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Eaglet pair in nest, getting ready to fledge
Bigfork, MT-June 21st, 2025
Bald Eagle Nesting Pair - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
#birds #eaglet #eagle #bigforkmt #flathead #eaglebend #nature #photography #wildlife #fledge
#Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Accipitriformes #Accipitridae #Haliaeetus #leucocephalus
Eaglet pair in nest, getting ready to fledge Bigfork, MT-June 21st, 2025 Bald Eagle Nesting Pair - Haliaeetus leucocephalus #birds #eaglet #eagle #bigforkmt #flathead #eaglebend #nature #photography #wildlife #fledge #Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Accipitriformes #Accipitridae #Haliaeetus #leucocephalus
June 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Killdeer - Charadrius vociferous
Bigfork, MT - May 25th, ,2025
#Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Charadriiformes #Charadriidae #Charadrius #vociferus
#birds #bigforkmt #flathead #montana #eaglebend #nature #wildlife #birdingmt #photography #nativespecies #bird #killdeer #plover
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferous Bigfork, MT - May 25th, ,2025 #Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Charadriiformes #Charadriidae #Charadrius #vociferus #birds #bigforkmt #flathead #montana #eaglebend #nature #wildlife #birdingmt #photography #nativespecies #bird #killdeer #plover
May 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Eaglet Pair with Mom
Eagle Bend, Bigfork, MT
May 26th, 2025
#birds #eaglet #eagle #bigforkmt #flathead #eaglebend #nature #photography #wildlife
May 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
Eagle Bend - Bigfork, MT - May 18, 2025
#flathead #bigforkmt #eaglebend #nature #birds #nativespecies #flatheadwaterfowlproductionarea #photography #wildlife #woodpecker #eaglebend
#Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Piciformes #Picidae #Colaptes #auratus
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus Eagle Bend - Bigfork, MT - May 18, 2025 #flathead #bigforkmt #eaglebend #nature #birds #nativespecies #flatheadwaterfowlproductionarea #photography #wildlife #woodpecker #eaglebend #Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Piciformes #Picidae #Colaptes #auratus
May 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Eagle Bend - Bigfork, MT
May 18, 2025
#flathead #bigforkmt #eaglebend #nature #birds #nativespecies #flatheadwaterfowlproductionarea #photography #wildlife #woodpecker #sapsucker
#Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Piciformes #Picidae #Sphyrapicus #nuchalis
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Eagle Bend - Bigfork, MT May 18, 2025 #flathead #bigforkmt #eaglebend #nature #birds #nativespecies #flatheadwaterfowlproductionarea #photography #wildlife #woodpecker #sapsucker #Animalia #Craniata #Aves #Piciformes #Picidae #Sphyrapicus #nuchalis
May 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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True Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
Flathead Waterfowl Production Area
Bigfork, MT- May 18th, 2025
#wildflowers #nature #photography #nonnativespecies
#flatheadwaterfowlproduction #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana
#Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Lamiales #Boraginaceae #Myosotis #scorpioides
True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Flathead Waterfowl Production Area Bigfork, MT- May 18th, 2025 #wildflowers #nature #photography #nonnativespecies #flatheadwaterfowlproduction #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Lamiales #Boraginaceae #Myosotis #scorpioides
May 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Spiny Baskettail - Epitheca spinigera
Harrell Forest - Bigfork, MT - May 13, 2025
#harrellforest #flatheadlandtrust #flathead #bigforkmt #nature #insects #nativespecies #S3S5 #photography #wildlife #dragonflies #damselflies
#Animalia #Arthropoda #Insecta #Odonata #Corduliidae #Epitheca #spinigera
Spiny Baskettail - Epitheca spinigera Harrell Forest - Bigfork, MT - May 13, 2025 #harrellforest #flatheadlandtrust #flathead #bigforkmt #nature #insects #nativespecies #S3S5 #photography #wildlife #dragonflies #damselflies #Animalia #Arthropoda #Insecta #Odonata #Corduliidae #Epitheca #spinigera
May 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium fontanum
Harrell Forest - Bigfork, MT- May 13th, 2025
#wildflowers #nature #photography #nonnativespecies
#harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #flatheadlandtrust
#Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Caryophyllales #Caryophyllaceae #Cerastium #fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum Harrell Forest-Bigfork, MT-May 13th, 2025 #wildflowers #nature #photography #nonnativespecies #harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #flatheadlandtrust #Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Caryophyllales #Caryophyllaceae #Cerastium #fontanum General Description Perennial forming tufts or small mats with pubescent foliage. Stems 10–40 cm long, trailing and rooting at the nodes. Leaves lanceolate to ovate, 1–3 cm long, rarely fascicled. Inflorescence several-flowered with pedicels up to 1 cm. Flowers: sepals 5–7 mm long; petals 4–7 mm long. Capsule 9–13 mm long Range Comments Introduced throughout North America and the world Habitat Disturbed soil of lawns, trails, streambanks, roadsides; valleys, montane
May 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Purple Clematis
Clematis occidentalis
Harrell Forest
Bigfork, MT
May 13, 2025
#wildflowers #nature #photography #nativespecies #plants
#harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #flatheadlandtrust
#Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Ranunculales #Ranunculaceae #Clematis #occidentalis
