A deer resting among the sagebrush. #Montana
Fireweed is blooming nicely up in the mountains. #Montana
I seem to have lots of rabbits in my yard and, from what I can tell, they love dandelions.
The weekend forecast is for hot and sunny weather. Summer is here! #Montana
Lots of cows out in the pastures. #Montana
Bear grass is starting to bloom up in the mountains a bit. #Montana
Good morning from the back porch. It is the last day of June and we are finally seeing peeks of sunshine after days of cool rain. It is currently 51°F and heading for a high of 70°F today. It looks like we are in for a nice stretch of weather heading into Independence Day. #Montana
Winter storm warnings were issued for higher elevations of western Montana. Not all that uncommon to have a few cool, rainy/snowy days this time of year. I sure don't mind everything nice and green.
A vesper sparrow sings his beautiful song across the Montana prairie
The silvery lupine is blooming everywhere, leaving a touch of purple across the valley. #Montana
Mom safely left her baby tucked in a patch of grass by an old foundation. She and her fawn were gone about 30 minutes later.
I got a chance to see some federally endangered Piping Plover chicks on the beach near the Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan.
In the Great Lakes, these migratory shore birds were at a low of 12 nesting pairs in the 1980s to now over 70 nesting pairs on the beaches of all five of the Great Lakes.
I once had a guide book that described the male blue-gray gnatcatcher as having an angry furrowed unibrow. 😄
I am not sure why they would give such a description for this cute little guy.
A northern yellow warbler singing his sweet song makes any day just a little sunnier. 🌞
This time of year you can usually hear them but have to hunt a little bit to see them. This one made an appearance with a low flyover.
A Song Sparrow at Maumee Bay doing what it does best! #Ohio
One little warbler that I have never seen is a Black-throated Blue. Then suddenly, there it was, perched on a little a little branch at Magee Marsh. A lifer!
#Ohio
A Sora foraging along an open area of the marsh at Maumee Bay. They are fairly approachable and fun to watch as they poke the surface of the water and anxiously flick their tail. #Ohio
Every now and then you catch a warbler sitting still, but it isn't very often. I caught this black-and-white warbler preening at Magee Marsh. #Ohio
A female American Redstart singing her heart out at Magee Marsh. #Ohio
I caught this Ruby-throated Hummingbird resting briefly after feeding on a nearby flowering shrub. These guys are just arriving back in this area. #Ohio
A Bay-breasted Warbler at Magee Marsh. Another wonderful migrant moving through along Lake Erie on his way to Canada. #Ohio
A beautiful Blackburnian warbler at Magee Marsh during the Biggest Week in American Birding along the shores of Lake Erie. #Ohio
Checking in to Maumee Bay State Park, on the shores of Lake Erie, for the Biggest Week in American Birding. During the month of May, this area becomes the "Warbler Capital of the World." #Ohio
Trumpeter swans making their way through a nearby creek. #Montana
This mountain bluebird is looking his best heading into the weekend.
#Birds #Montana
