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Male American kestrel, trapped 10/23/10.

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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2010

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Sharp beak! Eek! He likes to use it, too.

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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2010

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One of the two wedge-tailed shearwater volunteer monitors, on Managaha with a shearwater chick.

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2010

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One of the two wedge-tailed shearwater volunteer monitors, on Managaha with a shearwater chick.

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Currently the oldest and largest of the Managaha shearwater chicks, about the size of a loaf of bread.

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A young wedge-tailed shearwater being readied for measurements to track his growth. Every week each...

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Another wedge-tailed shearwater chick.

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Waves breaking on a high coral shelf off the southern side of the island, with Tinian visible on the horizon.

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I don't know much about mushrooms so I have no idea what species this is, but they sure are...

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A variety of broken coral pieces, mostly now petrified, which make up the western end of Ladder beach.

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2010

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Pronounced "lah-tee", unlike the coffee, these stones were used to hold up the thatched roofs of ancient Chamorro buildings.

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Looking west.

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2010

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The ever-present towering rainclouds on the horizon make for a dramatic sky.

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2010

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Male Collared Kingfishers are a dramatic blue color.

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Every Thursday evening, several blocks of the road bordering the resorts are lined with pavilions selling food and crafts.

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2010

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A small hole in an old Japanese bunker that looks out over the ocean at the northernmost point of the island.

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Jagged coral limestone cliffs near Cowtown.

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One of several impressive arrays of food at the Hyatt resort's Sunday brunch.

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2010

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