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This is one of two Red Tailed Hawks (Chicken Hawk and known as other kinds of Hawks depending on where you live), that was following me Sunday down in the canyon where the Metolius River feeds into the canyon.

I like watching the squirrels and the chipmunks. This pair of Siskiyou Chipmunks was seen on our National Grasslands and we really do not see to many there.

This Bald Eagle I caught in a marsh. I walked through the ice and brush to get these photographs. I got pretty close to him, or I think it is a male? I really hope this Bald Eagle sticks around when all the visitors start coming back, though not holding my breath. To many people and the eagles tend to leave to another spot without so many people around.

This bird was brought up lately. We were heading up into the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness and seen this bird. What caught my eye is the yellow/orange "eyebrows". Well I just had to confront this fellow and take a photograph! I did not realize what I was in for!!

I am very pleased to get these shots of this Northern Harrier. I got these a couple hours ago down the road where we have seen this bird and another or so in a pasture. These birds have been seen on private land and I do not trespass so when this opportunity arose today, while this Northern Harrier was not on the private land I took it! While doing my research on this bird I came to realize why this bird of prey had a problem being still for me. Blending in is what I try to do with the environment, but being quiet is another story. This bird realize on hearing as much as sight when hunting. This bird was hearing me coming! The male and female of the species look very different I found out as well. This Harrier is the male of the species. I thought this Northern Harrier was on some prey, however after looking over the photographs it appears to be on some grasses.

I was down in the canyon, see the hawk photographs, when something caught my eye. The little guy made it obvious that I was being followed.

I just had a little friends stop by. This little one seamed to be the boldest of them all and allowed me these photographs.

We love to go into the Ochoco Mountains. This day was no different! We took this "side" road, well road is used rather lightly in some parts of Oregon where we go. The road was getting smaller and smaller!......

I made my way outside as the sun was shining to sit in my chair. With camera in hand my sons cat jumped the dogs fence and then on me to lay down in my lap.

A Little Incite In The Life Of A Bumblebee. I found this bumblebee first on one of the sunflowers. It just was not moving the way many of the bees I photograph move. So I touch the little guy and found out he was just to cold. So, instead of picking him up with my bare hands I took one of the leaf stalks the mastiffs chewed on and moved this bumblebee over to the pond, and the nice warm rocks that had been warmed by the sun. Within no time this big bumblebee was buzzing and soon took off. These are the photographs of that experience.

Nature can be not so nice. Animals have to eat, this is just the way it is. Birds of prey are a favorite of mine to capture with my camera. I like to get them hunting and when I get a chance, to get them eating. I chose only ten photographs to show, from when I first seen this red tailed hawk eating, to when he flew off. It was not easy to pick out only ten photographs!! He/she even gave me the evil eye a time or two! When Guy asked me if I wanted to go somewhere I was up and getting ready!

One thing to be assured of here in Oregon is, never know what you are going to see here! I noticed this blue butterfly fluttering around, then oh my I noticed a whole lot more! I paid attention for these photographs to just one. The site of so much blue was quite pretty. Sure the wild Lupine flowers are blue, but these were flying!! So, what is a person who is armed with their trusty camera to do? Take photographs of course!

Central Oregon Crawdad. I love seeing wildlife in our waters, means our waters here in Oregon are healthy. Found this and other crawdad's in the South Fork of the Crooked River. I left them be to live and produce more crawdads.

It Is Just To Hot! Who says wildlife does not speak our language? Many birds of prey were caught with their wings up to cool themselves. I caught one bird panting even! Oh this one knows I am there.

This cold snap came in and here are some of the photographs of the ice covered vegetation and on top of the ice is the snow. You can see which way the wind blew at the freezing point. Ya, it was cold Sunday when we were out and about! The wildlife still needs to eat, they still need to hunt, and they still need to be outside doing their thing. No matter what the weather is like.

The mule deer have their own personalities. This is a given to us who watch them, photograph them. Here are some shots I got of the Mule Deer hiding behind the juniper trees and brush or peeking out of where they can to watch me watching them! One doe is so afraid she is still eating HAHA! The bucks are now loosing their antlers as seen in another one of my posts. I do worry for the young, it is winter time. Not a good time for young to be born or for the older young who are not experienced with getting away from hungry predators. But the way the world works when the older, experienced bucks are the ones the hunters want, leaving their duties to the younger inexperienced bucks.

This pair of Bald Eagles have been hanging around one of the lakes here for a couple weeks now. Saturday we had snow again, which is not a huge surprise. We took off in it and thought it was not a good idea to go down into the canyon so we headed in the direction of this lake. This pair of Bald Eagles we both agreed they must of came down from the Cascade Mountains for the better fishing and all around prey on what I call the flats. Not sure what others around here call this area. I call it the flats for one can actually walk it. I trekked out into the snow to capture these photographs. The one that is on the left is keeping it's eyes on me, that one seams to be the dominant Bald Eagle and the first to fly. The other followed.

Oregon Western Meadowlark , I was tickled to finally get this meadowlark sitting still long enough for a photograph to be tak.....

We stopped off at a spot and I noticed these bright blue birds darting here and there. Quick little things!! They seam to be very acquisitive as to what we were doing too! I read where these birds survive our cold, however yesterday it got up to 68 degrees!!

The local art gallery show came and went.