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Monday September 01, 2008

Dave Bonta September 1, 2008

A cool, clear autumn morning. Every few minutes, another alarm call breaks the silence: pileated woodpecker. Bluejays. A frantic squirrel.

Posted in Plummer's Hollow
Tagged gray squirrel, pileated woodpecker
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