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Dave Bonta May 26, 2013

The Baltimore oriole flies from treetop to treetop, laying claim to the yard. A lone chimney swift cuts arabesques in the cobalt blue sky.

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Posted in Plummer's Hollow
Tagged Baltimore oriole, chimney swifts
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