Scavenger hunt

A bald eagle scavenges in a sheep pasture along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon. Matt Stuber, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region eagle coordinator says, 'Some bald eagles catch muskrats, waterfowl, turtles, goslings, pheasants, gulls and rabbits. Bald eagles are also scavengers, and commonly feed on a wide variety of carcasses. Scavenging is particularly common in the winter months, when live prey is relatively scarce in some areas.' 

 

Snowy day for the lambs in SW Oregon

@rloznak It’s a #snowday for the #lambs #cute #slowmotion ♬ London's Song - Matt Hartke

Nature beak and squeak

A great blue heron captures a large California vole while hunting in a pasture near the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. During the winter months when the nearby river is running fast, the normally fish loving herons will often hunt rodents in nearby fields.

 

A moment in time

On a rainy day, a western bluebird takes flight from a hazelnut sapling while hunting insects in an orchard along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

Make it rain

On a rainy day, a great blue heron hunts rodents in a pasture along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

The Fencepost Mountains of SW Oregon: it's a matter of perspective

Frost and moss on old wood fence posts along a country road create scenes evocative of mountain landscapes near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

High Surf Advisory in Oregon

Photographers on an overlook at right, are dwarfed as as massive waves crash on rocks at Shore Acres State Park near Charleston on the southern Oregon Pacific coast. The National Weather Service issued a High Surf Advisory and a Winter Storm Warning for the area as a winter storm hit the area.

Despite the cold windy conditions, photographers were drawn to the spectacle along the rugged Oregon coast.