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Bluegill (& a Largemouth bass...)
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Sagittarius Panorama
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Juvenile Bald Eagle at Rice Lake State Conservation Area
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Chautauqua Lightning Time Lapse
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Greater White-fronted Goose at Rice Lake State Conservation Area
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Juvenile Bald Eagle at Rice Lake State Conservation Area - No 2
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Chris Arrives
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Chautauqua Flash
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Electric Lake
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The little HyVee fox
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Have a Seat
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A Tree with a View 10012012
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The 567 Prime Mover
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Cormorants. Lots of them.
![flowers garden pottingshed](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3391/3233646124_423415d5d3.jpg)
A VIEW FROM THE GARDEN
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
![2003 nikon harley 100views 1200 davidson sportster d80](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2409/2351316462_cae568cf26.jpg)
2003 Sportster
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Dunfermline, Illinois 61524
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Peoria & Western
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Prairie Night
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Goldenrod Milky Way
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Sand Ridge Prairie
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Pier at Dawn
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Emiquon Anvil
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Prairie Prop
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Blue Awakening
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Midnight Meteor
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Wind Chill Warning
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Dawn Approaches
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Thompson Lake Sunrise
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Milkweed Sunset
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Pelican's Flight
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Pre-dawn Panorama
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Morning Star
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Silence is Golden