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| A rufous hummingbird perches on a barbed wire fence bordering a pasture on a farm near Roseburg in rural western Oregon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Rufous hummingbirds are known to migrate nearly 4,000 miles from breeding grounds in Alaska and northwest Canada to wintering sites in Mexico. |
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| A rufous hummingbird takes to the air from its perch on the barbed wire. |
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| A chocolate Labrador named COCOA plays fetch in the Umpqua River on a warm summer evening near Elkton, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. |
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| A ladybug spreads its wings as it takes to the air from the tip of a small thistle growing in a pasture on a farm in near Kellogg in western Oregon on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. |
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| A chipmunk forages for snacks along the rim of the caldera at Crater Lake National Park as smoke from nearby wildfires partially obscures the view on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. A large fire is burning in the park just west of the crater. Hot and dry conditions have made for a very active wildfire season in Oregon and much of the western United States. |
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| Park rangers block access to the West Rim Road at Crater Lake National Park due to a nearby wildfire. A large fire is burning in the park just west of the crater. |
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| Tourists gather on the rim of the caldera at Crater Lake National Park as smoke from nearby wildfires partially obscures the view on Aug. 8. 2017. |
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| Wizard Island can be seen through the smoke as tourist snap pictures on a rocky outcropping along the north rim at Crater Lake National Park. |
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| Just a few miles outside Crater Lake National Park a small lightning started wildfire burns on a forested hillside near Diamond Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Hot and dry conditions in Oregon and much of the western United States are making for a very active wildfire season. |
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| A mouse looks out from a hiding spot in a hazelnut tree in an orchard near Roseburg on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. The mouse was disturbed by watering in the orchard and took to the tree to hide. |
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| A damp mouse climbs out of its burrow under a hazelnut tree. The mouse was disturbed by watering in the orchard and was looking for a safe hiding place. |
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| The chubby little fellow worked and worked to free his rear end from the hole. |
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| The damp mouse eventually freed himself and found a nice place to hide up in the hazelnut tree. |
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| A black tailed deer fawn crosses a road in rural Douglas Country, Ore., near Kellogg on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. The little deer made if to safety on the other side of the road before any cars came along. |
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At the end of a blistering hot day, smoke from nearby wildfires paints the sky orange as the sun sets as seen from near Roseburg in western Oregon on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. A heatwave has pushed the temperatures well above 100 degrees in many spots across the Pacific Northwest. The fire danger is extreme. |
