Big Coca-Cola Polar Bear and even bigger (20’+) Christmas tree at the ranch

Posted on December 24th, 2016 under outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, christmas, Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX Lens. Comments Off on Merry Christmas

Today’s photo was taken in Beatty, Oregon about 3 hours before the winter solstice.

Posted on December 23rd, 2016 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: beatty, night photography, Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX Lens, winter. Comments Off on The return of light

Took a one-day trip out to our friends’ ranch this past Saturday. Always beautiful, always a good time.

Posted on August 24th, 2016 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: beatty, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, sunset. Comments Off on Beatty @ dusk

Two years ago, this happened.

Posted on August 17th, 2015 under outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, rainbow. Comments Off on Beatty rainbow

I would have never encountered yesterday’s great horned owl had it not been for today’s bald eagle. We were heading to the bald eagles’ nest when we encountered the owls.

Posted on July 10th, 2015 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, Nikon D750, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon, wildlife. Comments Off on Bald Eagle

Today I returned to Ashland after a couple nights in Beatty, Oregon. This photo comes from a spot near the Sycan River on Tuesday. I went back to see the owls again on Wednesday and Thursday. See them again I did. However, by the time I had my camera out, they split.

Posted on July 9th, 2015 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, Nikon D750, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon, wildlife. Comments Off on Great Horned Owl

7-photo photomerge of Beatty, Oregon

Posted on March 1st, 2015 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, clouds, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, panorama, photoshop photomerge. Comments Off on Beatty panorama

My random, desktop image of the day is from a couple summers ago in Beatty, Oregon.

Posted on February 23rd, 2015 under outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Horseback riding in Southern Oregon

Squadron of pelicans

I took today’s photo a week ago while we were at a friend’s ranch a few hours to the east of Ashland. You probably won’t see pelicans in Ashland, but they are common near Klamath Lake. This picture captures only about half of the total pelicans that made up this squadron. After gracefully circling around the property for more than 10 minutes they were scared off by a single hawk.

Posted on August 30th, 2014 under outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E 1.7X II for Nikon, beatty, Nikon 300mm f/4.0D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, wildlife. Comments Off on Flock of pelicans? No, they are a squadron.