| On April 22nd, I started a week in Montana -
Helena and Missoula. The weather was great, scenery beautiful, and
the birding wasn't too bad either. Although I've found, since I've
started taking pictures, that if the birding is less than great, the
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Along Lincoln Road northeast of Helena |
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Along the Missouri River on Hauser Dam Road |
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Hauser Dam along the Missouri |
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This very cooperative Common Loon kept finding
stuff to eat right next to the road. Unfortunately he was just out
of the range of useful telephoto photography most of the time. But
these two shot were worthwhile. And I like the lower one - how
often do you get a picture of a Loon looking right at you? |
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This was an accident. I had intended to take this
picture, but I thought the bird flew away just as I took it.
Imagine my surprise when I downloaded the photos later in the evening. |
