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Geese, Ducks, Cane, Seagull, Eagle + These photo's were taken in Montana and Oregon. There are mostly all kinds of birds but a few butterflies are here also. Date(s): Taken  2001 - 2005. Album by Ron Carrick. Photos by Ron Carrick. 1 - 112 of 112 Total. 4054 Visits.
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1 P5282856 copy Adult Male and Female Canadian geese 2 P5282888 copy Same Adults 3 P5282889 copy I got several shots of these two. They didn't fly away so I just keep taking pictures. In fact as you can see they even looked at me. 4 1 P5282891 copy The Adult Male was obviously bigger then the famale. This is him 5 P5282903 copy The Male leads the pack and Momma bring up the rear. The geese pairs share baby setting with each other. I've seen two different sizes of Babise being watched by two Adults. Their hatch times were obviously several days if not weeks apart. 6 1 P7265363 copy These Adult Canadian geese were watching almost full grown young being escorted by two adults in the water. 7 1 P7305479 copy The Goose in front is a full grouwn adult the outhers are not full grown yet. The geese in the picture before this were watching them from shore. 8 1 129 2920 RT8 copy This honker was in a snow covered hay field and took to the air when it saw mee. 9 1 129 2938 RT8 copy Another honker taking flight off the snow covered hay field. This field is close to Lewistown, Montana 10 216 1682 RJ copy A goose in flight.... 11 131 3195 RT8 copy This guy was standing there flapping his wings. I think he was showing off for his mate who was in front of him to the right 12 131 3196 RT8 copy Same show off 13 132 3203 RT8 copy There she is looking at him show off 14 132 3206 RT8 copy He decided to join her in the creek 15 132 3207 RT8 copy He's not quite there yet 16 132 3209 RT8 copy Went turned around and went out of the water, then turned around for another pose 17 219 1946 RJ copy Northeastern Swallow Tail on a Lilac bloom 18 172 7222 RJXcopy Northeastern Swallow Tail on a Canadian Thistle bloom Taken: Near Lewistown,Montana on July 26,2004 19 219 1951 RJ copy Another of the Swallow Tail on the lilac bloom 20 P7210596 You're going to have to tell me this butterfly. I'm not sure if it's a Monarch or not.. it was timid. I got this with a telephoto lens 21 P7210599 Same butter fly different angle 22 1 P8166256 copy I forgot what kind of bird this is.... can you help me? I' lost my bird book in my move 23 P6160252 copy Red Wing Black bird on a Choke Cherry   bush in bloom 24 166 6638 RJXcopy A baby bird up close. Not sure what it is. No bird book yet. 25 166 6636 RJXcopy Same young bird. I was close and not sure if it could fly yet 26 IMG 1022 copy Dragon fly for lunch? 27 198 9841 RJXcopy Wild Turkey trying to get away 28 106 0671 RT8 copy Crow on a fence post. Those are round  hay bales in the back ground 29 119 1922 RT8 copy Sea Gulls huddled together on a ice and snow covered pond 30 1 P9147074 copy I'm not sure what this duck was doing but it swam towards me while I was standing on a boat dock 31 1 P9147078xcopy I was using a telephoto lens and had to back up to get this shot it came so close. It was still maybe 10 feet away. 32 1 P9147089xcopy It gave me several close up poses too 33 P9277359Xcopy I took this photo of these bashful ducks. A male and female Mallard 34 145 4584 RJXcopy Mallard Drake and Hen swimming away from me 35 P5111778 copy Mallard males on Casino Creek near Lewistown, MT 36 1 P5111822 copy These guys had all been swimming along with their heads under water. I snapped this picture right after they had brought their heads out of the water. In fact you can see water still pouring out of the first Drakes  bill 37 P5111844 copy Two flew away and left these guys 38 PC232676Xcopy Mallards up close at Zoo Montana in Billings, MT 39 148 4878 RJ.up copy Mallard Drake in Oregon stream 40 P5050421 copy 41 148 4879 RJ.up copy Female Mallard duck in Oregon stream 42 236 3610 copy Mallard Drake in at Zoo Montana 43 P5282897 copy Mallard Drake on stream near Lewistown 44 146 4643 RJXcopy Mallard Drake 45 147 4749 RJ.up copy I can spell it's name till I find my bird book. This guy was in an Oregon stream 46 236 3611 RJ copy Two Mallard drakes and a female at Zoo Montana ... it was cold, almost icy 47 PC232677Xcopy Mallard Drake 48 PC232678Xcopy 2 crakes and 2 hens 49 PC232735Xcopy Talk about a huddle... it's cold on that ice 50 PC232736Xcopy Mallard drake 51 PC232738Xcopy Mallard drake 52 PC232739Xcopy Mallard Hen 53 PC232740Xcopy Drake 54 217 1748 RJ..jpgSm Male Sand Hill Crane... They were behind a little hill and all of a sudden appeared unexpectedly for me. I froze and got the following photo's 55 217 1751 RJ.jpg.Sm He walked closer and closer. My dog was with me and didn't move either. 