Why did the newt cross the road?

A rough skinned newt crosses a road near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. The amphibians come out of their summer hiding spots as the fall rains start in Oregon.  

Another newt makes the crossing.

Up, up, up, and away

A small spider shoots out a gossamer thread from its spinnerets into the air as it prepares to go airborne from a strand of electric fence in a field near Elkton on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. This method some spiders use to travel in the air is called ballooning or kiting.

Acorns for breakfast

A black bear feeds on acorns in a stand of oaks on a hillside near Elkton in western Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. A moment after I took this photo he looked up, spotted me and ran off. Glad he ran in the opposite direction

Running with the herd

A herd of wild Roosevelt elk run through on open area on a hillside near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Roosevelt elk are the largest subspecies of elk in North America. Elk bulls generally weigh between 700 and 1100 pounds.

Aw, nuts!

A pine squirrel holds a walnut in its mouth as it climbs a tree on a ranch near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Pine squirrels normally feed on pine, spruce, berries, mushrooms and hemlock cones and seed. 

Shooting elk (with a camera) in Oregon

A wild Roosevelt elk cow and calf stand on a hillside near Elkton is rural western Oregon on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Roosevelt elk are the largest subspecies of elk in North America.

A bull elk walks past cattle grazing on a hillside near Elkton is rural western Oregon on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. 

A Roosevelt bull elk stands nearby to the female and her calf on the hillside near Elkton, Oregon.
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One of these things is not like the others

A Roosevelt elk cow stands with a flock of sheep on a hillside near Elkton, Ore., on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.