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 Flare632 viewsA Blue Bird with a straw in beak flares just before touch down on my Blue Bird box.
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 Grizzly228 viewsThe bear, we were told it was a young Grizzly. was on Mt. Norquay above Banff, Alberta, Canada

It was eating grass right outside the car window. Never took the car out of gear. :)
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 Cleared To Land533 viewsSandhill Cranes on short final approach to Hiwassee National Wildlife Refuge near Cleveland, TN.
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 GREAT EGRET517 viewsFound this long legged critter fishing at Madamausquette National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.
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 Bare-throated Tiger-Heron245 viewsFound this aviator looking back at me from a Costa Rico mangrove swamp.

Don't blame me if it aint a "Bare-throated Tiger-Heron". I just used an ID book of birds to find out what it is.
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 Nobody knows the trouble I've known........334 viewsThinking about being hamburger is depressing.
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 King Fisher234 viewsSorry for the poor quality of the photo, it was taken several hundred yards from the royal subject.

Watched a pair of King fishers feeding and mating for quiet some time but, photographing them was very tough to do since they rarely sit still and were at such a distance.

The photo was taken on my recent trip to Middle Tennessee near Rock Island.
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 Mule217 viewsI was told if I kissed this mule a beautiful princess would be awakened........somebody lied.
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 Jose253 viewsThis is Jose, one of our, shall we say extended crew members. Jose is taking a little R & R from cleaning bugs off the windshield of the Albatross, a job usually reserved for the Radioman and may I say, much easier while aircraft is parked.

The Osa Peninsula of Costa Rico is a perfect place for Jose to relax.
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 Observer243 viewsTypical observer, sharp eyes and very loud on Liberty.

There is a lot to be said for an aircraft with windows that open and a door between cockpit and aft section.

Osa Peninsula, Cost Rico
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 Flying226 viewsFlying ain't no big deal, Coastie.

View from our "quarters" in Costa Rica
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 Pronghorns543 viewsA pair of pronghorns at Brice Canyon, UT
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