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| The Magpie; probably the most common and most notable bird in the area |
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| This Magpie was in the forest around the Mammoth Hot Springs |
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| I captured this close up photo when the little sneak tried to rip into my garbage back in the back of my truck. |
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| The common Robin is everywhere in the forest and brush lands as they are nesting and put up a display for me when I pass so that I will miss their nest chasing them. |
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| The Mountain Chicadees are searching the trees and bushes for food and are a difficult subject to photograph as they are rarely still and very tiny. |
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| These little birds can be found in trees bushes and along watery areas such as streams and rivers |
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| The Mountain Blue Birds are also out and about and can be almost always be found in matted pairs with one being much lighter in color. This was a darker Hued bird |
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| This pretty American Kestrel was photographed in the Bridger Area outside of Bozeman and I think is one of the most colorful birds around. |
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| Red Shafted Flicker in tree in upper Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone National Park |
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| This very pretty Red Shafted Flicker is nesting in a tree right outside a residence in Mammoth Hot Springs Took me several days to get this photo but since I found the nest more shots will be forth coming. |
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| Red Shafted Flicker outside of next...hole in tree. |
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| These Two matted Red Tail hawks were a long ways almost out of my camera lens reach. They were soaring and playing around together near their nest. |
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| Would we have birds without snakes? After a rather uneventful lunchtime hike I came across this Bull Snake on the trail and did a nice jump to avoid him/her. |
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| As I repositioned to get a better photo, he slid backwards into his hole. I know where he hides and you can expect I will be back for more of this guy. |
