Brilliant Rev Zylma Brilliant ~ thank you.
  Rev Zylman is a retired Methodist Minister; a close personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr.  walking shoulder to shoulder in many a protest; Jack is also an icon in the Progressive movement in the South and a well known figure on Capitalist Hill. 
From: J Zylman [mailto:jzylman@bellsouth.net]
 
I spoke this morning, to the …

          What a glorious opportunity this turned out to be after a day up on Meeteesie Trail on the North Face of the Beartooth Mtns awaiting a Hawk migration that never materialized ~ tho we Auduboners had a grand time relaxing in the mtns… i chanced to stop at this new recreation area on the way back along Theil Rd and …

       Halfbreed National Wildlife Reserve managed by the Charles M. Russel Wildlife National Reserve as a satillite as well others reserves in the area such as Hailstone NWR.  This area hasn’t had this much water in many years…and now its a water fowl bonanza.  It is tragic that the sign is riddled with automatic weapons holes.  

 
                    This is the view looking Southward …

I really enjoyed getting to take these photos. Taking myself out to the Halfbreed National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Northwest of Billings about 35 miles even less from the tiny High Plains town of Molt. 
 All of these pixs were taken on Aug 13th; The prior Saturday was the Yellowstone Valley Audubon shore bird outing to this location lead by Mike Weber 08.06.11. which …

On Saturday, July 30th, 2011, an estimated 75 members of the Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party (CDP) passed a resolution in support of a Democratic Party Presidential Primary challenge to President Barack Obama. Gathering in Anaheim during an Executive Board meeting of the CDP, the group overwhelmingly endorsed the resolution following a discussion on the importance of not …

 While i’m in the Chat room   i’d like to add a few more things about this seldom seen and often heard bird. It is the largest member of the Wood Warbler family and i suspect biggest of all warblers.
This photo was taken at Riverfront Park, Billings, MT about a mile from my home/bird sanctuary. I’m not sure if …

 Greetings, welcome to Chatville… The Yellow-breasted Chat, male here, is the most aberrant genus in the Wood Warbler Family, according to National Geographic Complete Birds of North America .  Quite secretive in a suductive sort of way they are.

Mr. Yb Chat has got a brood to feed – like this tasty crawly insect, not like the kind that Exxon is trying to feed us; Managing …

The Magpie or maggie as it is sometimes called is not all that easy to photograph… they are not easy to approach as most members of the Corvidae family so i felt lucky to get this older Maggie sitting still for some time.  Taken on one of my personal birding adventures that ended in getting photos of the Ovenbird.
In Jackson, …

           All of these pix were taken around the Indian Caves, Billings, MT…i saw lots of Bluebirds but some areas northwest of Red Lodge where i expect to see quite a few were few for sure.
 
They are just so BLUE… and really quite fun to watch as they snag insect after insect from the air or pounce on them from above.

Interestingly …

This Pewee is fairly non-discript, but can be appreciated for its subtle grays ‘n browns and its long flight to South America for more Summer! This picture was taken at Billie’s Place on Rock Creek – near Rockvale, MT
A more exciting pic of the Western Wood-Pewee

This was taken on our Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society (YVAS) birding trip to the Pryor Mtns. …