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Montana wildlife platform

Montana Wildlife, Observed.

Record what you see. Understand what is changing. Prints pay for the tools that keep it free.

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A bald eagle in flight over a river valley below snow-covered Montana peaks

Explore by Species

Curated Montana species

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Close portrait of a Great Blue Heron facing the camera among cattails

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Common resident and summer breeder in suitable Montana wetlands

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Bald Eagle soaring with wings spread over a Montana mountain river valley

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Recovered and widespread along Montana rivers and lakes

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Osprey in flight carrying a fish over a clear mountain lake

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Summer breeder on lakes and larger rivers

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From the Field

Original photography & observation stories

Museum-quality field work tied to real species knowledge — clearly labeled, honestly presented, locations generalized.

Great Blue Herons on nest platforms in cottonwoods above a western Montana valley
Great Blue Herons at a western Montana cottonwood colony, late July. Adults and young share the nest platform while valley fields dry below. Exact colony locations remain protected.
Bald Eagle soaring over a Montana river valley
Bald Eagle over a mountain river corridor — generalized place only.
Bald Eagle in a Montana river with prey
Adult with prey on open river water.
Pair of Great Blue Herons on a branch
Paired watch on a cottonwood snag, western Montana.
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Observation Registry

An open record of Montana wildlife.

Anyone can log what they saw — species, date, and a general place. No coordinates, ever: county or watershed is all we ask and all we store. Every record gets a permanent ID you can look up any time.

Sensitive species are generalized before anything is published. That is not a setting you or we can switch off.

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