An early start to Oregon wildfire season

A wildfire burns on a ridge near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon late Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The fire had burned about 200 acres on private timber land as crews continued to fight it into the evening. A dry spring has brought an early fire season to the region. 

No structures were threatened in the blaze.

By Wednesday afternoon the fire appeared to be under control.

 

@rloznak

Initial ##attack on 200 acre ##wildfire in ##Oregon. It’s going to be a long ##fire season

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Daisy Daze

On a rainy morning, raindrops dapple the petals of a wild daisy growing on the bank of the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

A beetle stands ready on a nearby flower.

 

Awkward eagle

A sub-adult bald eagle awkwardly takes flight from a perch on a dead tree along the Umpqua River near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. It typically requires 4-5 years before a young bald eagle develops the characteristic yellow bill with white head and tail of an adult. 

 

@rloznak

The ##Awkward years are apparently also a thing for ##eagle ##baldeagle ##nature ##wildlife

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Capturing a honeybee swarm

Beekeeper Todd Hannah captures a swarm of honey bees from the side of his garage near Elkton in western Oregon on Friday, May 20, 2021. Honey bees normally swarm when their hive has become too crowded so they split into two groups (or more), with one group remaining in the existing hive. Swarming is the reproduction of a honey bee colony.

@rloznak

It’s a ##swarm of ##honeybees. The little sweethearts are very non-aggressive when swarming ##bees ##nature

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Keeping a low profile

A days-old black tailed deer fawn hides in the tall grass of a pasture along the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The fawn’s mother was feeding nearby.

Published work

Lean into my photo on the cover of The News-Review's 2021 Visitor's Guide.

Also a big double-truck photo along with a story I wrote inside the publication.

 

Less noise and more green

@rloznak

One morning long ago in the quiet of the world, when there less noise and more green ##fawn ##babyanimals ##theshire ##cute

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A days-old black tailed deer fawn waits for its mother to return in the tall grass of a pasture along the Umpqua River near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Tuesday, May, 18, 2021. Mom was nearby.