Snowy day for the lambs in SW Oregon

@rloznak It’s a #snowday for the #lambs #cute #slowmotion ♬ London's Song - Matt Hartke

Nature beak and squeak

A great blue heron captures a large California vole while hunting in a pasture near the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. During the winter months when the nearby river is running fast, the normally fish loving herons will often hunt rodents in nearby fields.

 

A moment in time

On a rainy day, a western bluebird takes flight from a hazelnut sapling while hunting insects in an orchard along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

Make it rain

On a rainy day, a great blue heron hunts rodents in a pasture along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

The Fencepost Mountains of SW Oregon: it's a matter of perspective

Frost and moss on old wood fence posts along a country road create scenes evocative of mountain landscapes near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

High Surf Advisory in Oregon

Photographers on an overlook at right, are dwarfed as as massive waves crash on rocks at Shore Acres State Park near Charleston on the southern Oregon Pacific coast. The National Weather Service issued a High Surf Advisory and a Winter Storm Warning for the area as a winter storm hit the area.

Despite the cold windy conditions, photographers were drawn to the spectacle along the rugged Oregon coast.

 

Not snow baaaad!

On a snowy morning a lamb frolics in its pasture along a country road near Elkton in southwest Oregon. The area received several inches of snow overnight. 

This was the first experience of snow for the lambs.

Catwalk

A wild bobcat walks along a dirt road late in the afternoon on a hillside near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon. The bobcat, also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico.

 

Lazy days for harbor seals on the Oregon coast

A Pacific harbor seal looks at a seagull as it relaxes with a larger group on rocks along the Pacific coast near Cape Perpetual on the  central Oregon coast. These seals are solitary in the water, but commonly assemble in small groups of mixed sexes and ages when they come ashore.

 

Spot of color

An American robin perches on a deer skull along farm fence line near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

My mushroom photo in The Guardian

Great use of my mushroom photo in The Guardian today. My work is represented by the international editorial photo agency ZUMApress.com.

 

Snow buddies in Oregon

A steer and a goat walk together in their snowy pasture near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon. Much of southern Oregon received a blast of wintery weather overnight.

A sheep stands in its snowy pasture as a snow squall passes. By the afternoon, all of the snow in the lower elevations had melted away.

 

Ranch life in SW Oregon

A ranch collects a set of triplet lambs from his pasture with their mother following close behind near Elkton in southwestern Oregon. The newborn lambs were having trouble getting enough milk flow from their mother so Holcomb was taking the new family to a nearby heated barn. At the barn they will have a chance to continue nursing. The farmer said the lambs would possibly need to be hand-fed if they couldn’t get enough milk flowing.

 

Saying goodbye

A honey bee works to carefully remove a dead companion from its hive on a sunny afternoon on a farm in southwest Oregon. According to researches at Washington State University, a healthy colony may have 60,000 bees going into the fall, but only about 20,000 will survive into spring. 

 

Amphibian paradise in SW Oregon

An ensatina salamander slips over a damp mossy log on a forested hillside in southwestern Oregon. Ensatina salamanders are found in the far western areas of North America from British Columbia to Baja, California. The ensatina breathes through its moist thin skin.

 

Rainy day elk

On a rainy morning, a herd of wild Roosevelt elk run through an open area on a hillside overlooking the Umpqua River near Elkton in southwestern Oregon. Roosevelt elk are the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk (Cervus canadensis) in North America by body mass.

 

Something to crow about

My photo of a feral rooster in Honolulu made it into the Guardian's Week in Wildlife Gallery via the photo agency ZUMApress.com. I was on an assignment in Hawaii recently.

 

Frog on a log: Critter Pictures by Robin Loznak

 I work with the international editorial photography agency ZUMApress.com. My photos are shared on websites and publications around the world. Often, my work will be showcased on websites focused on the news pictures of the day or week. When looking through the news images from events around the world, my critter pictures lighten the mood and bring a bit of beauty.