Which way did he go?

 I caught an adorable western screech owl on my trail camera in SW Oregon. Check out the TikTok...

@rloznak An #adorable little western screech #owl in #oregon #trailcam ♬ Paranormal Horror Theme - Michael Crowther

Red-breasted sapsucker in Oregon

A red-breasted sapsucker drills holes and feeds on sap from the trunk of an apple tree on a farm near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. According to allaboutbirds.com, sapsuckers are important members of their ecosystems, because many species of insects, birds, and mammals use the sapwells they drill to supplement their own diets.

 

Hello kitty

A wild bobcat (Lynx rufus) hunts on a hillside near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. An adaptable predator, the bobcat ranges from southern Canada, through most of the contiguous United States, and into Mexico.

 

High speed capture

 A western bluebird targets a flying insects in SW Oregon pasture. Each frame was captured at 1/3200th of a second and the entire sequence lasted about 0.6 seconds. Made with my Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera shooting at 120 frames per second. 

Watch the video below to see the entire sequence.

Circle of life

 A massive golden eagle scavenges a dead elk on a remote hillside in SW Oregon. Made with motion detecting trail cameras. It's unknown why the elk died.

Rodent patrol

 A great blue heron catches a vole while hunting on a rainy day in a SW Oregon pasture. As a fellow mammal, this interaction makes me feel a little uncomfortable. 

It's a matter of perspective

A herd of wild Roosevelt elk forage on a hillside near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon on Wednesday Dec. 7, 2022. Roosevelt elk are the largest subspecies of elk in North America. Some bulls weigh nearly 1300 pounds.

 

My photo in The Wall Street Journal

Cool use of my deer photo in The Wall Street Journal. My work is represented by the international photo agency ZUMApress.com.

 

Complementary colors

An American robin perches in a hazelnut tree near Elkton in S.W. Oregon on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.

 

Photography in action

It's great to see my photography used to promote the important work of non-profit organizations. For the last few years I've been a contract photographer with Our Children's Trust and Heart To Heart International. They both use my work in similar ways in their social and traditional media outreach. 

Some of my photos have also been used to promote the Youth v Gov movie. 

 

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.