Ruddy Duck splashing around during the early morning light.

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A couple juvenile Mule Deer eating during dusk at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

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Just some Oakmoss I found hanging onto a branch.

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The Sun had basically just gone down and I was walking back to my car when I heard some California Quail so I decided to investigate. I saw this female looking rather stoic and was able to snap some photos of it.

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This is an adult Douglas’ Squirrel in the foreground with a juvenile on the tree in the background. The juvenile was chasing the adult.

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This Osprey was perched high up on a tree just off of a trail I was on that followed along the edge of a lake. I watched it for a while and waited for it to take off. It’s very hard waiting for a bird to leave its perch because sometimes it can be quite a while. As time ticks on I start thinking to myself that I could be missing some other action or missing good light while just standing around.

But luckily the Osprey did take off while I was waiting. It swooped straight down and then broke to the left behind a bunch of trees so I had to run to the other side to see where it went. It was on the far side of the lake but then started to make a U-turn. It was flying eye level to me and slowly made its way back my direction so I snapped bunch of pictures as it flew by, just before disappearing behind the trees again. I think this is a pretty unique shot of an Osprey.

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This was a pretty hard image to capture but I’m very glad I did.

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I think Bark Bonnet is a great name for a Mushroom.

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This Ash Throated Flycatcher is taking off to go catch a bug that it was watching on the ground.

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