Recently the now vacant ospreys' nest was graced with a visit from a Western Meadowlark. This colorful bird with a full repertoire of sweet, loud and distinctive songs is Montana's state bird and much loved feature of Montana's prairies. Montana's …
Birds
Turkeys Return to the Bench
Turkeys are plentiful in areas around Dunrovin Ranch but are not always present. It's been a few months since we've seen them. A recent video capture prompted a little history lesson by Julie. NEWS: Turkeys return to the bench Turkeys …
Ranch Notes 6/7/2020
SERIES: Ranch Notes-I stand and stretch my back, looking west toward Lolo Peak still slumbering beneath snow. My gaze extends over the greenhouse, where my eyes spot a new form. Loving my garden work and all its distractions by kate dunn A …
Sandhill Cranes An Explosion of Underbrush and Feathers
A sandhill crane strutted into our bench cam view this week, checking out the scattered seeds underneath the bench bird feeders. And that reminded Julie Cowan of an up-close and personal sandhill crane story... NEWS: Sandhill crane at …
Montana Wild Wings Osprey Lacey
BROADCAST Thursday, May 14, 2:30 PM: Join Suzanne Miller and Beth Watne, executive director of Montana Wild Wings, who will feature Lacey the osprey, an educational program bird. SERIES: Awesome Osprey Project / LEARNING ADVENTURE: Birds Meet Wild …
The Perennial Miracle of Spring
STORY: April in Montana is full of tweets and twitters. Our feathery friends bear all of the radical spring elements while wooing, mating, establishing nests, defending nests, and raising their first clutches of chicks. The perennial …
Falconry with Ally Cowan, Episode 2
NEWS: SuzAnne gets up close and personal with a Harris’s hawk in Episode 2 of her interview with licensed master falconer Ally Cowan. Ally demonstrates the art of hunting with a hawk as she and SuzAnne walk around Dunrovin with the hawk …
Birds Along the Bitterroot
NEWS: Dunrovin's landscapes and resident bird and wildlife populations are ever-changing with each season and each year. This year a couple of Great Blue Herons have been making frequent appearances in the river webcam along with other smaller …
Noted by their absence
NEWS: Pileated woodpeckers are loud and showy and much appreciated by everyone when they visit the Dunrovin bird feeders. They have been a common avian Dunrovin resident and frequent suet eater for many years, offering themselves up for some …