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Week 26: San juan Islands

10,000 Birds

The Pigeon Guillemot is bringing a small fish for breakfast back to the nest. A pair Bald Eagles were doing fly-bys over our heads , and there were Belted Kingfishers, Canada Geese , A pair of Mallards, and three Great Blue Herons. Here is a small group of the Pigeon Guillemots near their rocky Cliffside nesting area.

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Birding in a Hellmouth

10,000 Birds

I remember going to a health and safety seminar and struggling to identify potential pitfalls. This has typically not been a problem as there isn’t generally a great deal to see in caves that isn’t a horrifying bug or a cave fish, and really, I’m fine not seeing them. Maybe I’d trip on rocks walking to the cave?

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