Wildlife Along the Road

Each day we experience nature and wildlife in it's finest.  A few days ago we were on a back road and up ahead was a wild turkey and 6 baby chicks.  We were surprised how small the baby's were.  The mother was herding them across the road. They must have been newborns.  You wonder how many will survive into adulthood.

Another day we were stopped along the Highway into Libby, Montana.  Our side of the road was forest and the other side was the river.  We heard a loud "snap" like a tree branch and out flew a huge bald eagle with a big tree branch in its claws.  It flew right out in front of us.  Took us by surprise.

Yesterday we were again on back roads and a white tailed deer jumped over a fence and started running along the ditch parallel to the road.  Russ kept peddling his bike alongside and finally the deer jumped ahead of him and scurried across the road.  That is when I saw him dart across.  We had never seen a white tail deer in the wild.  We usually see mule deer.  This one was quite large with a long fluffy white tail.  I was also surprised by how high they can leap.

We also have seen lots of beaver lodges.  Today Russ saw a huge one but have not yet seen a beaver.

We are keeping an eye out for elk, moose and bear.  Others have seen them along the ride but we have yet to see any.  We still have a long way to go in Montana.