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Views from the Beach

May 31, 2014April 17, 2014 by matt goff

Constantly shifting clouds and light and a brightly colored Savannah Sparrow highlighted my time on the front beach at Totem Park. The sparrow fed within a few feet of me, catching flies in the piles of washed up seaweed and pausing to look up (presumably scanning for predators).

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Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
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