Snowy day for the lambs in SW Oregon

@rloznak It’s a #snowday for the #lambs #cute #slowmotion ♬ London's Song - Matt Hartke

Nature beak and squeak

A great blue heron captures a large California vole while hunting in a pasture near the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. During the winter months when the nearby river is running fast, the normally fish loving herons will often hunt rodents in nearby fields.

 

A moment in time

On a rainy day, a western bluebird takes flight from a hazelnut sapling while hunting insects in an orchard along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

Make it rain

On a rainy day, a great blue heron hunts rodents in a pasture along a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

The Fencepost Mountains of SW Oregon: it's a matter of perspective

Frost and moss on old wood fence posts along a country road create scenes evocative of mountain landscapes near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

High Surf Advisory in Oregon

Photographers on an overlook at right, are dwarfed as as massive waves crash on rocks at Shore Acres State Park near Charleston on the southern Oregon Pacific coast. The National Weather Service issued a High Surf Advisory and a Winter Storm Warning for the area as a winter storm hit the area.

Despite the cold windy conditions, photographers were drawn to the spectacle along the rugged Oregon coast.

 

Not snow baaaad!

On a snowy morning a lamb frolics in its pasture along a country road near Elkton in southwest Oregon. The area received several inches of snow overnight. 

This was the first experience of snow for the lambs.