Coyote Bonners Ferry, ID Wildlife Refuge 10 7 2024

Canon R5 with RF 100-500 lens using 2X extender.  Lots of heat mirage going on not the sharpest pictures.  The pictures were taken at 1000mm and not cropped.

 

Northern Lights 10 October 2024 Libby, MT

Taken using Canon R5 with RF 15-35 f2.8.  Setting 15mm, f2.8, 800iso, 3-6 seconds~

 

Kootenai Wildlife Refuge Bonners Ferry, ID

Osprey

Geese

Geese in Flight

Northern Harrier

American White Pelicians

The American White Pelican is found in freshwater into the interior of North America. In Montana you can find them during migration and in summer.

Great Blue Heron

Pileated Woodpecker

 

Not first flight but close...

As in the last post, I missed the initial flight of the eaglets that I have been following all summer.  This is a few pictures of one of the immature eagles coming in to roost.  On this shoot 8/13/2024 both of the adults were already on roost and this one returned to the area to roost.  I did not see the second eaglet return on this shoot.

 

Eaglet Update...

 I followed the eaglets from a fuzzy grey ball to ready to fly.  I missed the first flight, but there are plenty of pictures documenting the growth and development.  I was hoping they would stick around the nest area after the first flight.  The last shoot I had was 21 of July, I returned for the next shoot 2 weeks later and the eaglets have left the nest.  Due to commitments I had made I was unable to get back in time for the eagles first flight. 

All of these pictures are duplicates that are arranged in order with the date that I took the picture.