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| Twin black tailed deer fawns nuzzle together as they stand in a grassy field at dusk near Oakland in southwestern Oregon on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 |
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| A black tailed deer doe leaps over her fawn after the little one attempted to nurse in the grassy field. The doe is weaning her fast growing fawn off of her milk and won't let it nurse. |
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| Got out of the house early and found a few interesting subjects. The morning light is great, but the day comes on strong and it's over fast. |
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| A black tailed doe stands in the shade at the edge of the orchard. |
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| A dew coated artichoke bloom |
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| A dew coated Pacific tree frog basks in the early morning sun on a strawberry plant in the garden. |
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| A shooting star is seen in the skies over rural Oregon as the annual Perseids meteor shower makes a show of the summer sky near Elkton on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. |
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| A bird perches on a utility line as smoke from several large nearby forest fires creates a hazy yellow sunset as seen from a hillside near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. |
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| The wildfire smoke makes for some interesting sunsets. |
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| Sleeping beauty- A piglet sleeps in the hands of a fairgoer in the swine barn at the Douglas County Fair in Roseburg on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2015. |
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| A blue ribbon goat nibbles its award |
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| The midway at the fair as seen from the ferris wheel |
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| Fair food in the best! |
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| An adorable pig drinks in his pen at the fair |
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| The berry bandit (Pacific banana slug) was caught in the act of nibbling a blossom in a strawberry patch at a home near Elkton, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. The slippery character appeared to look up and give a sideways grin before making his grand escape. |
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| At dusk, a wild white barn owl flies out of a barn on a farm near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. |
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An Argiope aurantia spider, commonly know as the yellow garden spider, black and yellow garden spider, golden garden spider, writing spider, or corn spider feeds on a grasshopper from its web in a hazelnut tree in an orchard near Roseburg on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Considered non-aggressive, Argiope spider venom contains toxins which can cause a painful swelling similar to a bee sting. |
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| A black tailed deer stands on its rear legs to reach plums in an orchard along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. |
