While the Rhododendrons were blooming up in Oregon during my Spring visit, so were the Salal plants. There were thousands of these flowering branches that made the landscape very magical.

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You may notice this critter from my Nature Mood 02 video. I really love how that video turned out. You should go watch it if you haven't yet.

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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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This is an American Robin that I found while hiking trails around Yachats, Oregon.

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A juvenile Nutria swimming around during Sunset near Eugene, Oregon.

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This photograph was taken early one morning in Florence, Oregon. CAN loves staying in that town from time to time so I took the opportunity to walk around the small harbor during Sunrise and stumbled upon these two Hooded Mergansers. I typically don’t like to photograph animals around man made structures but it is a reminder that wildlife lives among us and we should respect that this land was theirs long before we started building on it.

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A beautiful shot of a couple Nutria siblings.

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This was taken in Cannon Beach, Oregon. I liked the contrast between the dark muted colors and the white stripes and red feet of the Pigeon Guillemot.

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A juvenile Nutria swimming in a Sunset lit pond.

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