We were out at Lafayette Reservoir a couple of weeks ago, looking for the bald eagle that wasn’t there. But there was a fair amount of butterfly action: a probable echo blue, some small hyperactive ...

One of the fascinating phenomena of autumn is the annual migration. This is mostly seen with birds that either spend the warm season with us or those passing through our region after breeding further ...

It is winter-hardy. Unlike most others of its species, the adult mourning cloak winters over in Montana, hiding under the bark of trees or the eaves of houses. On warm February afternoons, it comes ...