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Mountain Bluebird On a Rustic Pine Fence – Life is Good

By Mia McPherson|July 13th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds|Tags: adult, bluebird, bluebirds, fence, male, Mountain Bluebird, pine, public lands, rustic, Sialia currucoides, summer, thrush, thrushes, valley|

Today's post is just a simple bird. A sky blue Mountain Bluebird perched on a rustic pine fence railing taken on a bright beautiful morning in the Centennial Valley of Montana.

Black-headed Grosbeaks In Montana

By Mia McPherson|December 20th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bird ID, Black-headed Grosbeak, grosbeak, grosbeaks, male, montane valley, old building, perched, Pheucticus melanocephalus, refuge, rustic, summer, wagon wheel, wooden|

This male Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) sure caught my eye with its beautiful orange, black and white plumage.