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While deep in the Ochoco Mountains we ran across a nice flowing creek. I love running water and just had to stop!! Upon inspection of where we were it was obvious this spot had been used as a hunting camp. The legs of the elk and the "meat hangers" (we laughed for I am sure there is a real name for them ha) , that were nailed to the trees. The feathers laying around looked as if maybe a turkey was in the mix with the elk? Even a spot for a bathroom. Gave us this impression. Guy wondered further down the creek then I for things happen to catch my eye. So I was wondering around on my own taking shots of the ice that was found where the water was not running fast. As I was doing my thing I heard some racket that was obviously coming from the trees and from birds. As you can imagine wild creatures do not just sit still so one can snap off photographs, so off I went to get this loud birds photographs! There were at least 3 of these birds, however non of them were all that impressed with any of us there! From the information I gathered of this bird, these must of been truly wild Gray Jays!! Not yet ingrained with human presents. I first thought this was a nutcracker. We have many of those around so it seams. Same family as these Gray Jays, but so is the steller's jay,blue jay and the western scrub jay , the crows, the ravens there is a lot of species in the Corvidae family!! From the sub species of the Gray Jay and getting these photographs in the Ochoco mountains this determined these to be the Bicolored Gray Jay. One thing all these birds have in common is, they are very smart!! Smarter then humans give them credit for! Over the Cascade Mountains there is yet another sub species of the Gray Jay over there with different needs and habits. That Gray Jay does not like snow, the ones here better like snow! Like all birds of the Corvidae family, they are pretty much scavengers, however it appears all the species of the Gray Jay have different food s

As morning was breaking high up in the Ochoco Mountains we came across this herd of Antelope. Of course I always look for the buck. Not just because of being charged at rutting time, but it is just good sense too.

Blooming Lily. Our lilies are blooming!!

Too cute!

Visitors this evening at our sunflowers

Wild Young Bald Eagle. Still had brown within the white feathers.

Good news! I have contacted a company I have been doing business with for some time. They do quality processing of my photographs, and the shipping, packaging has been checked out and they are ever so careful!! So what? What does this mean for you??

As we were sitting outside we were fortunate enough to get a show. The show was put on by our resident Red - Tailed hawks also known as (AKA), the chicken hawk. Two of the hawks have bright red tails and red within their feathers. This one has no red tail yet.

These are a couple of wild sandhill cranes seen in Oregon. These are protected in Oregon.

Our mare is so funny to watch. She is running to my gelding to see what he is doing.

Another species of wild mushrooms to add to my mushroom photograph collection. Many mushrooms were found over the weekend.

Just a fun photograph

This is one of our English Mastiffs. He climbed up on this rock and sat there until I took his photograph along side the Metolius River. He is so funny!!

This is one of my bird of prey photographs

Quail were out a little earlier, until a hawk came out of know where and they all took off.

Our dogs like such things as carrots.

One of our dogs eating a zucchini

Sighting number one

Big boy!!

This rock formation was found along the Metolius River Oregon