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| An osprey appears to look at a large wasp while perched on a utility pole along the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Saturday, July 21, 2019. |
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| Taking flight. |
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| Before the bird took flight it lightened its load. |
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Pole position
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Day at the beach
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| A wild black-tailed deer doe deeps an eye on her twin fawns as the family walks along the bank of the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Sunday, July 7, 2019. |
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Practice makes perfect
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| On the morning of Independence Day 2019, an immature bald eagle takes a slight misstep as it alights on a dead tree along the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon. The bald eagle is the emblem of the United States. |
Dewy dragonfly
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| A dew covered dragonfly warms in the morning sun while clinging to grass stems in a hazelnut orchard near Elkton in rural western Oregon on July 3, 2019. |