These premium 5×7″ note cards of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, are blank inside, feature embossed envelopes, and a protective clear sleeve. Purchased individually, note cards are $6.00 each, OR, $5.00 each when purchasing a boxed set of 12. Free shipping for orders of $75.00 or more, otherwise a flat rate of $12.00. Once on the shopping cart page, you can easily add multiples of any greeting cards you’ve already selected. If interested in wholesale purchasing of my Oregon note cards, please contact me for pricing information. If interested in an archival print of this image, you can find several options in its Gallery Page Here.
Oregon note card of a mated pair of Bald Eagles in their nesting tree. Crooked River, Central Oregon high desert. Along the winding lower canyon of the Crooked River in central Oregon’s high desert stands a craggy and weathered ponderosa pine. Chosen by this pair of bald eagles to be their nesting tree, its russet‑colored bark and sweeping branches provide both strength and stature, the qualities needed to support an aerie that grows larger with each passing season. From this vantage, the eagles look down over the river’s slow, glimmering bends, where trout and waterfowl provide a reliable source of food.
The nest itself, a massive structure of sticks layered, repaired and added to year after year, is cradled securely among the upper limbs. Over time it has grown to a weight exceeding a thousand pounds, a testament to the eagles’ insistence on this place, and the abundance of food from the river below, and the surrounding farmlands. Within its woven walls, eaglets hatch and fledge, their calls carried on the canyon’s dry desert air, while the adults keep watch from nearby perches, their sharp eyes trained on the sky above, or the water below. The choice of a ponderosa pine is no accident. These giants of the high desert, with their deep roots and resilient trunks, offer stability in a land where summers are hot, winters are cold, and storms sweep in without warning. The tree’s elevated crown gives the eagles a wide field of vision—essential for both hunting and protecting their young. Here, where desert cliffs meet the lifeline of the Crooked River, the nesting tree becomes more than shelter. It is a symbol of endurance, linking the resilience of the landscape with the survival of one of North America’s most iconic birds. Visitors who glimpse this towering pine and its vigilant inhabitants are reminded that even in the austere country of Oregon’s high desert, life thrives in its abundance.
