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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. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. She’s dealt with creatures like us before; it was unpleasant but not fatal. Also ferrets are curious animals, explorers, willing to take risks; they’ve had to be. Only when we’re within a few yards does she disappear and stay down.

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