Montana High-Rise

By James Braswell | Published November 18, 2021
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Family Duties

By James Braswell | Published August 1, 2013

While photographing Osprey at the Lee Metcalf NWR (SW Montana) recently, I was able to photograph a sequence of Junior being fed by one of the adult osprey:   A short time later, the other parent joined the two for a family portrait:    

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Fun Friday: Reflections of Nature

By James Braswell | Published July 26, 2013

Today’s Fun Friday post is not a funny or cute photo, like they often are. Rather, it is just a “fun” photo that I enjoyed making while photographing at the Lee Metcalf NWR in SW Montana. Reflections always captivate me and I was really mesmerized, not only by the reflections of the cattails in the […]

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Great Blue Heron Rookery

By James Braswell | Published July 25, 2013

Directly behind the osprey nest at the Lee Metcalf NWR (SW Montana), there is a small Great Blue Heron Rookery. As I watched and photographed the osprey activity at the nest, I was often distracted from the loud and intense squawking that the juvenile herons were making in the rookery nests. Whenever an adult Great […]

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Red-winged Blackbirds

By James Braswell | Published July 24, 2013

Another common bird at the Lee Metcalf NWR in SW Montana, was the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). These are common at home, too, but are always fun to watch! In fact, they are one of the most abundant birds found across America! Here are a couple of images of a male Red-winged Blackbird:   And […]

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Home Improvement

By James Braswell | Published July 21, 2013

While photographing near the osprey nest at Lee Metcalf NWR, one of the adult osprey flew out of the nest for a few minutes, returning with a stick for the nest:   As the osprey approached the nest, the young nestling raised his head to see what was going on:   As the adult landed, […]

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