<![CDATA[Daniel’s Substack]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ukqV!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F599a5383-ae81-4d7c-a7cd-9093ea8a4794_1280x1280.pngDaniel’s Substackhttps://danjohnson57.substack.comSubstackSat, 05 Sep 2026 01:34:25 GMT<![CDATA[Dawn break]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/dawn-breakhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/dawn-breakFri, 04 Sep 2026 12:03:06 GMT

With the break of dawn

Orange and gold brighten skies

And all that’s below

]]><![CDATA[Killdeers]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/killdeershttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/killdeersThu, 03 Sep 2026 12:03:58 GMT

A pair of killdeers

Wing their way across the lake

Showing off their stripes

]]><![CDATA[Spotted towhee]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/spotted-towheehttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/spotted-towheeWed, 02 Sep 2026 12:03:24 GMT

A spotted towhee

Perched in Montana’s bad lands

Looking robinesque

]]><![CDATA[Mountain bluebird]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/mountain-bluebirdhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/mountain-bluebirdTue, 01 Sep 2026 12:04:00 GMT

A mountain bluebird

Found its home in the bad lands

Brightens the landscape

]]><![CDATA[House wren and mosquito]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/house-wren-and-mosquitohttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/house-wren-and-mosquitoMon, 31 Aug 2026 12:04:11 GMT

A tiny house wren

Caught a monster mosquito

Congratulations!

]]><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/partial-lunar-eclipsehttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/partial-lunar-eclipseSun, 30 Aug 2026 12:02:23 GMT

Earth blocking the sun

A partial lunar eclipse

Creates crimson moon

]]><![CDATA[Doe eyes]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/doe-eyeshttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/doe-eyesFri, 28 Aug 2026 12:01:29 GMT

Giving me a look

With those beautiful doe eyes

Protecting her fawns

]]><![CDATA[Makoshika park]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/makoska-parkhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/makoska-parkThu, 27 Aug 2026 12:03:32 GMT

Rocky formation

Power of the wind and rain

Makoshika park

]]><![CDATA[Montana fields]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/montana-fieldshttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/montana-fieldsWed, 26 Aug 2026 02:56:37 GMT

Montana fields

Large rounded bales of grain

Thousands of acres

]]><![CDATA[The golden hour ]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/the-golden-hourhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/the-golden-hourTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:01:51 GMT

Start of a new day

By Flathead Lake, Montana

The golden hour

]]><![CDATA[Doe and fawns]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/doe-and-fawnshttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/doe-and-fawnsMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:01:23 GMT

Doe and her two fawns

Browsing under apple tree

A family of three

]]><![CDATA[Yellow salsify]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/yellow-salsifyhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/yellow-salsifySun, 23 Aug 2026 13:40:39 GMT

Yellow salsify

Seeds ready for their wind launch

A beautiful “weed”

]]><![CDATA[Black-billed Magpie ]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/black-billed-magpiehttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/black-billed-magpieSat, 22 Aug 2026 12:02:15 GMT

A black-billed magpie

Deftly caught a grasshopper

Good for one of them

]]><![CDATA[Concretions]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/concretionshttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/concretionsFri, 21 Aug 2026 13:01:19 GMT

Exposed concretions

From mineral deposits

Natural puzzle

]]><![CDATA[Bison]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/bisonhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/bisonThu, 20 Aug 2026 13:03:26 GMT

Bison on the move

Heading up the mountain trail

Moving on home turf

]]><![CDATA[Tree and roots]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/tree-and-rootshttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/tree-and-rootsWed, 19 Aug 2026 13:03:34 GMT

Standing on a hill

Erosion shaped like tree roots

Natural design

]]><![CDATA[Little Missouri River ]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/little-missouri-riverhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/little-missouri-riverTue, 18 Aug 2026 11:03:30 GMT

Little Missouri

Snakes through Teddy Roosevelt

A national park

]]><![CDATA[Sunflowers]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/sunflowershttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/sunflowersMon, 17 Aug 2026 12:03:34 GMT

Filling a field

Thousands of bright sunflowers

Reflecting the sun

]]><![CDATA[Making a racket]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/making-a-rackethttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/making-a-racketSun, 16 Aug 2026 12:03:25 GMT

Making a racket

Red squirrel voices concern

Heard both far and wide

]]><![CDATA[Egret and heron]]>https://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/egret-and-heronhttps://danjohnson57.substack.com/p/egret-and-heronSat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:44 GMT

Egret and heron

Both doing their morning fishing

Looking for minnows

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