A variety of views..

 Collected over time, this variety of views inspires me often, reminding me of the beauty in both small and large landscapes.

Enjoy..

Beauty and the beasts

Special order beauty..

A bit of red in the high desert landscapes

A creek flows through..

Oregon beach flower..

California coast rocks..

Sleeping beauty - or not!

Sun, sand and water..

Intensity..

Morning beauty..

Refuge Tuesday

Duck hunting is underway, lots of noise and traffic at the refuge. But in a quiet time on the top of Goose Egg hill, I found a Merlin and a Cooper's. A Snowy Egret flyby along with capturing a couple along the drive made for most of my action.  A couple of Harriers were hunting and a Kestrel darted about, nothing worth photographing.

Enjoy!

The Merlin..

The Cooper's..

The unwanted visitor....

Beaver Day at Silver Lake

 An early morning at Silver Lake to find moose resulted in watching a beaver cut down a small aspen tree in front of us. Fascinating! Several deer and another beaver later still no moose to see. Oh well!

Here's some of the interesting shots from the trip..

Here's the chewy beaver..

Like all good woodsmen, it moved quickly to removing the branches off the fallen tree.

Tiptoeing through the Teasels....

A hazy morning at the lake..

Muley pop-up...

Beaver 2 floating and diving and eating...