Matt Kortan is an active volunteer at Montana Raptor Conservation Center. He is also a local conservation advocate, educator, wildlife photographer, snowboarder, and rock climber.
As Bozeman awaits the first turns of Bridger’s lifts, the stars who grace the slopes in early October need not bother with clunky machines to reach the ridge. Hawks, falcons, eagles, and osprey sail overhead in an aerial armada, negotiating the…