male
Gray Catbird
Willow Flycatcher
Bald Eagle adult and juvenile on nest by the Yellowstone River
West on Fleshman Creek Road we found this insect hawking Black-headed Grosbeak
Western Kingbird
Tiny fawn hiding in short grass in neighbors front yard
White-tailed doe and fawn
Fawn running down the road toward photographer
Stops short, reallizing it's not his mom
Nesting Willet flying over Cottonwood Reservoir north of Wilsall
American Kestrel male
Rare Bird Alert - Lewis's Wookpecker nesting south of Corwin Springs
Female near the nesting cavity
First Montana Lewis's Woodpecker for us.
Amazing colors, pink belly, green back and head, red face and gray collar.
Trumpeter Swans nesting on Emigrant Pond
The pair checking us out over the wild flowers
A trip west to Three Forks, we arrived in the dark, our headlights caught our target birds
near the marsh on Bench Road. Two Short-eared Owls were calling and hunting near the road.
These diurnal owls hunt during the day also. This makes observation easier and a chance for some
good photos.
The birds were not bothered by us as we didn't leave headlights on them for long.
A few miles down the "gumbo" gravel road, we found the Burrowing Owl adult...
and off in the grass were a trio of Burrowing owlets waiting for breakfast.
Western Meadowlark with bill full of insects for nestlings.
Heard and saw a number of Wilson's Snipe
Cliff Swallow
)A male Northern Harrier (ghost bird) is being harrassed by Red-winged Blackbirds
This Harrier has a nice big mouse to bring home for dinner.
This Peregrine Falcon sits high on the three hundred foot cliff by the headwaters of he Missouri River
American White Pelicans rest along the fast moving river.
Three rivers (Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin) come together at Three Forks to form the Missouri River.
❤️ Love & Prayers 🙏🏽
Ty & Ida Baumann
