I am selling at Artisans on Second, 175 S Second St, Hamilton, MT 59840 - 406.961.9600 Visit Facebook aMontanaView on Facebook Please leave comments! You can also email me at aMontanaView@outlook.com. About me: I live south of Missoula, Montana on the west side of the Bitterroot valley. Many of my photos are taken here in western Montana, but also around the world. I love being outdoors. I hike, bike, fish, hunt, ski and ALWAYS take photos. I use a Canon 7D and 5D Mark III (with a few lenses and tripods) and shoot in RAW. I process my photos into JPG with Adobe Lightroom with as few adjustments as possible.

Heron and Cormorants in the Mission Valley, Montana

The photos were taken on the north edge of the Ninepipe Wildlife Refuge in the Mission Valley. I was looking for swans, but found these guys instead. At first sight, I thought it was a Great Blue Heron with young, but it turns out he was sharing his little piece of safe haven with a few Cormorants who needed to air dry their wings. There were a few ducks on the pond, too. Communal living in a natural setting.

Visit the Ninepipe website at http://www.fws.gov/bisonrange/ninepipe/

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Merle Ann Loman, Photographer

Heron and Cormorants in the Mission Valley, Montana