Aww Mom!

A days old calf gets a face wash from his mom in a pasture on a ranch rear Elkton in rural western Oregon. Spring is calving season in Oregon on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

Ladybird Ladybird fly away home

A ladybug beetle pauses near a raindrop while climbing on a blade of grass in a field along a country road near Elkton in western Oregon on Monday, April 6, 2020. Known as a ladybug in North America the beetles are commonly known as  ladybird beetles in Britain and other parts of the English speaking world. 

A little jewel

A hummingbird rests on a blackberry bush during a cool morning near Elkton in western Oregon Sunday, April 5, 2020. The bird is either an adult male Rufous or Allen's hummingbird. The species are closely related and difficult to distinguish. 

The little guy appears to take a micro nap while perched on the blackberry bush.

Bluebird kind of day

A western bluebird takes off from a sapling while foraging for insects in a hazelnut orchard near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Friday, April 3, 2020. According to the National Audubon Society, the western bluebird may lose of as much as 36% of its range due to climate change in the upcoming years. 

In these trying times, don't forget to stop and eat the flowers

A golden-crowned sparrow feeds on colorful crabapple blossoms in a tree near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

Why did the banana slug cross the road?

A large banana slug slides slowly over the yellow line in the middle of a roadway in western Oregon on a rainy day on March 31, 2020.

Birth of Cocoa

I've had a little time on my hands with my home isolation and Cocoa makes a lovely muse. I'm not a Photoshop master, but it's kinda cute. People on Instagram are using their quarantine time to recreate famous works of art.