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A Near Conjunction

10,000 Birds

It glared at something in the leaf litter (is there any other way raptors look at anything?) Here, a considerable amount of the forest has been removed for the first hundred or two metres into the road, including several fruit-bearing trees that used to attract a myriad of higher altitude specialists.

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Uncharacteristically Wet

10,000 Birds

I know many of us seek birds as an escape from dreary, depressing news that seems to permeate almost everything of late. Bear in mind that the year thus far is supposed to be the dry season, as outlined previously. Not only that, but we were under our third adverse weather advisory for the year. Golden-crowned Warbler.

Litter 264