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Soft Landing

Soft Landing

I was trying to capture this Golfinch in flight with this purple bloom as he landed .....

I was trying to capture this Golfinch in flight with this purple bloom as he landed .....
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On this snowy morning this Blackcapped Chickadee was enjoying the weather.

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A beautiful nature walk through a nature reserve in Hadley MA.

Early one morning we went out to check out the local wildlife, as I stopped the car at an intersection we spotted this Kestral with a fresh kill.

The beauty of the translucent delicate wings of a hummingbird.

Eagle Nest Building

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