Frog crossing

A small bullfrog makes a night time crossing of a roadway in rural Douglas County near Elkton in western Oregon on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

Bullfrog bonanza

A group of immature bullfrogs gather in a shallow stretch of the Umpqua River near Elkton in western Oregon on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Bullfrogs are native to the central and eastern United States and are considered an invasive species in Oregon. They impact water quality and prey upon many native turtles, frogs and snakes.

A bullfrog with its tadpole tail still intact sits on a rock near the water.

Apple of my eye

Picked a basket of apple today and decided to make a pie. We have golden delicious, jonathan, and gravenstein trees. 

Added a few slices of plums and a sprinkle of cinnamon on the top. It was amazing.

Sometimes you're the bug

A grasshopper clings to the glass of a windshield of a vehicle driving on a country road near Elkton in western Oregon on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

Catch of the day

A bald eagle lifts a fish from the Umpqua River after swooping down fnear Elkton in western Oregon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

It's probably has a smallmouth bass. 

Feeding waxwing

A cedar waxwing gulps down wild elderberries growing along the Umpqua River near Elkton in western Oregon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

The eagle has taken off

 A bald eagle takes off from its perch high in an old growth Douglas fir along the Umpqua River near Elkton in western Oregon on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Photo was taken from a long distance with extreme telephotos lens.