Lion King

I'm bringing this magnificent animal over from my Wildlife Safari blog because he's too awesome not to share with more folks. He has such character in his face. He lives at the Wildlife Safari in Winston Oregon.

Obliging Turtle

This turtle was obliging enough to climb out of the water onto this pretty flower docorated log.

Companionship

Curious Rhea

Evil Emu... I'm practicing for Halloween

Awakening Squirrel

I caught this little guy just coming out of his hole.

Baby Rhea

I started posting to my Wildlife Safari Blog again this week. This is part of my post on that blog today. This little guy is so precious I had to bring him over here for you to see too. I've never seen a cuter baby :)

A Fun Surprise

I don't know how I manage it but I really do seem to be in the right place at the right time often when I'm taking pictures. But then again, maybe its that I'm out taking pictures so often I HAVE to be in the right place at the right time occasionally.

Anyway, the story here... I went to have lunch with my sisters and a cousin last Saturday and the photos I've been posting since then were taking during that trip to Myrtle Point, Oregon.

I got to town a little early so I drove around and decided to take a street named Ash that turned into a country road. I stopped along the road to take a picture of an old fence post with daisies and wild roses around it...



... and suddenly a head popped up from the tall grass in the area.



I was pleased and surprised to discover a curious horse staring at me.



He/she stared at me a long time allowing me to take lots of shots of the horses head in the daisy patch.

Look back at the first photo and you can see the horse hidden in the grass but I didn't discover that until I got home and downloaded the photos. Did you see him the first time?

Just For A Laugh

Headed out of town. Don't have time to process a photo so, hopefully, this older one will make you smile. Back toorrow.

Whale Watching

These are not great photos, but the subject was very exciting to me. When I headed up the Oregon coast last weekend, I had no idea this was the time of year for whale watching. I was sooooo excited when I just happened to stop at a spot overlooking the ocean and there were 5 Gray Whales feeding in the area.

This is the first one I saw and my heart almost stopped. She was so beautiful and graceful and almost directly below me. I just had time to snap a couple photos before she disappeared back down into the water.



This is a closer crop of the barnacles on her back.



The other whales were further out and I mostly just caught their spouting and small parts of their bodies.





PHOTOWANNABE, you said you were whale watching in the same area a few weeks ago. I hope your sightings were as exciting as mine.

Posing Squirrel

This little critter obliged me by letting me snap several shots before he scampered back into his hole.



I'm not sure if I like the color or the gray scale better.