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I Get Back

10,000 Birds

I didn’t get back to the hobby until about eight years ago, in the brave new world of digital cameras, field guide apps, digital listing, birders’ chat groups, and yes, blogging. A gorgeous Squirrel Cuckoo blows my mind. I realize I’m not in Kansas (well, California) anymore.

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Maine’s Great Black Hawk – Rescued!

10,000 Birds

A small group created a semicircle around a bare tree branch, brandishing some of the largest, longest camera lenses I’ve ever seen. Dark eyes peered down at us, its sharp yellow and black bill perfect for scooping up unsuspecting squirrels from the ground below. Luckily, we weren’t the only ones on the look-out.

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