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December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 by Dave Bonta

Overcast and cold. Juncos hop down the snowy streambanks for a drink. A female cardinal flies past—the extra red in her open wings.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags cardinal, junco, snow, stream
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