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| Spectators watch as a massive flow of water crashes over the Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River near Roseburg, Ore., on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2104. Heavy rains have pushed several local river to flood stage. |
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| The entrance to the fish viewing are is completely flooded. |
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| Our shepherd cross dog "Lily" splashes her way through a flooded plum orchard on our ranch near Elkton, Ore., on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Recent heavy rains in the area have caused minor stream and field flooding. |
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| A pair of bald eagles perch on a dead tree high on a ridge overlooking the Umpqua River near Elkton, Ore., on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. |
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| A water droplet clings to a small mushroom growing in a cluster on a rotting log on a hillside near Elkton, Ore., on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. |
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| My photography is represented by the international photo agency ZUMAPRESS.com. Today they used one of my mini mushroom photos in their Pictures of the Day gallery. |
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| This old bathtub is getting a second life as a cattle watering trough on a ranch in southwestern Oregon on Saturday, Nov., 8, 2014. |
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| A week old chick rides on its mother's back in the leaf strewn yard of a home near Roseburg, Ore., on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. The barred rock chicken hatched 10 chicks in a backyard hen house on the rural property in southwestern Oregon. |
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| A Pacific sideband snail inches slowly over a moss and mushroom encrusted piece of rotting wood on a forested hillside near Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. The snail is native to the coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest and can be found from Alaska to northern California. |
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A just hatched baby chicken is warmed after it was found outside of its nest on Sunday, Oct., 26, 2014. The chick is part of our backyard flock. Raising backyard chickens for fresh eggs has become more popular in the United States over the last few years. The chick was placed back with its mother after it warmed up. |
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| Nap time |
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| A small spider is dwarfed by a rain drop as it climbs on a rusty strand of electrified fence strung around an orchard on a farm near Roseburg, Ore., on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. |
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| My trail camera captured a nice big black bear near a pond on our ranch in southwestern Oregon last week. |
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| A nutria begs for food scraps on the bank of a pond behind a shopping center in Roseburg, Ore., on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Nutria, also know as coypu, are native to South America and are considered an invasive species in North America. |
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| Love the hands. |
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| Don't try this at home. I'm a trained photographer. |
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| A foraging honey bee lands on a blooming artichoke in the backyard garden of a home near Roseburg, Ore., on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. |
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As dusk falls, hundreds of Vaux's swifts swoop into their roosting spot inside an unused chimney at a community center in Roseburg, Ore., on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. The flock of Vaux's swifts, also known as chimney swifts, use the structure every year for a few weeks during their annual migration through the  |
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| A barn owl naps on a post in our barn in southwestern Oregon on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. |
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| A blacktailed deer fawn feeds on pears on our ranch in southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. |
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| A rufus hummingbird perches on a barbed wire fence along a pasture near Elkton, Ore., on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 |
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| A mantis hunts in a mowed pastures on a farm near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. |
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| 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... |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| A fawn walks nearby. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| A rufous hummingbird alights on a branch while feeding on fuchsia flowers outside a home near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Some rufous hummingbirds migrate thousands of miles from their summer homes in the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountain states to wintering grounds in Mexico. |
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| Photo made with Nikon D4 body, Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4 lens, and Nikon 1.7x teleconverter. It's an amazing setup. The lens is getting a old and it's very heavy, but it's still pretty sharp. |
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| Smoke from wildfires burning near the California-Oregon border has drifted north and made for an interesting sunset last night. |
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| A small Pacific tree frog clings to the stalk of a zucchini plant growing in a backyard garden at our home near Elkton, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. |
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| A small male black and yellow garden spider,left, courts a much larger female in her web along a dirt road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The larger female will often feed on smaller male spiders of her own species before, during, or after mating. |
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| The eyes of a damselfly look out as it clings to a reed growing in a small pond on a hillside on our ranch in southwestern Oregon on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Damselflies feed on mosquitos, flies and other small insects. |
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| A large western rattlesnake makes her up an embankment along a dirt road near our home in southwestern Oregon on Friday, July 11, 2014. |
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| One of my dogs noticed the snake before I did. Nothing focuses my attention quite like a big rattlesnake. I counted twelve segments in its rattle. |
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| The snake was especially green. |
