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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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When this native of Mesoamerica and South America is spied in the wild, usually in some corner of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, it elicits admiring oohs and ahs. Part 1 Freeport Pelagic Trip: 9/16/07 Nashville in New York Collared! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Little Big Year – Week 35: Route 66, Tucumcari and The Albuquerque area

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After our brief trip thru the great state of Texas, we were headed back into New Mexico, a state I was quite excited to explore. Jeanne has long desired top photograph the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiestas ( You can see her photos here )and I wanted to visit the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge.