Winterizing!

 A photo of Mose at the slough just before the weather turned, currently snowing. Sort of. Took down the eagle building shade cloth, wound up the hoses, and clear shower curtains for windbreaks on windows facing west and north. Plus Sonora the Aplomado Falcon has one of her two red-bulb lamps going.

And THANKS everyone for a wonderful art opening at Travelers' Rest yesterday! Lots and lots of friends and Portia the Barred Owl quietly perched by the big winter landscape photo of Lewis and Clark-Land for two hours!

WOW!

 

Installation Day

 52 pieces from zinc plate etchings, offset prints, drypoint, sculptures, and paintings. Thanks Lee, Molly, Renee, and Jacob. Grand opening this Saturday from 1 until 3 pm, Janie the Peregrine and two owls on hand. Great!

New Art Opening!

First delivery for the big art show at Travelers' Rest State Park in Lolo next Saturday the 10th, Barn Owl sculpture secure with a seat belt, Peregrine sculpture in the back, and Janie lookin' good. She'll be there with Litte Billie, Portia the Barred Owl, and 45 of my art pieces over 50 years. WOW! Opening from 1 to 3 pm. Second delivery tomorrow will FILL the Subaru.

Today's Red-tail

 

Today's Osprey

 A brief battle with a Bald Eagle then right overhead!

Hurray For Chickens!

Feeding the eagles from Living River Farms, organic delights. Took two hours to butcher these, listening to jazz in the garage, FUN!

Happy Monday

 

Woodpecker Saturday

 Pileated in the yard today, bright sunny day.

Preening

 First time I have witnessed Janie actually preening, taking care of all those feathers! Day 18 here. Next we want her to tear up a quail all by herself, holding it in her feet. It will happen, I just know it.

Rope Expert

Nigel the 28 year-old Golden Eagle gets these treats, knots to untie for fun. The one on the left today, wasted one a week ago. He drapes them dramatically over his perches, and Bald Eagle Sonny doesn't get it. Enrichment.

Mose

I often have to remind him that he is a Labrador Retriever! 

Our Heron

Our resident Great Blue Heron, identifiable by what looks like a missing back toe on that right foot, and we see here it is just tucked under her foot for some reason, years and years here. My favorite.

Japanese Students

Perhaps our Best Ever program, 20 Japanese students Saturday with the U of M and they are the Sweetest, here with their souvenir cards taken with Nikons and Sony cameras. The Japanese connection.