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	<title> &#187; Birds</title>
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	<description>Bay Area Nature and Seattle Nature in Photos</description>
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		<title>Moon Roost</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/02/moon-roost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/02/moon-roost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cormorants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle & Vicinity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[double-crested cormorants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fremont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[full moon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[click for larger image Every night, they dart under the highway bridge, buzzing boaters as their wings slice the air above the channel. Cormorants, nature&#8217;s flying and diving machines, are sleek and malleable to the point of being reptilian. Everything about the cormorant says speed &#8230; everything except parking it at the roost. As branches [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>GooseORama</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/02/gooseorama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/02/gooseorama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geese and Swans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fir island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacific northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skagit county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snow geese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterfowl]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This was a much better day for the Snow Geese &#8212; better than my last visit to Snow Goose Central. Hunting season is done, and all of the goose shooting on Fir Island is now camera-only. I started off at this field with one other photographer, and by the time I left, there were six [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eagle Noir</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/02/eagle-noir/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/02/eagle-noir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bird Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle & Vicinity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bald eagles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eagles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacific northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[washington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I joke (but it&#8217;s true) that my best eagle and osprey in moments in the Northwest happen in silhouette. There&#8217;s the issue of light, and how low and flat it tends to be in the winter. There&#8217;s also the issue of my luck &#8212; where the light is perfect, I&#8217;m pointed in the right direction, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>These Feet are Made for Diving</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/feet-of-barrows-goldeneyes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/feet-of-barrows-goldeneyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ducks and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle & Vicinity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Wildlife & Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ballard locks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barrow's goldeneye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goldeneye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacific northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban wildlife]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ducks have reason to be nervous around us humans in the winter, and diving ducks are always dive-ready if danger is imminent. Sometimes, I refrain from even pointing my lens at ducks, having learned that this act alone can be a stressor for them. Almost all flying ducks will divert course, even a little, when [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bald Eagles Wear the Pants</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/bald-eagles-wear-the-pants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/bald-eagles-wear-the-pants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bald eagles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[skagit county]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the height of Bald Eagle season in Rockport and Marblemount, along the Skagit River, you&#8217;ll see dozens of eagles, lumbering across the sand bars, dragging and pillaging salmon carcasses. I like to say that birds like pigeons have jodhpurs &#8212; with flared plumes tapering into claws. Eagles, on the other hand, look like they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The &#8220;Cripples&#8221; &#8230; or Why I Hate Wing Shooting</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/the-cripples-or-why-i-hate-wing-shooting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/the-cripples-or-why-i-hate-wing-shooting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fishing & Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geese and Swans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snow geese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterfowl]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening, we were photographing Snow Geese and didn&#8217;t realize that we (along with at least 10 other photographers) had chosen a field where hunters were lying in camo. I promised myself I would wait until hunting season was over before I ventured into the wilds beyond Seattle &#8212; just as I did last year. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Flying Wallendas &#8230; I Mean, Pijendas</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/the-flying-wallendas-i-mean-pijendas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/the-flying-wallendas-i-mean-pijendas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doves & Pigeons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pigeons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban wildlife]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a sucker for pigeons. I loved them long before Hugh and I rescued a couple of lost racing pigeons, and I continue to love them long after. People who&#8217;ve never observed pigeons will marvel when they first notice how pigeons out-maneuver Peregrines in harrowing chases. These birds, whose ancestors sprang from the cliffs alongside [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tribute to a Great Heron &#8230; a Blue One</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/tribute-to-a-great-heron-a-blue-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/tribute-to-a-great-heron-a-blue-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herons and Egrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great blue heron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m one of those people who can&#8217;t even give an injured quail a ride in the car without bonding (just a little) to the outcome. Similarly, when I&#8217;m out photographing &#8212; in those cases where I frequent a location and see the same animals repeatedly &#8212; I develop a keen interest in their well-being. For [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Grackles &amp; Apples &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/grackles-of-las-vegas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/grackles-of-las-vegas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perching Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Wildlife & Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grackles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great-tailed grackles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[las vegas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; and grackles foraging across Nevada, exploiting urban food scraps. One of my favorite things about visiting southern climates is the summer night chatter of grackles &#8230; the cavatina that becomes the dissonant ensemble of grackle song when huge groups of the birds roost on urban plazas. These were winter-time grackles &#8212; Great-tailed Grackles roaming [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>No Frozen Hummingbirds, Please</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/toasty-nectar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2012/01/toasty-nectar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perching Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anna's hummingbird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hummingbirds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the winter of 2011, my hummingbird nectar froze into a giant lifesaver of an ice cube. I&#8217;m a Californian which means I&#8217;m used to nectar that ferments into birdie moonshine after a few days in the sun. But last year we migrated north to Seattle &#8230; at the same time Anna&#8217;s Hummingbirds decide not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Best 2011 Pics &#8230; or Favorite Pics of 2011?