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	<title> &#187; Raptors</title>
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	<description>Bay Area Nature and Seattle Nature in Photos</description>
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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>
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		<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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		<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>
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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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		<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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		<category><![CDATA[urban wildlife]]></category>

		<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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		<title>Barring the Hat</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/09/barring-the-hat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/09/barring-the-hat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal behavior an]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barred owl]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=9811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My first wild encounter with a Barred Owl in Seattle culminated in the photo below. Based on this experience, my advice to children in raptor territory is: avoid wearing plush toy animals on your backpack as the dusk hunting hour approaches. A boy was walking along a wooded path with his mother, a fuzzy toy [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Climbing the [Salmon] Ladder to Success</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/08/climbing-the-salmon-ladder-to-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/08/climbing-the-salmon-ladder-to-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=9612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Images taken at Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, aka Ballard Locks, in Seattle Washington. Summer means salmon runs at the Ballard Locks fish ladder . . . twenty-one watery steps from Puget Sound, to the ship canal, to the fresh water spawning grounds where the returning salmon were born. Salmon are a miracle of navigational skills, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And Osprey Makes Two</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/07/and-osprey-makes-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/07/and-osprey-makes-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=9523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So far, that&#8217;s all I&#8217;ve seen at this nesting site . . . two diligent Osprey, bringing each other fish and taking turns sitting. The structure of the cell phone tower obscures the interior of the nest, so I see only what happens on the rafters outside. To date, it&#8217;s been just a male and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagle &amp; Crow</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/06/eagle-crow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/06/eagle-crow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corvids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[birds in flight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mobbing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=9500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no lack of courage among the black birds. (Exhibit B: the eagle/crow face off I photographed last October.) I joke that Bald Eagles in Seattle are never without a personal entourage, usually crows and gulls. In this particular altercation, a Red-winged Blackbird joined the squadron as the eagle flew over Union Bay Natural Area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anthropomorphizing a Caspian-Peregrine Tussle</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/06/caspian-tern-chasing-peregrine-falcon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/06/caspian-tern-chasing-peregrine-falcon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gulls & Terns]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=9359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been grabbing Seattle&#8217;s ever-so-fleeting sun breaks to photograph a group of Caspian Terns who fish every evening on Puget Sound. I&#8217;ll post those shots soon. As I was packing up my tripod tonight, I saw the telltale movement and wing shape of a Peregrine overhead. She was riding the thermals up and out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Dropped Calls</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/05/osprey-nest-on-buriencell-phone-tower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/05/osprey-nest-on-buriencell-phone-tower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 09:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=9254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Osprey doesn&#8217;t have to worry about mobile phone dead zones at home &#8212; nesting, as he is, at the top of a cell tower. Osprey love the tall platforms of human invention, but the settings can take their toll, too &#8212; in the form of power outages, or even electrical harm to the birds. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bald Eagle in the Backyard</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/03/seattle-bald-eagle-in-the-backyard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2011/03/seattle-bald-eagle-in-the-backyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=9135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a huge bonus of living in Seattle: the urban and suburban wildlife includes a multitude of Bald Eagles. This morning, Hugh went into our friends&#8217; garden to fill up their bird feeder &#8212; a chore we both kind of enjoy. A huge contingent of birds descends right when our boots leave the scene [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dine Like an Eagle</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/10/dine-like-an-eagle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/10/dine-like-an-eagle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=7597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Taken during a recent visit in the Northwest. We came upon this scene on a Seattle area beach . . . a small stretch of private community beach where we have a guest pass . . . the same beach where I was shown the gate, when I wandered too far during my first stroll [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Merlin’s Dragonfly Day</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/10/merlins-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/10/merlins-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merlin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=7476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I expected duck photos and got a Merlin. This female used her perch to survey the mass of dragonflies below. She regularly dove then reappeared on this tree with a dragonfly in talon. The Merlin Falcon Foundation has information on Merlins of Western Washington and British Columbia, including Merlin behavioral insights and audio of their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balde Interloper</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/09/seattle-bald-eagle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/09/seattle-bald-eagle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bald eagle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=7111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was shooting in the fog -- the silhouettes of crows foraging at low tide -- when every bird on the beach suddenly flushed and flew into the mist ...]]></description>
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		<title>Through the Lens of Glenn Nevill</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/07/peregrine-photos-by-glenn-nevill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/07/peregrine-photos-by-glenn-nevill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bay Area Faves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Wildlife & Nature]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=6689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A photograph's true essence is visceral: How does it make you feel? What does the image inspire? It's an impression that defies pixel peeping -- where the mood and meaning of a photo can be crushed in a haze of digital noise, scrutinized at 100 percent.]]></description>
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		<title>Ari the Falcon Fledges</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/05/ari-the-falcon-fledges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/05/ari-the-falcon-fledges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 23:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baby Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=6035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco falcons growing up on a ledge at the PG&#038;E building in San Francisco are fledging. Palladin took off a few days ago and at last report, was perched atop a nearby structure. This is recently uploaded video of another baby, Ari, taking that first leap off the ledge. You can fast forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patriotic Red-Tail</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/patriotic-red-tail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/patriotic-red-tail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red-tailed hawks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=5153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn't realize until I came upon this photo today, that I have a minor theme in my image archives: birds posing with flags. This is the first bird-patriot picture to creep into the <i>Today's Photo</i> feature.

<a href="http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/patriotic-red-tail/">[see the full-size image ...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sharpie . . . Probably</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/sharpie-maybe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/sharpie-maybe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharp-shinned hawk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefreequark.com/?p=4956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I shot this image of a Sharpie or Cooper's at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery last week, and ran the photo by my resident expert, Bird Master. She thought it was a Sharpie, but couldn't say with certainty in the absence of a more detailed photo.

<a href="http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/sharpie-maybe/">[see the full-size photo ...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Love the Uglies?</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/03/protecting-less-cute-species/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/03/protecting-less-cute-species/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[turkey vultures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ugly animals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This photo inspired this post: I uploaded it to Flickr &#8212; where one of my favorite Flickr people had this to say: It bothers me when people call them &#8220;ugly&#8221; or something like that . . . We have to learn and to accept . . . that all the living things are ok &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons of the Totem Animals</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/01/totem-animals-medicine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophically Speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[falcon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hawk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kestrel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[totem animals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, I found a book on animal totems &#8212; after pulling an all-nighter with a Navajo friend who clued us in to the shamanistic roots of animal guides and animal medicine. In this Native American spiritual tradition, we each have nine totem animals who walk with us on this life path. They appear when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red-Tail Drifting on Thermals</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2009/09/red-tail-drifting-on-thermals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2009/09/red-tail-drifting-on-thermals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Raptors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coyote hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red-tailed hawk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regional park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Red-tailed Hawk rises with the thermals on the western slopes of Coyote Hills Regional Park. I snapped this image on the tail end of yesterday&#8217;s hike along the marshes and pelican ponds.]]></description>
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