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Happy, a young mare, enjoys a peaceful moment at Montana Horse Sanctuary in Simms, Montana. The Sanctuary is a non-profit that shelters and assists in-crisis horses and their owners. To learn more, visit www.MontanaHorseSanctuary.org.
Male Costa's hummingbirds feature elongated, purple throat feathers called a "gorget."
A young brood of Goldeneye ducklings cuddle up on a log on a small lake in western Montana.
A summer-time dragonfly rests its gossamer wings on a timothy grass seed head.
There are only two people and two dogs in this image. The red coat is me (John), the blue coat is Tracy (my better half), and our dogs are Abbey (the blonde) and Jodie (the redhead). Our neighbor has a deck overlooking the lake, so Tracy stood on the deck and directed me while I practiced my penmanship with a snow shovel on the frozen lake. I think the letters look better than my handwriting.
A male black bear (right) tip-toes up and introduces himself to a female before sunrise in the Lee Creek drainage of Glacier National Park.
A male black bear (right) cautiously greets a female nose to nose. During spring the young couple will travel together for a few days before parting ways again. (Note - these are two wild and free-ranging back bears.)
"Mt. Reynolds Milkyway" poster
A shooting star (lower center) falls from the early-summer Milkyway above Mt. Reynolds, in the Logan Pass area of Glacier National Park, Montana.
While the Earth rotates overnight, stars over Lake McDonald appear to move in circles around Polaris, our north star.
Curiosity gets the best of a spotted fawn, peeking out below his mom.
A bull elk feeds peacefully in a misty meadow on a brisk, fall morning.
"Huckleberry Heart" note cards
Summer in the Great Northwest means two things - plump, ripe huckleberries and purple-stained fingers.
"Logan Pass Alpenglow" note card
Ancient boulders bear witness to the last light of day coloring the mountain tops and the skies above Logan Pass, in Glacier National Park.
A young lamb rests peacefully in a bed of straw, under the nurturing care of its mother.
Early morning sunbeams shine through broken clouds above Heaven's Peak (snowy peak at center) in the Livingston Mountain Range in Glacier National Park.
The crescent moon sets behind a distant ridge just after sunset. The crescent part is lit by the sun, while the rest of the moon is lit by sunlight that's reflecting off the Earth. That reflected light is called, "Earthshine."
The first light of dawn anounces the arrival of a new day on Lake McDonald, in Glacier National Park, Montana.
The handsome Raven is intelligent, curious and playful.
The first light of dawn rises over Lake McDonald, and the colorful stones on its southern shores along the Apgar beach. (This was not computer-generated. It's a light painting made with a long exposure and a flashlight.)
"Huckleberry Heaven" note card
Late-summer rains make the huckleberries swell up sweet and plump, while the cool evenings transform the whole patch from dark green to crimson red.
A baby cottontail rabbit curls up in a pair of warm hands.
Nothing says fall in the mountains like the rustling of aspen leaves and the bugling of bull elk on a brisk, sunny evening.
A Loon father gently offers an insect to his hungry, two-day-old chick. Photographed on a small lake in western Montana.
Bufflehead chicks make a leap of faith and follow mom from their nest cavity to the lakeshore, about 40’ down and 100’ away. Photographed on a small lake in western Montana.
The cool, blue waters of Avalanche Creek patiently etch their way through a bedrock gorge along Avalanche Creek, in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Although not a “rescued” horse, Dancer provides therapy to Montana Horse Sanctuary horses through play and friendship. The Sanctuary is a non-profit that shelters and assists in-crisis horses and their owners. To learn more, visit www.MontanaHorseSanctuary.org.
The full moon floats silently past the Fire Lookout atop Huckleberry Mountain on a midsummer’s night in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Mother moose and calf feed peacefully, side-by-side in a grassy meadow.
Forget-me-nots bloom in pink buds and blue flowers. Eight different species of forget-me-nots live in Montana, including three natives.
The classic prairie crocus ("Anemone patens") is a native perennial herb that sprouts multiple blossoms in early spring.
"Salamander meander" post card
Like our own fingerprints, the pattern of golden flecks on each long-toed salamander are unique - not to mention beautiful.
A two-day-old Loon chick rides in comfort, high and dry on mom's back.
A spider web full of dawn dewdrops catches a multitude of visions projected by a nearby blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), a wild and native member of the sunflower family.
I always thought this image of a wild mustang, in the Pryor Mountains of southeastern Montana, would make a great birthday card. You're how old?!!
Bufflehead chicks make a leap of faith and follow mom from their nest cavity to the lakeshore, about 40’ down and 100’ away. Photographed on a small lake in western Montana.
With the forward-facing eyes of a raptor, a Great Horned Owl portrait gives the impression of intense concentration.
A Bald Eagle catches a fish from a small Montana lake. The progression is shown in 0.2 second intervals, and from beginning to end is 0.8 (eight tenths) of a second.
A male black bear (right) cautiously greets a female nose to nose. During spring the young couple will travel together for a few days before parting ways again. (Note - these are two wild and free-ranging back bears.)
