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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

Honey Bees Work Is never Done. Sound familiar? We have a lot of honey bees at our home doing their jobs right now. I took this yesterday.

I found this Mountain Chickadee watching the horses and I from one of the trees. Several chickadee species are out, this one has the stripes. They eat bugs and seeds and I find they are often with other birds. Cute little guys!! If you would like to hear what this bird sounds like there is a great voice capture at the " allaboutbirds.org " site.

Nature's hidden passages. Guide to finding these places. Attractive photography of places that sound like they'd be a challenge to visit. Be sure to read the guide carefully before you go, to know what you're getting yourself in for.

In his latest adventure, Benjamin von Wong headed to Fiji where he tied down a model to photograph her underwater with the local sharks. While this might sound scary (and crazy), the terrible stereotypes depicting sharks as menacing and terrifying creatures are exactly what Ben hopes to change with these surreal images.

When the silence met with space Sometimes words cannot describe what we see. Silence speaks and words can't. The beauty and serenity of nature is vastly appreciated by photographers worldwide. They religiously capture these mesmerizing moment of golden silence where there is no sound of cars, wind, bark, planes etc. And in this moment of tranquility, photographers unconsciously become more aware of the power of nature because of the absolute stillness and quietness. It is as if nature is speaking to them.

Rather than just use computer-generated animations, Lucion Media's two-part show - Shadow Play - employs light, shadow theatre, paper art, micro-mapping, scenography and immersive sound to create an enchanting new world. Read here to know more…

With exhibitions of different genres bringing to light a multitude of things unbeknownst to man, the 'World of Feathers' at National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, Netherlands designed by Kossman.dejong, is a playfully designed showcase of plumage from all over the world, drawing aesthetically culled parallels to influence and inform behavioural types and cultural innuendoes. Check it out here and leave us your views...

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