Rainy day kestrel

An American Kestrel shakes off water during a heavy rain shower while perched on a tree in a plum orchard near Elkton is southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The National Weather Service is predicting a mixture of rain and snow for the area over the next five days. 

 

Fishing expedition

A north American river otter feeds on a smallmouth bass it caught in the Umpqua River near Elkton is southwestern Oregon. Smallmouth bass are an invasive species in the Umpqua River system. 

When goats fly

Supergoat! A goat leaps from a feeding station on a farm near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon.

 

The Week in Wildlife

A couple of my pictures made the Week in Wildlife gallery on The Guardian's website this week. My work in represented by the international editorial agency ZUMAPRESS.com.

 

The one that got away

The day after Thanksgiving, a young wild turkey crosses a county road near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon. 

 

Turkey time

Two days before Thanksgiving, wild turkeys forage in a hazelnut orchard along a country road near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon. According to the National Turkey Federation, Alexander Hamilton once proclaimed: “No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day.” Hamilton's proclamation became reality, and about 45 million to 46 million turkeys are consumed each Thanksgiving in the United States.

The waiting game

A black-tailed deer in rut keeps his eye on a nearby doe on a hillside near Elkton. Deer rutting season is the period between the middle of October to early December when deer mate.