Larry Mayer
@BGMayer
Chief photographer for the @BillingsGazette in Billings, Montana
Residents gather for the Big Sky Balloon Rally in Billings, Montana.
A black bear runs past people walking a dog in Billings, Montana on Monday.
A thunderstorm crosses wheat fields west of Billings on Sunday. Another round of storms is in the forecast for Monday evening.
Mule deer wade through tall wheat west of Billings as the crop ripens for harvest.
Residents watch from the Rimrocks as thunderstorms cross over Billings, Montana.
Friends and neighbors gather for a branding at the Hofer Ranch near Acton, Montana.
The sun rises over teepees at the Four Dances Recreation Area in Montana for the Spirit of the Crow Warrior event.
An aerial view shows the West Rosebud Creek valley and Mystic Lake in the Beartooth Mountains, Montana.
Aerial view of Canyon Ferry Lake on the Missouri River, Montana.
Crossing the Beartooth Mountain Range, the highest in Montana, in a Cessna Skywagon.
An aerial view shows braids on the Madison River near Ennis, Montana.
Over 100 ibis shore birds feed in a flooded wheat field near Broadview, Montana. If my research of bird books is correct, these guys are WAY out of their range.
It's almost flying season in the Montana and Idaho back country. Here are some pictures from previous trips.
A Great Blue Heron wades at Riverfront Park in Billings, Montana.
A Canada goose rests with her goslings on the shore of Lake Josephine at Billings, Montana on Sunday.
A horse that was stranded on a gravel bar in the Yellowstone River near Billings, Montana is flown to safety Friday morning.
Sea gulls gather on a flooded wheat field west of Billings, Montana.
