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The Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material

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The male shown in the video above, filmed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, was in the process of gathering nesting material for what usually adds up to a dozen to two dozen nests! I shot this video of the male bringing in the nesting material and arranging it within the nest before flying back out to a branch to sing.

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Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

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BBC Nature has a really cool video of the Peregrine hunting a pigeon in a stoop. National Wildlife Refuges have been underfunded since President Theodore Roosevelt created the first refuge in 1903 and Congress refused to appropriate money to manage it. Don’t miss it! Peregrine Falcon from Sacramento NWR auto loop.

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