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		<title>Mine!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This swan took issue with the duck's proximity -- a Blue-winged Teal just minding her own business, dabbling in the pond with her Blue-winged mates.

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		<title>Mute Swans . . . Not Really</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We call them &#8220;mute&#8221; because they&#8217;re comparatively quiet. If you&#8217;ve ever experienced the clamor of Tundra Swans banking toward the wetlands, &#8220;mute&#8221; will seem an appropriate designation for these travelers. But they&#8217;re not silent as the name suggests. They&#8217;ll hiss and utter caw-like calls. Overhead, they render melodies, pushing air into songs and squeaks with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Mammal Viewing &#8212; From a Distance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hugh and I had another knucklehead-versus-wildlife encounter this past week with a family on the Mendocino coast. We hiked over an unpopulated bluff and saw a mom and kids chasing a young sea lion across the rocks for a photo op. Their actions were forcing the young animal away from her resting spot, as she [...]]]></description>
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