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A Near Conjunction

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Alas, he was gone before I had a chance to lift my camera. It glared at something in the leaf litter (is there any other way raptors look at anything?) Another huge spectre bearing the same profile as the previously mentioned shadow glided just beyond the canopy, flared its wings and tail and landed in a nearby tree.

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Uncharacteristically Wet

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Bear in mind that the year thus far is supposed to be the dry season, as outlined previously. Alas, nothing showed until there was a brief break in the shower and a Golden-crowned Warbler materialized in the leaf litter just in front of me. Not only that, but we were under our third adverse weather advisory for the year.

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