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A lot of *people* at NARA today (with it being sunny and almost 50, in late January) but only two birds, both juncos.

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The grey-on-grey frozen-and-refrozen pattern reminds me of some cartoon-art styling I've seen somewhere, but I can't place it.

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I have new windows; the woodpecker seems to have noticed this as well :-)

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More zoom confirms that it's a hawk; the crows were squawking a bit but not hugely, and they weren't...

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I saw one of the crows fly up and land in this tree full of crows... then realized that that lower down one wasn't a crow :-)

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My first thought was raccoon, but some quick checks online suggest skunk is a lot more likely...

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A small-ish hawk has been visiting one of the high traffic areas of the back yard; it's hard to focus...

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Uploaded on Jan 24, 2012

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immediately following shot, as he glided down behind some other trees (and later relaunched towards the...

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Uploaded on Jan 24, 2012

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A small-ish hawk has been visiting one of the high traffic areas of the back yard; it's hard to focus...

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Uploaded on Jan 24, 2012

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I hadn't thought about it before, but I guess ice doesn't collect on incandescent christmas lights the way...

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012

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Apparently it's a general photo studio/services place... it just *looks* like it should be an Aperture Science field office :-)

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Mmm "spicy aztec" mocha with fresh whipped cream (the Lake Champlain Chocolates factory store...

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I'm guessing the camouflage works better when there isn't a wall of snow behind it.

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Even the dark gulls are *sort of* camouflaged, I thought they were just rocks stuck in the ice before I...

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012  |  Map

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"If all your friends were walking on water, would you do it too?"

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The fivefingers are a little slippery on snow-covered ice (these are the nicely sealed winter neoprene...

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012  |  Map

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So that's how most of them get out there... they just... *walk*...

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012  |  Map

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I guess it's hard to find a good spot to check your email up here...

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012  |  Map

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