Montana’s Black Billed Magpies – The Noisiest Bird In The West

For many years I believed that the Black Billed Magpie was the Montana State bird. I was wrong, our state bird is the Meadow Lark. However, the opportunist and rather aggressive Black Billed Magpie is an icon of the American West and a welcome resident of Montana. Perhaps it should be our state bird. Like [...]

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This post was written by Marlene Affeld on January 12, 2009 Comments (0)

Montana’s Wild Turkeys

Watching a flock of wild turkey move across a Montana meadow is a fine sight. They forage, yelp and gobble, oblivious to the plight of millions of their domesticated brothers doomed to grace holiday tables. If you are a wild turkey living in Montana, it is highly unlikely that you will ever wind up in the [...]

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This post was written by Marlene Affeld on January 7, 2009 Comments (0)