</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/best-2011-pics-or-favorite-pics-of-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/best-2011-pics-or-favorite-pics-of-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bay Area Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A 12/31/11 Edit: HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! Wishing you a beautiful start to 2012! Every year, for five years now, Jim Goldstein at the JMG-Galleries Blog invites photographers to participate in his &#8220;Best Photos&#8221; project. Bloggers post about their top five or ten images from that year, then send the link to Jim who compiles [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giving Birds a Fair Distance</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/giving-birds-their-distance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/giving-birds-their-distance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle & Vicinity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human disturbance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water birds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Off-season, I regularly walk the trail loops at Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle. It&#8217;s one of the longer spurs of waterfront access in a city where much of the waterfront is privately held. So, when I&#8217;m feeling homesick for San Francisco Bay and the miles of open trails, I find solace at the Arboretum. In [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bird Noir</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/bird-noir/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/bird-noir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 04:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bird Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulls & Terns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black and white]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gulls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacific northwest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[urban wildlife]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=10985</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are wildlife photographers who apologize for any urban elements &#8212; like street lamps &#8212; in their bird images. I embrace those shots, for three reasons: I admire the rugged survivalists that are urban birds and wildlife. What we throw at them in the way of obstacles, pollution, windows, automobiles, poisons, traps, wires and electricity, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>You Thinking What I&#8217;m Thinking?</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/you-thinking-what-im-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/12/you-thinking-what-im-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corvids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle & Vicinity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Crows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foraging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pacific northwest]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=11040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw a huge group of crows scrounging for grubs and snacks in a vacant field near the Seattle waterfront. Since it was raining when I left home, I packed nothing but my rain gear and a point-and-shoot &#8230; just in case. I guess I&#8217;m hard-headed because I should have learned by now that Seattle [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fly On Sweet Angel</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/fly-on-sweet-angel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/fly-on-sweet-angel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gulls & Terns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gulls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=10926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Angel came down from heaven yesterday
She stayed with me just long enough to rescue me
And she told me a story yesterday,
About the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Home is Where the Cell Tower Is</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/home-is-where-the-cell-tower-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/home-is-where-the-cell-tower-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nesting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osprey]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=10903</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sequestered indoors for the rain, I&#8217;ve been sorting through my photo archives, hoping to cull my duds, once and for all. I came upon my gallery of Osprey shots &#8230; taken this summer as I checked in weekly with a local nesting couple. These two never did produce any young. But I hope to see [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Not a Birder &#8230; and I Also Love Canada Geese</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/im-not-a-birder-and-i-also-love-canada-geese/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/im-not-a-birder-and-i-also-love-canada-geese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geese and Swans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle & Vicinity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada geese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=10816</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the &#8216;condensed&#8217; chronology of how I became that someone who is not a birder: Age 0 to 4: My first (and only) nanny was a German Shepherd. Also, age 0 to 4, born into a family of animal lovers and mushroom foragers. Age 5 to 13: Living as an expat in Europe, left to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Turkeys I&#8217;ve [Almost] Known</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/a-tribute-to-turkeys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/a-tribute-to-turkeys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue & Rehab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey, Quail et al]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Behavior & Characteristics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay Area]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a tribute to the wild turkeys who walk among us. Every year, Hugh and I Adopt a Turkey from Farm Sanctuary. And every year, I try to somehow commemorate the awesomeness of the wild turkeys I&#8217;ve been privileged to be among and photograph. The timing of this new episode from Nature on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Add a Voice to the Refuge Stamp Discussion</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/the-no-hunting-stamp-discussion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/11/the-no-hunting-stamp-discussion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fishing & Hunting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a great comment thread happening over at 10,000 Birds where Mike was kind enough to cross-link to my recent posts here on Non-Hunters and Wildlife Refuges. The 10,000 Birds site is an awesome place &#8212; a repository for all things bird and birding. It&#8217;s one of my regular stops for bird news and commentary, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Halloween Raven</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/10/the-halloween-raven/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/10/the-halloween-raven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corvids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative commons]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ravens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I photographed this Common Raven, wind surfing off Ocean Beach in San Francisco, I didn&#8217;t realize that new life would continually germinate from this one photo &#8230; through my Creative Commons license and into the public domain by way of sketches, artwork composites and collages. I&#8217;m always delighted when an image I&#8217;ve licensed under [...]]]></description>
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