{"id":47640,"date":"2017-07-10T04:35:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T10:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=47640"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:03:03","slug":"montana-skies-so-good-to-see-them-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/07\/10\/montana-skies-so-good-to-see-them-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Skies &#8211; So Good To See Them Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-175064 size-full\" title=\"Stormy skies over Montana, Beaverhead County\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beaverhead-county-storm-mia-mcpherson-7130.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beaverhead-county-storm-mia-mcpherson-7130.jpg\" alt=\"Stormy skies over Montana, Beaverhead County\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beaverhead-county-storm-mia-mcpherson-7130-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beaverhead-county-storm-mia-mcpherson-7130-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beaverhead-county-storm-mia-mcpherson-7130-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beaverhead-county-storm-mia-mcpherson-7130-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beaverhead-county-storm-mia-mcpherson-7130.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Stormy skies over Montana &#8211; Nikon D810, f7.1, 1250, ISO 320, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 22mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m camping in Idaho but visited part of Beaverhead County, Montana yesterday under stormy skies, with lightning flashing and spritzes of rain. The worst part of the storm was north of where I was but I did see some dramatic skies. I&#8217;ve missed Montana.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the weather I didn&#8217;t take many bird photos yesterday but sometimes it isn&#8217;t about the photos, sometimes it is just being there, soaking up the views, enjoying the smells and hearing the sounds of nature.<\/p>\n<p>The weather is supposed to be a bit clearer today, I hope so and I also hope to spot some birds to put my lens on.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good. Nature makes it better.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/landscapes\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my landscape and travel photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m camping in Idaho but visited part of Beaverhead County, Montana yesterday under stormy skies, with lightning flashing and spritzes of 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