Tiny critters in the wilderness...

of western Montana. It’s hunting season and all the big animals are in hiding so I was shooting small game.

Yellow-pine chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus).

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).

Water strider (family Gerridae) illustrating the phenomenon of buoyancy through surface tension.

Dash to the Pintler Wilderness...

in western Montana seemed more like a wildlife safari.

Juvenile bald eagle.

Juvenile bald eagle.

The American dipper, also known as a water ouzel.

The American dipper, also known as a water ouzel.

Water ouzel on Pintler Creek.

Water ouzel on Pintler Creek.

Canadian geese taking flight from the Big Hole River.

Canadian geese taking flight from the Big Hole River.

The back ends of six sandhill cranes on the Big Hole River north of Wisdom, MT.

The back ends of six sandhill cranes on the Big Hole River north of Wisdom, MT.

Red-tailed chipmunk in camp.

Red-tailed chipmunk in camp.

Belted kingfisher working the Big Hole River.

Belted kingfisher working the Big Hole River.