I’ve been watching the sumac hedge off and on for a few days to see if I could spot a baby.
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She seemed awfully confident up there, surveying the scenery. Her papa was hanging around and I got a nice shot of his beautiful feathers from behind this time.
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Other highlights of an otherwise hot and quiet evening were this goldfinch in amusing poses and a lovely Monarch butterfly.
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