Nature's Coast Oregon – Reflections of Beauty and Wonder

Beautiful things never end on Nature's Coast.

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Reflection of the Day!

Hoo, Me?

This little beauty of a burrowing owl was a real performer

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"Quick Takes" Video – 90 Seconds or Less

Those Sneaky Giants

Quiet as cats, and often closer than you think

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A Very Bad Hair Day

It’s not always easy to be a good-looking crow

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Bathing Beauty

A white-throated sparrow has to hurry his bath

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Put Yer Dukes Up!

Cow elk stand tall as they sort out “Who’s the Boss”

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Dinner is Served

And thousands of hungry seabirds dive in with gusto

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My “White Whale”

It took years of patience to finally frame this sunset

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Elk Get Aquatic!

Watch them splash & play like kids at a waterpark

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Eagles Hit the Beach

They can’t resist an invite to breakfast with a sea lion

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Waxwing Wonder

These beauties dazzle by design, not accident

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Rainbow Reverie

Gray whales and dark skies give life to coastal beauty

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Fire in the Sky

Surf, sand and sunsets combine to soothe solitary souls

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Mother & Pup Reunion

Springtime brings “pup season” to Nature’s Coast

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No Regrets About Egrets

This stealthy stand-out strikes like white lightning

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Visitor from the North

A snowy white owl gets Oregon sand between its toes

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Whales So Close!

Enjoying close encounters of a leviathan kind

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Birds Got Talent

Click here to see the “berry best” of cedar waxwings

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"Longer Looks" Video – 2 to 5 Minutes

Hoo, Me?

This little beauty of a burrowing owl was a real performer

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Birdly Boldness

Brazen little birds-in-hand, nuthatches are bossy beauties

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Déjà vu Geese!

A second encounter — 7 years later — made me feel like Rip Van Winkle

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Beauty of the Beast

Orcas on the hunt are not called “Killer whales” for nothing

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A Guest in the Nest

An unseen camera on a long pole nearby captures secret bird behaviors

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No Wonder in Hunger

A coastal snowfall disguises deadly danger above

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She Talks, He Listens

He may rule the skies, but there’s no doubt who rules the roost

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Diving Duck Diversity

Most every kind of duck shows up for fresh herring eggs

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Photos from Some of the Coast's Best Photographers!

Red-Winged Wonders

Howard Shippey

Turns out, male RWBs do more than I ever knew they did

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Eagles Gotta Eat, Too

Howard Shippey

But sometimes, “Nature being Nature” can be hard to watch

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Dapper Dandy Indeed

Howard Shippey

A white-throated sparrow is my back-yard favorite

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Beautiful Bandon

Erik Urdahl

Ideal light and weather combine for some great imagery!

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Beautiful things never end on Nature's Coast.

Check here every day to see what's happening now!

Reflection of the Day!

Hoo, Me?

"Quick Takes" Video – 90 Seconds or Less

Those Sneaky Giants

A Very Bad Hair Day

Bathing Beauty

Put Yer Dukes Up!

Dinner is Served

My “White Whale”

Elk Get Aquatic!

Eagles Hit the Beach

Waxwing Wonder

Rainbow Reverie

Fire in the Sky

Mother & Pup Reunion

No Regrets About Egrets

Visitor from the North

Whales So Close!

Birds Got Talent

"Longer Looks" Video – 2 to 5 Minutes

Hoo, Me?

Birdly Boldness

Déjà vu Geese!

Beauty of the Beast

A Guest in the Nest

No Wonder in Hunger

She Talks, He Listens

Diving Duck Diversity

Photos from Some of the Coast's Best Photographers!

Red-Winged Wonders

Eagles Gotta Eat, Too

Dapper Dandy Indeed

Beautiful Bandon

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