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| Lesser Yellowlegs |
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| Northern Shoveler - love his bill and his pretty plumage |
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| Mew Gull |
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| Dark-eyed Junco |
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| Greater White-fronted Goose |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| same Downy Woodpecker - gorgeous spotted feathers |
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| Green-winged Teal hen and drake |
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| can't get enough of these colorful fellows |
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| one half of a lovely Trumpeter Swan duo |
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| We watched this pair preen and eat while surrounded by Mallards, Green-winged Teals, Northern Pintails, a lone Sandhill Crane and an industrious muskrat. I could have stayed for hours. |
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| always on the lookout for Sandhill Cranes |
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| nesting Red-necked Grebe |
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| another nesting Red-necked Grebe on a small lake where I saw at least six nesting pairs |
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| another day, another Lesser Yellowlegs which does not lessen my excitement |
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| This sighting made my day, perhaps my week - a pair of Common Loons. I could only get a somewhat decent photo of a single bird as it surfaced relatively close to me several times, but I sure enjoyed watching this pair for a long while. |
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| I'll be heading back to this spot soon, hoping to see them again. If they're resident birds to this lake and have chicks, it would be great to see them riding on their parents' backs. |
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