Flooded orchard in Oregon

A pair of dogs play with a ball in a flooded field near Elkton in southwestern Oregon. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the area through Monday with heavy wet snow predicted in higher elevations and rain in the valleys.

 

Nap time for baby

A relatively newly hatched Canada goose gosling looks up between the feathers of its parent’s feathers while napping on the bank of a pond in Roseburg.

 

It's a small world

A raindrop clings to a blade of grass growing in a cluster of small mushrooms on a damp hillside near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon.

An insect clings to a small wildflower growing in a pasture near Elkton in rurla southwestern Oregon. 

A woodlouse climbs over the mushrooms. Woodlice have many common names including armadillo bug, potato bug, roly-poly, sow bug, doodlebug, and chisel pig.

 

Hummingbirds return to SW Oregon

A rufous hummingbird takes flight in a thicket near Elkton in Southwestern Oregon. The Rufous hummingbird makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird in the world, as measured by body size. At just over 3 inches long, its roughly 3,900-mile movement (one-way) from Alaska to Mexico is equivalent to 78,470,000 body lengths.

Hungry harrier hawk in Oregon

An adult male northern harrier hawk hunts in an open field near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.  Northern Harriers are the most owl-like of hawks (though they’re not related to owls). They rely on hearing as well as vision to capture prey.  According to the National Audubon Society, the northern harrier has disappeared from many former nesting areas, especially in southern parts of range, and surveys suggest that it is still declining in parts of North America.