56 217 1759 RJ.jpgSm He was so close I couldn't get all of him in the frame so decided to cut off his feet in the frame instead of his head, she's close behind 57 217 1764 RJ.Sm There the two of them are. They are preparing to do a Sand Hill Crane Dance as only Sand Hill Cranes can do. You don't see this very often. Lots of folks don't know they do this even. 58 217 1765 RJ.Sm Let the Dancing begin! 59 217 1767 RJ.jpg.Sm He's on the right she's on the left 60 217 1768 RJ Sm I just stood there and watched while they dance away.The dog sat and watched in silence. 61 217 1770 RJ.jpg.Sm It lasts a while too. You'd be sweating if you did what they did. 62 217 1776 RJ.jpg.Sm Expect anything when Sand Hill Cranes  Dance. This was in spring 2005 63 P4290378 copy This is the lovely pair another time. This was spring of 2003 64 P5130500[1] copy Nest building time in the marsh. This was spring of 2003 65 P5130510.2 I got several shots that day but after she was setting on nest I saw him only once in the bushes near by. There are usually only 2 eggs max. This pair had 2 eggs one hatched but sadly it didn't survive but about a week. The Aults then left the area. 66 126 2632 RT8 copy Winter of 2004 we had a lot of snow. The Sharp Tail Grouse came to town for food. I call this, Tree Full of Shap-tails 67 126 2634 RT8 copy Sharp-tail Grouse 68 126 2637 RT8 copy O so hard to balance for a ground bird 69 126 2639 RT8 copy This Sharp-tail was just on a little branch and it was shaky 70 126 2641 RT8 copy Sharp-tail looking for food 71 126 2643 RT8 copy More Sharp-tail Gouse in a tree 72 126 2644 RT8 copy It was fun to watch them 73 126 2645 RT8 copy A male Sharp-tail struts his stuff 74 126 2646 RT8 copy This Sharp-tail was eyeing me 75 149 4982 RJ copy Sea Gull in Oregon coast 76 149 4986 RJ copy Sea Gull on a post. I started walking up on him taking a picture every so often 77 149 4987 RJ copy I'm closer so it faces me 78 149 4988 RJ copy Closer still and it's still there! 79 149_4990_RJ_copy I'm pretty close and it's eyeing me pretty good now. Not sure what to do but it flew shotrly after I took one more photo. 80 149 4993 RJ copy There goes another young Sea Gull 81 149 4994 RJ copy Now it's landing on a post 82 149 4995 RJ copy Almost settled in 83 149 4996 RJ copy Ahhh how's this? 84 149 4999 RJ copy And this? Hey you're to close! 85 234 3474 RJ copy This Bald Eagle is a injured female at Zoo Montana in Billings, MT. They can't be in captiviy unless they are unable to fly. I think this one had a  wing injury that left it unable to fly. There are two female Eagles in this open enclosure. An employee there told me a Male flys in for a visit every so often. 86 236 3623 RJ copy The other female Eagle 87 234 3475 copy A great Eagle Pose 88 Pc232745 American Bald Eagle 89 Pc232746 Bald Eagle 90 Pc232755 Bald Eagle 91 Pc232770 Bald Eagle 92 Pc232773 Bald Eagle 93 P7290102 Older Mature female Eagle and younger female Eagle. 94 P7290101 The older one is the one on the left. The one on the right is a bit cocky. Smart mouthed kid you might say? 95 209 0946 RJ copy Imature Bald Eagle flying over while I was walking 96 209 0948 RJ copy I have several shots of this bird. It didn't find anything but circled quite afew times where I was. Gave me some great flying poses too. 97 209 0947 RJ copy 98 209 0949 RJ copy 99 209 0950 RJ cropXcopy 100 209 0954 RJ copy 101 209 0951 RJ copy 102 1 110 1063 RT8 copy This was another walk and a fly over by a mature Bald Eagle. The yellow feet tucked in are visible 103 P3050011.Eagle This guy was setting in a tree just waiting for me to come along 104 156 5677 RJ copy Soaring Eagle with a cloud back ground 105 121 2188 RT8 copy Golden Eagle 106 123 2336 RT8 copy Crow 107 171 7113 RJ copy Northern Harrier hawk.. have several shots of it up close. 108 209 0946 RJ crop 2Xcopy Another imature Bald Eagle fly over. This is a cropped version of #94 109 175 7513 RJ.crop Red Tailed Hawk.. a Pale Male (NYC)relative 110 P7090295 UP copy 111 137 3712 copy 112 133 3311 copy
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