A bouncing baby owl

A baby barn owl spends the afternoon in a nest box high in the peak of a barn on a farm near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014.

And a little video slideshow...

X marks the spot

A grasshopper clings to a pair of crossed grass stems in a pasture along the Umpqua River near Elkton, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. 

Mantis mania

A large mantis climbs on a Queen Ann's lace wildflower growing in a pasture along the Umpqua River near Elkton, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014.

Brokebuck Mountain?

A young blacktailed deer buck mounts another young male as the two spend time in a field of grass and wildflowers along a country road near Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. The two are probably practicing for the fall mating season which is fast approaching. 

A fawn walks nearby.

Fence lizard

I can't figure out why it's called a western fence lizard. But seriously, a western fence lizard soaks up the sun on a fencepost on our ranch in southwestern Oregon on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

My photo on Today.com

It's my photo in this week's Animal Tracks gallery on Today.com.

Skunked

A family group of young skunks walk along a dirt road on a hillside at our ranch near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014.
The skunks were so interested in me and my camera that I have skunk nose prints on my lens. After a few minutes they waddled off into the tall grass with no stink being sprayed