tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.comments2024-02-26T21:58:30.310-07:00Raptor BlogKate Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225593017412181222noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-47096808958832378102022-02-22T14:19:20.696-07:002022-02-22T14:19:20.696-07:00i don't think you will get this since comments...i don't think you will get this since comments don't seem to go through, but i am truly sorry to hear about your mom. i know what it's like to lose a loving parent. it makes no difference if they are young or old, the pain of this loss is almost unbearable. she must have been a lovely lady to raise such a lovely daughter...shawn richmond aka jake plummerspartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-92000115362686441032019-02-08T10:05:34.997-07:002019-02-08T10:05:34.997-07:00boy, could i use one of these trax retrievers! i ...boy, could i use one of these trax retrievers! i can't count the number of yaktrax i've lost over the years, even ones with the hold-on strap. good doggy!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-79061004674884203922018-10-20T09:13:15.315-06:002018-10-20T09:13:15.315-06:00interesting migration this year, many birds that s...interesting migration this year, many birds that should be here aren't, many birds that should be long gone are still hanging around...safe travels, little one!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-84297352768575001032018-09-27T10:37:06.022-06:002018-09-27T10:37:06.022-06:00yum, yum, eat up, dad!yum, yum, eat up, dad!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-68581204219196144592018-05-08T08:58:54.101-06:002018-05-08T08:58:54.101-06:00it's getting bad out there. i worry about the ...it's getting bad out there. i worry about the ospreys catching fish in these high and fast waters!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-84521199737469387432018-04-08T09:34:41.448-06:002018-04-08T09:34:41.448-06:00lucky max, and what a blessing he was to so many.....lucky max, and what a blessing he was to so many....spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-19228710257643252302018-04-08T09:32:17.819-06:002018-04-08T09:32:17.819-06:00love this story - my first smile of the day!love this story - my first smile of the day!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-56586489061027224882018-04-06T09:31:08.467-06:002018-04-06T09:31:08.467-06:00sad sad sad. it breaks my heart to see a bird tha...sad sad sad. it breaks my heart to see a bird that's been hit by a car; i can't imagine the pain of losing one that's part of your family. i'm so sorry :-(spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-40910046310310496042018-04-04T08:57:09.686-06:002018-04-04T08:57:09.686-06:00so cool. i didn't even know buffleheads used ...so cool. i didn't even know buffleheads used tree cavities!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-34335876498249522082018-03-15T09:43:32.361-06:002018-03-15T09:43:32.361-06:00aw, i like sweet little downy woodpeckers and coul...aw, i like sweet little downy woodpeckers and could watch them for hours :-)spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-18038695348534700062018-02-05T12:16:32.602-07:002018-02-05T12:16:32.602-07:00yeah, baby, what a team!yeah, baby, what a team!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-49200036249992184312018-01-18T07:49:56.040-07:002018-01-18T07:49:56.040-07:00i have no idea what that oblong shadow is...i'...i have no idea what that oblong shadow is...i'm terrible at this!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-83572463426812946322018-01-03T08:37:42.175-07:002018-01-03T08:37:42.175-07:00hahaha - thanks for the first laugh of the day!hahaha - thanks for the first laugh of the day!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-80440528001481550142017-12-04T06:45:10.220-07:002017-12-04T06:45:10.220-07:00Great newsletter up on your website!! Seems like w...Great newsletter up on your website!! Seems like we have a shared appreciation and love for birds of prey. Recently we held a raptor show/presentation as well (just on the other side of the country)--Feel free to check out the blog post I wrote on it too! Anyways, much praise for what you are doing and I look forward to more blog posts!! <br /><br />Supporting from a far,<br /><br />Yael<br />Park ecologist of Bethpage State Park Park Ecologist at Bethpage State Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406234155499401128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-63106901984227762202017-10-31T08:37:10.308-06:002017-10-31T08:37:10.308-06:00wow, look at the size difference!wow, look at the size difference!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-38170623917626624552017-10-04T08:28:56.898-06:002017-10-04T08:28:56.898-06:00i always get nervous when i see juvenile ospreys s...i always get nervous when i see juvenile ospreys still hanging around this time of year. safe travels, please get going!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-6526214586931665352017-09-28T09:06:02.358-06:002017-09-28T09:06:02.358-06:00now that really captures the essence of a pileated...now that really captures the essence of a pileated woodpecker!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-87733341976435381282017-09-03T09:11:19.598-06:002017-09-03T09:11:19.598-06:00and no end in sight for september, either; it'...and no end in sight for september, either; it's been a truly miserable summer in montana this year.spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-9282812833382318002017-08-18T13:19:39.221-06:002017-08-18T13:19:39.221-06:00yikes, yikes, yikes!!!yikes, yikes, yikes!!!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-23312633793187485882017-08-17T08:37:24.863-06:002017-08-17T08:37:24.863-06:00thinking about you and the birds with all these lo...thinking about you and the birds with all these lolo peak fire evacuations. how do you evacuate all your critters??spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-26646198209101602592017-08-09T09:50:47.453-06:002017-08-09T09:50:47.453-06:00makes total sense to me!makes total sense to me!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-67534947997282993312017-08-06T09:05:13.350-06:002017-08-06T09:05:13.350-06:00my hero!my hero!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-7112786663841538662017-07-29T15:19:51.760-06:002017-07-29T15:19:51.760-06:00the cloud looks like another beautiful bird to me....the cloud looks like another beautiful bird to me...spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-43585400971718105432017-07-24T08:25:05.817-06:002017-07-24T08:25:05.817-06:00i will never ever tire of ospreys - thanks for fee...i will never ever tire of ospreys - thanks for feeding my addiction!spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706115897223424739.post-21498742691266882962017-07-13T10:24:41.399-06:002017-07-13T10:24:41.399-06:00i'm afraid it's been a hard year for the o...i'm afraid it's been a hard year for the ospreys raising a family. many nests around flathead lake are empty, too, losing chicks to extreme rain, wind storms, and, now, atrocious heat. i feel so bad for them.spartanmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869142002951067186noreply@blogger.com