Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

Young Trumpeter Swan Glowing Brightly On Dark Waters In Montana

By |August 31st, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of my fondest memories for photographing Trumpeter Swans happened on an evening of September of 2015 in southwestern Montana.

Trumpeter Swan Cygnets and Preening, Pin Feathers and Molt

By |September 18th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In my last post on the Trumpeter Swan Cygnets On Elk Lake I mentioned that the cygnets spent a lot of time preening and part of the reason they do is they are molting.

Trumpeter Swan Cygnets On Elk Lake

By |September 12th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am totally enamored by Trumpeter Swans, they are not only graceful and beautiful but the adults seem like such caring parents and keep an ever watchful eye on their young.

Alaska Basin journey in Montana and Idaho

By |June 22nd, 2013|Categories: Alaska Basin, Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Fremont County, Idaho, Montana, Targhee National Forest, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week I was enthralled to see the Alaska Basin that straddles Idaho and Montana and winds through Beaverhead National Forest and Targhee National Forest.

Montana is beckoning to me…

By |May 7th, 2012|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Cliff Lake, Eastern Kingbirds, Glacier County, Glacier National Park, Gravelly Range, Great Horned Owls, Madison County, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Pronghorn, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-tailed Hawks, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks, Tree Swallows, Wilson's Snipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Seeing the word "Montana" so often has gotten me anxious, antsy and itching to head north soon to see more of a state that beckons to me because I have fallen in love with it.

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