Check out those fingers. You know, Douglas' Squirrel are actually quite small.  Just a little bigger than a Chipmunk I'd say. Very fun to watch in person.

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After the Sun had already set I stuck around Manzanita Lake in Mt. Lassen to watch a family of Deer. This particular juvenile looked up to see what its sibling was eating over in the tall grass.

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Sorry I haven’t been posting my Field Notes as much. That’s because I haven’t been out in the field much. However, I did make a very quick trip to the central coast of Oregon. I’ll be sharing more from that visit, including a brand new Nature Mood video but for right now you only get this Roosevelt Elk. You can actually very easily see this Elk and its herd. They are right off the highway near Reedsport, OR. It’s called the Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area. It’s just an open field and sometimes the Elk are out grazing.

This area doesn’t make for great photographs because it’s just a field, but the weather helped me a little. It was partly cloudy that day which was better than full Sun. Sunny weather makes for harsh lighting conditions so photographs don’t look as nice. But every now and then the Sun would get covered up so I could shoot a little. Another lucky aspect was that the wind was blowing. I’ll be the first to admit that this isn’t the most exciting photograph, but the wind blowing does make it a whole lot more interesting than if everything was still. There is juxtaposition between the stillness of the Elk and the chaotic environment.

This is going to be my last post for a while. Well, hopefully not too much longer. I’m very excited for the future. My younger self would love the website that is coming. I can’t imagine he’s the only one..

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I’m very grateful to live in an area that is full of wildlife. Watching River Otters swim around brings me much joy.

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This is another shot taken at Ojai Meadows.

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The third and final photograph from the foggy Montague Mule Deer series.

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I wonder what this Douglas’ Squirrel was eating. What do you think?

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This Otter is eating a Crustacean of some sort. Seems like it was difficult.

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