Queen of the lace

A large predatory spider waits for an ambush at the base of a Queen Anna's lace flower growing along a country road near Elkton, Ore., on Sunday, June 16, 2013. 

Doggie in the window

A large bulldog sticks its head out of a car window while waiting for its owner in the parking lot of a Bi-Mart department store in Winston, Ore., on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

Snake eyes

A wild bullsnake curls into a defensive position after being discovered under a piece of discarded roofing material on private property near Roseburg, Ore., on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Bullsnakes are one of the largest snakes native to North America. The cloudy eyes indicate the snake is getting ready to molt. 

Doe a deer

A blacktailed deer doe feeds in a field of tall grass in a field along the Umpqua River in southwester Oregon near Roseburg on Friday, June 8, 2013. 

Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home

A ladybug beetle spreads its wings as it takes to the the air from tall grass growing in a pasture on our ranch in southwestern Oregon on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The Coccinellidae are a family of beetles know by many names world wide including ladybird, lady beetles, God's cow, ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly. 

Snuggle time

A pair of wild barn owls sit together on a rafter in a barn in rural southwestern Oregon near Roseburg, Ore., on Sunday June 2, 2013. The pair have three fledgling owlets in a nearby nest box and appeared to be taking a break from their young. The owl on the right in probably the female.

Basking northwestern garter snake

A northwestern garter snake flicks its tongue while basking in the late afternoon sun along a country road near Roseburg, Ore., on Friday, May 31, 2013. Snakes use their tongues to "taste" microscopic scent particles in the air.