Favorite places to meet birds in Oregon
In September 2017 I was roaming the coast of Southern Oregon. I’d been in Bandon and was headed to Gold Beach where I planned to tick off a bucket-list item that had been there since the early 1970s. I wanted to ride the jet boats up the Rogue River to Agnus. By the time a … Read more
In September 2017 I was touring the Central Oregon Coast. The smoke from the Chetco Fire near Brookings spilled over the coast mountains into the Rogue Valley where I was staying with family. Breathing was problematic. As I recall the air quality index was over 400 ppm and visibility was such that you couldn’t see … Read more
I have family in Central Point Oregon that I like to visit as often as possible. During my stays there I like to explore the surrounding region. Above the Rogue Valley, where most of the population in southern Oregon resides, there are forestry roads penetrating the high country. One such road is National Forest Road … Read more
My first visit to Malheur National Wildlife Reserve was in December 2003. The only images from that visit were some mediocre shots of my first meeting with a Rough-Legged Hawk. More memorable for me was an encounter with a herd of Bighorn Sheep in Catlow Valley as I was driving to Malheur that morning. Almost … Read more
I’ve travelled extensively through Western USA, yet I don’t feel I’ve “seen it all”. Far from it, I’m certain there are still plenty of surprises waiting for me to ferret out. When I’m not travelling, chasing bird images and other natural wonders, I’m thinking about exploring new places, or places I’ve enjoyed visiting in the … Read more
