Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums

"Yellow-rumped Warbler - juvenile (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Hiking the North Umpqua Trail #1414 (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Detail: North Umpqua River Trail #1414 en-route to Lemolo Falls (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Detail: North Umpqua River Trail #1414 en-route to Lemolo Falls (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Detail: Trail #1414 en-route to Lemolo Falls (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Native Lily on Trail #1414 en-route to Lemolo Falls (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Native Rhododendron on Trail #1414 en-route to Lemolo Falls (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Native Rhododendron on North Umpqua Trail #1414 en-route to Lemolo Falls (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Lemolo Falls - all 100' of it! (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Detail: North Umpqua River Trail #1414 en-route to Lemolo Falls (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Swainson's Thrush (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Kayaking on Lemolo Lake (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Chipmunk (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Kayaking on Lemolo Lake (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Ruffed Grouse along North Umpqua Trail #1414 (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Mt. Thielsen towering above Lemolo Lake (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Belted Kingfisher (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Lincoln's Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Birding from kayaks on Lemolo Lake (© Nick Viani) Lemolo Lake Area, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas County, OR",

"Dark-eyed Junco (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

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"Canada Goose (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, OR",

"Raven (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

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"Shoreline wildflowers (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",

"American Bald Eagle (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",

"White-headed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

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"Double-crested Cormorant (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",

"American White Pelicans (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

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"Goldfinch (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

"Osprey (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",

"Lazuli Bunting - female (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

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"4-Spot Butterfly (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, OR",

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"American Pelican feather (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",

"Surface flower (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake",

"Hermit Warbler (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",

"Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",

"Hermit Warbler - after its bath (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",

"Cassin's Finch (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",

"Chipmunk (© Nick Viani) McDonald Peak Botanical Area",

"Rufous Hummingbird enjoying a Scarlet Gilia blossom (© Nick Viani) McDonald Peak Botanical Area",

"Rufous Hummingbird (© Nick Viani) McDonald Peak Botanical Area",

"Mountain Chickadee (© Nick Viani) McDonald Peak Botanical Area",

"Sooney hiking the Split Rock Trail through the McDonald Peak Botanical Area not far from Mt. Ashland (© Nick Viani)",

"Hermit Warbler (© Nick Viani) McDonald Peak Botanical Area",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) McDonald Peak Botanical Area",

"Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond. Note the band on right leg.",

"Hermit Warbler (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Yellow Warbler staring down a meal (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Red-breasted Sapsucker - juvenile (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Wilson's Warbler (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Brown Creeper (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Western Wood-Pewee (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Warbling Vireo coveting some ripening elderberries (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Barbara Birding By Boat (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Purple Finch (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wildcat Campground",

"Red-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani) Butterfly Springs, Keno Access Road",

"Pine Siskin (© Nick Viani) Butterfly Springs, Keno Access Road",

"Lazuli Bunting - female (© Nick Viani) Butterfly Springs, Keno Access Road",

"Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani) Butterfly Springs, Keno Access Road",

"Western Wood-Pewee (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wild Cat CG",

"Canada Geese (© Nick Viani) Hyatt Lake, Wild Cat CG",