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What It Feels Like For a Ferret Watcher

10,000 Birds

She looks at us, then ducks down, then back up, as we draw closer. As lovely as the Sage Grouse were, our trip had another primary mission — to see the amazing, highly endangered black-footed ferret. She’s dealt with creatures like us before; it was unpleasant but not fatal. At the hole’s edge, we watch for a minute.

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