Even after these Oregon White Oak trees lose their leaves for winter, their branches aren't bare. Fed by fog and mist all winter, an aerial ecosystem of lichens and mistletoe grows thick, shrouding every tree and branch. These oak savannah forests cover miles of rolling hills in southern Oregon, between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range. I'm glad that Oregon White Oak is not affected by the Sudden Oak Death disease that is killing off other native species of oak on the US West Coast. The land in this image is being used to graze sheep for the winter and early spring.

Camera: Sony DSC-RX-10
Lens: 9-73mm f/2.8 @ 60mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 125

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