Ruby Mountain Photography

Ruby Mountain Photography ~ Born and raised Montanan making her way as a photographer in Idaho.
~ 2019 UMW Graduate!

“Capturing Special Moments to Create Epic Memories”

Happy 2nd birthday, Aska Bear! ✨
02/12/2026

Happy 2nd birthday, Aska Bear! ✨

💫🩵✨Elias✨🩵💫
02/09/2026

💫🩵✨Elias✨🩵💫

Pie Smash! 🥧 How are you one? 🩵🥹
02/09/2026

Pie Smash! 🥧 How are you one? 🩵🥹

Ruffed Grouse Pt. 2“Across most of their range Ruffed Grouse have two or more color phases. Their body feathers may be e...
01/25/2026

Ruffed Grouse Pt. 2

“Across most of their range Ruffed Grouse have two or more color phases. Their body feathers may be either predominately grayish or a reddish brown, and their tails vary even more in color. In the upper mid-west as many as 58 variations in tail color are recognized, lumped into 4 broad categories of silver gray, intermediate gray, brown and red.

Red-phased grouse become more prevalent in milder climates, and the gray birds are more abundant where winter climates are more severe. On the Pacific Coast from Washington south and from New York south in the Appalachians, nearly all Ruffed Grouse are red-phased. Wherever the color phases include the grays and browns, about 1/2 the hens have their own unique tail color, a “split” phase, with the two central feathers markedly redder or browner than the other 14 to 16 feathers in their tails. The subterminal band near the tip of the tail may be black or copper-colored, but is always the same color as the bird’s ruff. Males tend to have the copper or chocolate colored band about twice as often as females.“

(https://ruffedgrousesociety.org/grouse-facts)

Ruffed Grouse Pt. 1Did you know there’s 12 species of Grouse in North America?Sage Grouse:• Greater Sage-Grouse• Gunniso...
01/25/2026

Ruffed Grouse Pt. 1

Did you know there’s 12 species of Grouse in North America?

Sage Grouse:
• Greater Sage-Grouse
• Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Prairie Grouse:
• Sharp-tailed Grouse (including Alaska sharp-tailed grouse, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, Northwestern sharp-tailed grouse, Northern sharp-tailed grouse, Plains sharp-tailed grouse, and Prairie sharp-tailed grouse)
• Greater Prairie-Chicken (including Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken and Heath Hen (extinct))
• Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Forest Grouse:
• Spruce Grouse
• Ruffed Grouse
• Dusky Grouse (aka Blue Grouse)
• Sooty Grouse

Ptarmigan:
• Rock Ptarmigan
• Willow Ptarmigan
• White-tailed Ptarmigan

(https://www.grousepartners.org/grouse-species)

Idaho is home to 5 of these: Spruce, Ruffed, Dusky (Blue), Greater Sage, and Sharptail Grouse!

01/24/2026

The grouse be confused.. Winter has been so oddly warm and snowless this year in the valley, everything appears to be thrown for a loop! This particular Ruffed Grouse was almost in strut mode.. and it’s still January! I swear I could hear him complaining about the weather.. 😂

Waldo the WhiteNo one seems sure of where he came from, but he makes many a traveler happy when they spot him in passing...
01/23/2026

Waldo the White

No one seems sure of where he came from, but he makes many a traveler happy when they spot him in passing. The famous goat was quickly dubbed Waldo as it has become a fun game to try and spot him on one’s way over the pass.

As the flock picks the berries clean from the bushes around us, I will continue with some fun facts about the American R...
01/23/2026

As the flock picks the berries clean from the bushes around us, I will continue with some fun facts about the American Robin.

Did you know the American Robin has SEVEN subspecies?! They are the Eastern Robin, Newfoundland Robin, Southern Robin, Northwestern Robin, Western Robin, San Lucas Robin, and the Mexican Robin. And while they are different, the subspecies have been documented to interbreed. Very interesting!

A Winter’s Feast pt. 2American Robin in North Idaho sitting in a Mountain Ash bushFun fact: did you know that, while one...
01/19/2026

A Winter’s Feast pt. 2
American Robin in North Idaho sitting in a Mountain Ash bush

Fun fact: did you know that, while one was recorded to have lived to be 14 years old, American Robins typically live to be 2-6 years old in the wild?

A Winter’s FeastAmerican Robins in North Idaho eating leftover Mountain Ash berries I had a lot of fun watching this flo...
01/12/2026

A Winter’s Feast
American Robins in North Idaho eating leftover Mountain Ash berries

I had a lot of fun watching this flock the past few days; definitely more photos to follow!

Fun fact: did you know American Robins are actually a Thrush?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Ruby Mountain Photography & Design!
12/27/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Ruby Mountain Photography & Design!

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Mullan, ID
83846

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Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
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