Summer in Oregon

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alice44 wrote:This little guy is only about 2 feet tall. It is growing in a crack in the street along side the curb, in an area with lots of deer (they seem to enjoy nibbling on sunflower stalks). It seems to be doing so well despite all those odds.

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I love Sunflowers, beautiful picture Alice.. :wave:
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thank you

I have taken some more pictures of sunflowers -- the bees love them. I love them especially when they grow where the growing is tough.
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This evening I went hunting (just to see) Brush Rabbits.

I did see some but the marsh/lake and the wild birds -- White Pelicans was hghlight

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Lovely photos Alice..especially liked the sunflower.. :D
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Today I went back to Finley Wildlife Refuge.

When I got there my car said it was 80f so 26.6C -- nice and toasty

There are elements of fall, but since the rains have not yet begun I think I can call it summer

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This was taken at almost the same place as the rose hips. For a while I watched a Northern Harrier hunt, flying right along the edge of that corn - maize - field, just barely above the height of the corn.

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Again I walked to the marsh/pond but this time I had a longer lens

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And I got some Bunny pictures -- Western Brush Rabbits

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More rabbits

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Rabbit & Towhee by alice_knitter, on Flickr


(this was taken back near the rose hips so it is out of order)
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Wonderful photos, Alice. I absolutely loved the one of the grass-- may I copy it for my desktop? And the rabbit photos are just adorable. I've not heard of "brush rabbit" before, but it looks like a variation on our cottontail rabbit. I'll look it up.
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Kitty KCMO wrote:Wonderful photos, Alice. I absolutely loved the one of the grass-- may I copy it for my desktop? And the rabbit photos are just adorable. I've not heard of "brush rabbit" before, but it looks like a variation on our cottontail rabbit. I'll look it up.
Of course --

and yes the western brush rabbit is a cotton tail
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alice44 wrote:Image
Finley Sunset by alice_knitter, on Flickr
Beautiful.
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Alice, beautiful pictures of the birds, rabbit, grass and sunset, thank you for posting them :wave:
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