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Strange looking Black bear

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My dad sent me this photo of a bear up near his place in western montana. I’ve seen a lot of black bears but this one has a strange face. Is it just really old? submitted by /u/icylg [link] [comments]

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The Cure for Binocular Neck: Birding in Montana

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In the valley of the Yellowstone and Boulder Rivers, snuggled up against Rocky Mountain ranges, sits the little western town of Big Timber, Montana. The highest mountain in Montana, Granite Peak at 12,799 feet, is just south in the Absaroka Mountain Range. All of the neck-strain-free birds below breed in Montana. Ruffed Grouse.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Bear River MBR (Utah). Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana). Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Ding Darling NWR (Florida). John Heinz NWR (Pennsylvania). Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii).

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Introducing the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

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One of the admirable things about Montana is how it contains prime examples of not one, but two iconic North American landscapes. But eastern Montana contains the equally though differently stunning high plains, a world unto itself with very different wildlife meeting very different challenges.

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Shifting Baselines and Sneaky Jays

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This year, a few months after my fortieth birthday, when I saw a Blue Jay in West Glacier Montana I felt only a small bit of surprise – it was an uncommon bird but no longer really extralimital as a wintering species. 1978, for reference, was the year of my birth.

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Nat Geo WILD!

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Talking Hot Dog Ranch, Livingston, Montana: Casey Anderson tosses Brutus the grizzly bears a fish at homemade “falls.&# (Photo Credit: © Grizzly Creek Films). The premiere episode of Expedition Wild is a multi-part look at North America’s mightiest carnivores, featuring naturalist Casey Anderson900-pound grizzly bear.

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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Here is a list of 20 popular birding locations in the United States, known for their rich diversity of bird species and habitats: Magee Marsh Wildlife Area – Ohio Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge – New Mexico Point Reyes National Seashore – California Cape May – New Jersey Everglades National Park – Florida High (..)