Matt Hunter
Consulting Wildlife Ecologist, Field Naturalist & Guide
Featured Photo: One of two nests used in 2022 to produce at least six young Black-crowned Night-Herons in central Douglas County, Oregon.On November 29, 2022, I slowly drove down a…
Featured Image: In the low light of dawn, in sub-freezing temperatures, a lone Snow Goose flies with a group of Cackling Geese at Ford's Pond, west of Sutherlin, December 17,…
Featured Photo: Over 70 Turkey Vultures, frozen in as many different positions, in flight over the South Umpqua River, southwest Roseburg, Oregon, October 7, 2022. These were among many hundreds…
Featured Photo: A female Rufous Hummingbird approaches sap wells created by a Red-breasted Sapsucker in a willow tree trunk near a high meadow in the Umpqua Basin Cascades, western Oregon,…
Featured Photo: In the protected southwest corner of the lake, low light and the camera settings forced a high ISO and gave this image a serene, painted look. Some American…
Featured Photo: Two basic-plumaged adult male Ruddy Ducks take flight from somewhat choppy afternoon waters on Diamond Lake. Diamond lake is a beautiful 3,000-acre lake at about 5,000 ft elevation…
Featured Photo: A tandem pair of Variegated Meadowhawks (Sympetrum corruptum) flying and ovipositing in shallow waters at Ford's Pond, February 13, 2022.In the Pacific Northwest, most dragonflies and damselflies fly…
Featured Photo: Adult Peregrine Falcon swoops near nesting cliffs at "The Honeycombs," a multi-unit rock-climbing location a few miles east of Idleyld Park, Oregon. The rock formation is named after…
Featured Photo: A female Northern Harrier hunts over the new Bar Run Golf Course at Umpqua Sand & Gravel. Photo by Matt HunterBoth local and out-of-town birders put in an…
Featured Photo: Connie Page and Rick Kreofsky in some thick early morning fog up Aerie Lane. Photo by Tess Kreofsky.The spirits of Douglas County birders were undaunted by the trials…