2011 News

 

Bald Eagle Fledglings

 Bugging our eagles until the dogs chase them off!

Red Squirrel

 The native ones!

Youngster

Great Blue Heron at the beach today, fledgling.

 

Tonight

New One

 Brand new and "Northern Goshawk." Just finished this one today, from some photos of my visit to the Big Hole with Jack Kirkley who installed me in a blind at the nest. It’s when the female knew something was up and gave me that look. HA ! A drypoint etching with acrylic and gouache paint, plus pastels. 10" x 13”.

Happy Birthday Mose

Four years old today!

 

Nigel at the Library

What fun at the Missoula Public Library yesterday and turns out our "host" Xavier saw us at a program at Florence school when in 1st grade. Teacher Byron Weber had the kids vote on one bird to adopt. Peregrine? All hands went up. Great Horned Owl? All hands as well. Byron turned to me and said, "We will learn democracy tomorrow." HA! Fun at then schools and libraries all over the place. Nigel the Golden Eagle here.

Missoula Public Library

Join us tomorrow (Saturday) for a Raptor program at the "new" Missoula Public Library downtown at 1 pm. Free and school-aged kids please, up on the 4th floor in the big Cooper Room. A PowerPoint and Teaching Team Birds, Little Billie the Northern Saw-whet Owl, Sonora the Aplomado Falcon, Jillian the Great Horned Owl and TED Talk star, and one BIG surprise!

MCAT Returns, Again

Missoula Community Access Television's Young Filmmakers' Camp, every year! Yesterday we had a great one and actually started doing these with the International Wildlife Film Festival and Ron Scholl back in Clinton in 1989, if you can believe it. Five films featuring our resident raptors, then a trip to the river. Thanks Scott and Neil and young film enthusiasts. MCAT!

Eagles Friends?

 Man O Man, the female fledgling Bald Eagle wanted some food from our eagles today, Nigel the Golden Eagle did not care bit, a few feet apart. And still there, this shot.

Owen the Owl

Here's a fun one of Owen the Northern Saw-whet Owl "caching" (actually hiding and storing) his half-eaten mice in his building in 2012, maybe to finish eating later. Doubt it. Cracks me up.

The Resident Almighty!

 I would never have spotted "our" heron if I hadn't seen her land by our little slough bridge today. Blending in. And probably a male...oh well.

Cleaning Day

I brought Mischa the Peregrine inside, protesting galore on the trip but okay on her perch, mostly. This bums me out beyond description, as she was the sweetest bird I have ever met until we had to move her away from the new warehouse by her enclosure. Then cleaned her building and the dogs may have found some quail treats in the old pine needles.