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Birds, Publications

Crow or Raven?

by Julie Lue

My kids used to ask, “What’s that big, black bird, Mom?”

I always answered, “It’s a crow, or maybe, um, a raven.”

But now I know the difference. If you want to know what to look for, check out my short piece about crows in the March-April 2015 issue of Montana Outdoors magazine (currently unavailable online).

Unfortunately, I had space for just a small percentage of all the fun stuff I learned about crows. Even though I usually find them eating garbage in the Target parking lot, they’re some of the smartest animals on Earth.

I got interested in crows after watching the PBS Nature special, “A Murder of Crows.” It’s well worth an hour if you have the time.

Essay, Publications

Scout’s 15 minutes

by Julie Lue
© 2013 Julie Lue
Scout, © 2013 Julie Lue

I’ve always loved dog stories, but not the ones like “Old Yeller” where the dog dies in the end. I promise that no dogs are harmed in my latest story, “Poetry Appreciation for Dogs,” which was just published in the Christian Science Monitor. The photo that accompanies the story is by Keri Petrilli, a friend of mine (and Scout’s).

Essay, Fly fishing, Publications

“Catching Bob” available online

by Julie Lue

Westslope Cutthroat Trout
© 2012 Julie Lue

My story from Big Sky Journal’s upcoming issue has just been made available online. Check out “Catching Bob” on Big Sky Journal’s website. (There was a little mix-up on the photo captions. The photo with the fly box was taken along the East Fork of the Bitterroot, the actual setting for the story. The rest were taken up Blodgett Canyon on a search for Bob’s relatives.)