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		| I seldom miss grabbing some moon shots when the 
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		| Dress warm! | 
	
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		| Northern shovelers | 
	
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		| Sometimes looking away from the sun is just as 
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		| Snow geese come through from time to time. | 
	
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		| A young bald eagle. | 
	
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		| Ferruginous Hawk | 
	
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		| Goldeneyes | 
	
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		| This guy posed but he had real problems | 
	
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		| Ruddy duck female. | 
	
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		| Red-winged blackbirds | 
	
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		| Yellow-headed blackbird | 
	
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		| These ibis came through on April 25th. | 
	
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		| We went back a couple of days later and no ibis 
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		| And willets | 
	
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		| They weren't shy and Fely got quite close. | 
	
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		| We also got shots of swallows like this cliff 
		swallow | 
	
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		| The evening ended with a great sunset. | 
	
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		| This little Cattle Egret showed up an evening in 
		May. | 
	
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		| The Ibis lasted until June then they went 
		somewhere to nest, we assume. | 
	
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		| Barn Swallow | 
	
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		| One in a while I get one of these guys. | 
	
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		| The Great Egret came after the sun had set for 
		awile. | 
	
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		| I did manage to get one half-way decent picture 
		of a Night Hawk out of maybe 50. | 
	
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		| This is how we usually see them at a distance. | 
	
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		| The smoke sure brought a lot of firey suns. | 
	
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		| Lesser Sandpiper | 
	
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		| Night Swim | 
	
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		| Fely's Bud! | 
	
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		| The Nighthawks are always clear across the lake! | 
	
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		| The Coots are growing up. | 
	
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		| Getting Water for the Fire. | 
	
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		| The Trout were suffering from the water being 
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