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Some Frequent Air Travelers to Red Lodge, Montana

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Some Frequent Air Travelers to Red Lodge, Montana

Here are recent birds that I got the joy to observe and photograph in December 2009.

They come in all shapes and sizes and add beauty to the winter scenery.

Falcon in Red Lodge, Montana - December 2009

Cute bird in Red Lodge, Montana - December 2009

Partridge in Red Lodge, Montana - December 2009

Could this last one be a partridge like in the famous song "The 12 Days of Christmas"?  No pear tree in sight!

The closest public airport to Red Lodge is in Billings (Billings Logan International Airport) about 65 miles North of town.   This may seem a little far but the one hour drive from Billings to Red Lodge is a very pleasant one and one with lots of good views.   One good thing about being one hour away from the public airport is that there are no planes that go over the town and you never hear airplanes other than the very occasional private cesna plane.

Happy Holidays from Red Lodge!  

If you enjoyed the photos of the above air travelers, you can also check out my other posts featuring some of the beautiful birds of Red Lodge by clicking on the links below:

Just Hanging On a Tree - Part 1

Just Hanging On a Tree - Part 2

Just Hanging On a Tree - Part 3

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday - Meeting of the Magpies

Wordless Wednesday - A Little Blue Bird Told Me

Majestic Magpie Morning

Gerry Khatchikian, ASA, TRC (4 languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Armenian)
Realtor Associate

ASA: Associate of the Society of Actuaries    TRC: Transnational Referral Certification

Gerry_Khatchikian@yahoo.com

All photos and/or written content produced by Gerry Khatchikian. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permission of Gerry Khatchikian, Realtor Associate.

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Sheldon Neal
Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited - Maywood, NJ
That British Agent Bergen County NJ

...if it is, then that is one 'chubby' partridge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

Dec 19, 2009 11:47 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Sheldon,

It was a very chubby bird and I could not believe how round it was!

Dec 19, 2009 12:04 PM
Gene Allen
Fathom Realty - Cary, NC
Realty Consultant for Cary Real Estate

Looks like he may have been fluffing up or that could be the reason he was still on the ground.

Dec 19, 2009 01:02 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Gene,

It did not take him long to leave the ground and fly away after noticing me pulling over the side of the road and taking his photo.

Dec 19, 2009 01:51 PM
Mike Jones
SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) - Tucson, AZ
Mike Jones NMLS 223495

Gerry,

That partridge would make good eating on Christmas!  I'll bet that hawk agrees.

Mike in Tucson

Dec 19, 2009 10:51 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Gerry - I didn't know you had a bird series too.  I quickly looked at some of your bird posts and found that some were posted before I joined and some were posted shortly after I joined so it was probably before I fully utilized the subscriber features and when I was still learning about the rain.

Dec 19, 2009 10:56 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Gerry - I like the Christmas themed borders you have around your birds.  Maybe I'll start taking bird photos next year.  We have a wide variety of them who live in a nice condensed area. :)

Dec 19, 2009 10:58 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Mike,

I am glad I am checking my recent posts one by one on a regular basis since the glitch on comment notifications has occurred (as this one, funny enough, did not show up on my home page).   You figured why I separated the hawk from the partridge with a photo of less appealing prey.   :)

Dec 19, 2009 11:02 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Marc,

Feel free to go back and check out the variety of posts that were there prior to you joinning AR.  I try to revive some of the old posts by providing links in more recent posts.   I find it even more interesting to receive comments from members on very old posts.  Unless of a glitch with AR where it may be spam, the comments from AR members mean they took the time to explore my blog or found my post through a search.

Dec 19, 2009 11:08 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Marc,

When you do start taking photos of birds, make sure to take one or more of the blue jay!  After all, the Toronto professional baseball team is named Blue Jays and I would joke when I was living in Toronto that it was OK to jay walk. 

I am glad you noticed and enjoyed the Christmas themed borders.  :)

Dec 19, 2009 11:13 PM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Fun shots, Gerry! It's always great to get shots of beautiful birds!!!

Debi

Dec 20, 2009 02:18 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Thank you Debi,

The first one did not turn out as good as I wanted (not very sharp) but I will admit that birds make good study subjects for photography.

Dec 20, 2009 04:24 AM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Gerry - Not sure if you know that the Toronto Blue Jays dropped the word "Blue" from their logo a number of years ago.

Dec 20, 2009 10:38 PM
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