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Richardson’s Ground Squirrels

By Mia McPherson|March 7th, 2012|Categories: Glacier County, Montana, Richardson's Ground Squirrels|Tags: adult, farmlands, Glacier County, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, Montana, nature, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, squirrel, squirrels, summer, Urocitellus richardsonii, wildlife, wildlife photography|

Farmers don't like Richardson's Ground Squirrels much, they dig holes that could break the legs on livestock and eat grains and the shoots of plants, I can understand those concerns. But I have to say... I love them, they are fun to watch and photograph.

Great Horned Owl Chick – Angles and Backgrounds

By Mia McPherson|September 25th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Glacier County, Great Horned Owls, Montana|Tags: angles, background, backgrounds, birds of prey, bokeh, Bubo virginianus, chick, farmlands, fledgling, grasses, Great Horned Owl, immature, juveniles, ladder, light, old wood, owl, owls, perched, sky, spring, young|

The photographs I have attached to this post are of the same Great Horned Owl fledgling, taken in the same location on the same morning.