Latitude: 38.9090635
Longitude: -90.0397088
Elevation: 161 meters / 528 feet
Barometric Pressure 994KPa

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April 20, 2007

When I was grow
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Finally received my Nikon
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Peregrine Falcon with Breakfast Near Alton Illinois - No. 1 by Nikon66
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Eastern Kingbird in West Alton Missouri by Nikon66
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