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	<title> &#187; California</title>
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	<description>Bay Area Nature and Seattle Nature in Photos</description>
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		<title>Seeking Justice for a Sea Otter: It’s a Small World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a notice tonight from Defenders of Wildlife, asking for help in finding the killer of a young sea otter. The female otter was found along Morro Strand in June of this year &#8212; slain illegally, with the post-mortem revealing a shot to her head. In seeking additional information on this case, I landed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Sleep &amp; Dream</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/to-sleep-perchance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not in the Shakespearean sense . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Not the Easter Bunny</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2010/04/not-the-easter-bunny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northern California]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Those ears serve this Black-tailed Jackrabbit well. A jack will usually hear you coming long before you see him. And he can regulate blood flow in these ears to adjust for external temperatures. The Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) &#8212; any jackrabbit &#8212; is actually a hare, not a rabbit. This particular jackrabbit wasn&#8217;t keen on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shorebird Nation Rises Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marbled godwits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oakland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[willets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I picked up a telephoto lens and aimed it at my first non-human earthling, my seasons have morphed into migration schedules. Winter = Ducks. Spring= Babies. Fall (best time of all) = Shorebirds. I used to be an urban-girl-night-person &#8212; before I knew what I was. Autumn was: early darkness, early cocktails. (Okay, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squirrel for a Day</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2009/08/squirrel-for-a-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mlk shoreline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[northern california]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our latest outing to Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline rendered two contenders for the feature. The first, a perfectly posed ground squirrel who had to assess my safety level before resuming his meal. And second, a squirrel clinging to a fence which begged the question &#8212; who&#8217;s really on the outside? (He was fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art in Bull Kelp</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2009/07/art-in-the-bull-kelp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never appreciated kelp until, 1) I first saw this particular monster of a kelp, and 2) I saw close-ups of kelp shot by better nature photographers than I -- capturing the golden palette of this gargantuan plant.

<a href="http://www.thefreequark.com/2009/07/art-in-the-bull-kelp/">[read the full post ...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Short Story of the California Red-Backed Jumping Spider</title>
		<link>http://www.thefreequark.com/2009/05/california-red-backed-jumping-spider/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefreequark.com/2009/05/california-red-backed-jumping-spider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 06:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ingrid</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phidippus johnsoni &#8211; Red-Backed Jumping Spider Edited to add (7/11/11): Thanks to a couple of knowledgeable and generous commenters (below) the positive ID on this jumping spider is &#8220;Ms.&#8221; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; I found this little Mr. (or Ms.) on the kitchen ceiling a few days ago. Before I could grab my telephoto to see precisely what [...]]]></description>
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