Purple Clematis Clematis occidentalis Harrell Forest Bigfork, MT May 13, 2025 #wildflowers #nature #photography #nativespecies #plants #harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #flatheadlandtrust #Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Ranunculales #Ranunculaceae #Clematis #occidentalis
May 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Say's Stink Bug
Chlorochroa sayi
Harrel Forest
Bigfork, MT
May 7, 2025
#insect #nature #photography
#harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana
#Animalia #Arthropoda #Hexapoda #Insecta #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Pentatomomorpha #Pentatomoidea #Pentatomidea #Pentatominae #Nezarini #Chlorochroa #sayi
Say's Stink Bug Chlorochroa sayi Harrel Forest Bigfork, MT May 7, 2025 #insect #nature #photography #harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #Animalia #Arthropoda #Hexapoda #Insecta #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Pentatomomorpha #Pentatomoidea #Pentatomidea #Pentatominae #Nezarini #Chlorochroa #sayi
May 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Western Painted Suillus
Suillus lakei
Harrell Forest
Bigfork, MT
May 13th, 2025
#fungus #mushroom #nativespecies #westernpaintedsuillus
#harrellforest #flatheadlandtrust #bigforkmt #bigfork #flatheadmt #montana #photography
#Fungi #Basidiomycota #Basidiomycetes #Boletales #Suillaceae #Suillus #lakei
Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei Harrell Forest Bigfork, MT May 13th, 2025 #fungus #mushroom #nativespecies #westernpaintedsuillus #harrellforest #flatheadlandtrust #bigforkmt #bigfork #flatheadmt #montana #photography #Fungi #Basidiomycota #Basidiomycetes #Boletales #Suillaceae #Suillus #lakei
May 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
Harrell Forest
Bigfork, MT
May 3, 2025
#wildflower #nativeplant #nativespecies #lily #glacierlily
#harrellforest #flatheadlandtrust #bigforkmt #bigfork #montana #photography
#plantae #anthophyta #monocotyledoneae #liliales #liliaceae #erythronium #grandiflorum
Glacier Lily Erythronium grandiflorum Harrell Forest Bigfork, MT May 3, 2025 #wildflower #nativeplant #nativespecies #lily #glacierlily #harrellforest #flatheadlandtrust #bigforkmt #bigfork #montana #photography #plantae #anthophyta #monocotyledoneae #liliales #liliaceae #erythronium #grandiflorum
May 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Fairy Slipper
Calypso bulbosa
Harrell Forest
Bigfork, MT
May 3, 2025
#wildflower #nativeplant #nativespecies #orchid #fairyslipper
#bigforkmt #bigfork #montana #photography
#plantae #anthophyta #monocotyledoneae #orchidales #orchdiaceae #calypso #bulbosa
Fairy Slipper Calypso bulbosa Harrell Forest Bigfork, MT May 3, 2025 #wildflower #nativeplant #nativespecies #orchid #fairyslipper #bigforkmt #bigfork #montana #photography #plantae #anthophyta #monocotyledoneae #orchidales #orchdiaceae #calypso #bulbosa
May 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Little Bitterroot Lake
Marion, Montana
April 25th, 2025
#montana #birds #commonloon #loon #littlebitterroot #marionmt #gavia #nature #naturemontana #nwmontana
#flathead #photography
May 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Bigfork, Montana - Hunting Chickadees
#coopershawk #hawk #birdsofprey #birds #raptors #nature #birdphotography #bigforkmontana #bigfork #montana #wildlife #hawks #birdlovers #photography #flathead #birds #accipiter #cooperii
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Bigfork, Montana #coopershawk #hawk #birdsofprey #birds #raptors #nature #birdphotography #bigforkmontana #bigfork #montana #wildlife #hawks #birdlovers #photography #flathead #birds #accipiter
April 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus
Stillwater River-Kalispell, Montana - May 20, 2024
#birds #montana #kalispell #pheucticus #flathead #stillwater #photography #nature
Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus Stillwater River-Kalispell, Montana - May 20, 2024 #birds #montana #kalispell #pheucticus #flathead #stillwater #photography #nature
March 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
Stillwater River - Kalispell, Montana
November 17th, 2023
#birds #sitta #nuthatch #kalispell #montana #flathead #stillwater #photography #nature
March 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Rufus Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus
Stillwater River - Kalispell, Montana - July 25th, 2024
#birds #rufus #hummingbird #kalispell #montana #selasphorus #flathead #stillwater
Rufus Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus Stillwater River - Kalispell, Montana - July 25th, 2024 #birds #rufus #hummingbird #kalispell #montana #selasphorus #flathead #stillwater
March 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Bald Eagle Nesting Pair - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bigfork, Montana - January 22nd, 2025
#birds #baldeagle #bigfork #montana #haliaeetus #flathead
Bald Eagle Pair - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bigfork, Montana - January 22nd, 2025 #birds #baldeagle #bigfork #montana #haliaeetus #flathead
March 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
(winter plumage)
Bigfork, Montana - January 19th, 2025
#birds #goldfinch #bigfork #montana #spinus #flathead
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis (winter plumage) Bigfork, Montana - January 19th, 2025 #birds #goldfinch #bigfork #montana #spinus #flathead
March 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Bigfork, Montana - December 5th, 2023
#flathead #birds #bigfork #montana #coopershawk #accipiter
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Bigfork, Montana - December 5th, 2023 #flathead #birds #bigfork #montana #coopershawk #accipiter
March 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Downy Woodpecker
Kalispell, Montana
May 6, 2024
#flathead #birds #kalispell #montana #woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens Stillwater River Kalispell, Montana May 6, 2024
March 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Kiln Load
March 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM