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Nature Photography have many dimensions from birds to macro photography. Razaq Vance is world's renowned photographer and specialist in nature and documentary photography. Here we are presenting some breathtaking images from the collection.

Hawk Shaking Off The Rain. Being in the 40's and raining on us up in the mountains, many of the birds were doing this.

Sparrow On Corn Feeding Young. We have a lot of sparrows here like many people do have. I caught this bird feeding it's young the other day.

Orange Crowned Warbler Through My Eyes. This cute little yellow bird showed up so I just had to take photographs. Hope you like them!

Should I, Or shouldn't I? This little guy was debating whether to jump on the bird feeder or just stay there and hang out.

Ferruginous Hawk, bird of prey

The Dipper is a great bird to find around unpolluted waters. I happened to catch this one along the Metolius River. When these dippers blink their eyes it looks funky with the white feathers, turns their eyes white! These dippers have a extra eye lid to allow them to see underwater. Now that would be rather cool to do! It is said they have scales that close there nose when they go underwater where they get their food at. These are funny to watch, this one just stood there and really did not mind the intrusion. Fact is I walked away before this dipper went away. This dipper new it was safe.

We watched the Bald Eagles fishing for a while. I understand I need a better tele lens than what I have now for such things as this. It will come. I started out from the truck on the road. Looking down into the canyon I was not sure if I wanted to climb down but found myself doing it!! Guy parked the truck basically just on the dirt road. Over to the side the best he could just so if people were around they could get by it. No where to park! Soon Guy and the dogs were coming too, the dogs found me first of course! We all made our way down into the canyon to the water. Not only were the Bald Eagles fishing, other birds were as well. Their were two adult Bald Eagles and a younger Bald Eagle. The younger one kept trying to take the older ones fish! Big fights ensued. If I did have have this stupid tree in my way!! So we moved locations so the tree would no longer be in my way, though we were in full sight of the eagles as well. So the young Bald Eagle took off out of sight. It did appear that the Bald Eagles were curious as to what we were, and why we were there! They checked us out several times. Than the ducks, and other wildlife left. All three Bald Eagles took off to the other side of the canyon and that was that. To my understanding that side of the canyon belongs to the Warm Spring Indian Reservation, though I could be wrong. The older adults perched in the same tree, while the younger one went into a tree where he could hide from our view. We seen some of his white, but he was not to secure as the older ones were about us seeing him! It was pretty obvious that this younger Bald Eagle was not comfortable around people, or what the eagle did not understand. Here are several photographs of one of the older Bald Eagles fishing.

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!

I was watching this Oregon Junko and noticed a seed nearby, glad he did too!

The Northern Lights are an elusive spectacle. To help you see it, the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, a Canadian nonprofit research facility, has set up an observation camera with a live feed located within the "aurora oval" that encircles the geomagnetic North Pole.

Family Of Prairie Falcons.

Antelope Buck. Saturday was mainly a bird of prey day, however this buck and his harem we did see as well. It is that time of the year.

This hawk is after something.

We came upon a site last weekend I would like to share. At first I did not know what species of hawk this was, but with help from others the question of what kind of hawk this is was answered! Photography of wildlife is never to pass up a opportunity, even if you do not know exactly what species of wildlife.......

Visitors this evening at our sunflowers

The border Canary is a common canary found in many homes. I am pleased to now own a pair of these canaries, or do they own me?? Their song is just delightful!! Here are photographs of the male, which is brighter yellow, and his female. They both sing their little hearts out!!

This Golden Crowned Sparrow stopped by. The golden patch on their heads is hard to confuse this one with other species. The weather has been nice, so outside is where I can be found!

Long Eared Owls. Wild Owls photographed here in central Oregon.