• The Eagle and The Chickadee

    The Eagle and The Chickadee

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    Jake Bramante

    Winter can feel like such a time of desolation. Many birds have flown away, squirrels hibernate, days are shorter and flowers seem to be a distant memory. For me, it’s a time to prepare for next season. Just like the snow falling on the mountains to make for nourishing water for the summer, I try…

  • Feature Friday – Floral Park Traverse by Alex Blondeau

    Feature Friday – Floral Park Traverse by Alex Blondeau

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    Jake Bramante

    This isn’t the first time I’ve put up a video by Alex. (Send me fun videos and I just might post them!) This time he comes to Glacier National Park to hike the Floral Park Traverse. This part on-trail and part off-trail trip is one that’s been on my bucket list and I’ve just not…

  • TEDx Whitefish

    TEDx Whitefish

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    Jake Bramante

    I can’t remember the first TED event that I watched online, but I can safely say that I became enamored instantly. I can’t even count how many I’ve watched since then. This year, TED comes to Whitefish, MT in the form of TEDx Whitefish (the ‘x’ meaning that it’s an independently organized event) on January…

  • Alpine Glow in 2014

    Alpine Glow in 2014

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    Jake Bramante

    While I’m a huge fan of the long days in the middle of the summer, the shorter days of winter give us late sunrises and early sunsets. This makes it much easier to view both the sun coming up and going down. Couple that with the white canvas of snowcapped mountains and you have the…

  • Raptor at the Feeder

    Raptor at the Feeder

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    Jake Bramante

    I was getting mail the other day and saw this guy (or gal) fly past me on a mission. It found what it was looking for in the form of a House Sparrow (RIP). This Sharp-shinned Hawk proceeded to hang around my house and my gut tells me that it wasn’t too interested in my…

  • Happy New Year 2014!

    Happy New Year 2014!

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    Jake Bramante

    Went for a walk to the river by my house with my wife as the sun rose on a new year. The air was crisp and the reflections were sharp as a multitude of winter birds were waking up. For them, it’s just another cold morning with a blue sky. It’s all about finding food,…

  • Lewistown Winter Birding

    Lewistown Winter Birding

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    Jake Bramante

    Went out to Lewistown, MT to visit family for the holidays and went out to do a little birding. I meandered along the snow-covered walking paths that go along Spring Creek. I found soaring bald eagles fishing and rough-legged hawks hunting the meadoww. In the willows I spied wonderful little black-capped chickadees flitting around with…

  • Northern Hawk Owl on Camas Road

    Northern Hawk Owl on Camas Road

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    Jake Bramante

    The wind blew all night as a new system rolled into town. The sun arose to a blue winter sky and crisp air. I looked towards the mountains and knew I must head into Glacier before working. I grabbed my camera and drove up with no particular destination in mind. After wandering around in my…

  • “Bull Moose in Red Eagle Lake” – DVD Excerpt

    “Bull Moose in Red Eagle Lake” – DVD Excerpt

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    Jake Bramante

    Coming down from Triple Divide Pass to Red Eagle Lake, I saw many wonderful things, but an amazing surprise was a huge bull moose who came out and fed into the night and joined us the next morning. During my presentation at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena, MT, I tell the story. For this…