Eagles & Salmon in the Oregon Cascades

A beautiful November day in 2007 at a High Cascades Mountain Lake with Kokanee Salmon spawning up a creek and Eagles feeding heartily!

Gorgeous younger Golden Eagle launching from perch:


Pair of spawning Kokanee Salmon in shallow creek with natural watercolor effects:


Younger Bald Eagle enjoying the warm sun (in November!):


What a day! Special "Thanks!" to my good friend, Pat Windsor (www.windsorphotography.com) and his dog, Sage, for the fine company!

Spider web-building at night

Photographing insects is a wonderful way to burn some time! I was standing on our daughter's back porch, at night, where a Silver Maple tree's leaves hung near head-level. I turned around and this arachnid almost hit my face.

With my camera just inside, I experimented with the pop-up flash brightness on my Nikon D200 until the subject was "lit just right." The spider (and I'm not sure of the species, but they're all over Eugene/Springfield, Oregon) paid little attention to me as it went about its business of spinning a web.

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