Malheur was set aside as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1908 by President Theodor Roosevelt. It covers over 187,000 acres of high desert which provides a home for some 340 species of birds and other wildlife.
It was near rutting time. It was at Page Springs Recreation Area in Southeast Oregon. It is a magnificent Mule Deer Buck.
A young mule deer pauses to watch as we take its portrait in the early morning sun.
A four point buck. This pretty mule deer moves through the grasslands at the south end of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
The morning sun burns off the last of the morning mist at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
This Great Horned Owl was chilling out in a large, old tree on the grounds of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge headquarters.
This Great Horned Owl squints down at us from a large, old tree on the grounds of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge headquarters.
This Red-Tailed Hawk was keeping an eye on Liddy and I as we walked around in the grasses below her perch in the willows above Benson Pond in the south end of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge.
This Red-Tailed Hawk was keeping an eye on Liddy and I as we walked around in the grasses below her perch in the willows above Benson Pond in the south end of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge.
Driving south through the center of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge, you will come upon this lone Cottonwood tree. It presents a nice break to the surrounding scenery.
A coyote trots along the East Canal Road at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
A coyote studies our car from the grasslands of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
A coyote studies our car from the grasslands of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
A coyote studies our car from the grasslands of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
A female mule deer looks back at Liddy and I across the small creek running through the east side of Page Springs Campground
A panoramic shot of the vast Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Southeastern Oregon
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