Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’

Wild turkey feather

In Uncategorized on 8 August 2010 tagged nature, Oregon, wildlife with no comments

The turkeys are all over our woods, the orchard, the driveway — and the back porch. photo: Turkey feather, 2010

Life in the slow lane

In Uncategorized on 7 May 2010 tagged elsewhere, nature, wildlife with no comments

I came across this baby desert tortoise — he’s about the size of a woman’s clenched fist — working his way across the desert floor near the Visitor Center at Red Rock Canyon, a wonderful place to hike just a half hour from Las Vegas. photo: Tortoise, 2010

Street photography, Oregon style

In Uncategorized on 3 April 2010 tagged bird, BW, nature, wildlife with no comments

photo: Wild turkeys along Bear Creek Road, 2010

Wide-angle wildlife photography

In Uncategorized on 23 March 2010 tagged daily life, nature, Oregon, wildlife with no comments

This guy was helping himself (or, “gal,” “herself”: Who knows?) to the compost bucket outside the kitchen door last night when I headed out to dump some recyclables into the bin. And to think people spend good money on big glass. photo: Opossum, 2010

Turkey inspiration

In Uncategorized on 14 February 2010 tagged bird, daily life, nature, Oregon, wildlife with no comments

The wild turkeys are back. Yesterday I looked out and saw nine of them foraging in the orchard. We ran them out last summer when our back porch became overrun by turkeys and turkey poop as they hung out, day in and day out, underneath our bird feeders. (A few days with a loop of [...]