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January 2022 Tule Elk & Merced Wetlands Preserves |
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| This Tule Elk Preserve waterway attracts anglers and wildlife. |
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| In good years, herons, egrets, dragonflies and butterflies are found here. |
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| A lone coyote foraging inside the Tule Elk enclosure. |
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| Immature red-tailed hawk takes flight. |
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| The preserve's raptors often take flight at first sight of humans. |
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| Due to California's ongoing drought, wetlands have less water than usual. |
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| Odd photo of drops of water off a pintail duck. |
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| Dowitcher foraging in shallows near shore. |
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| Two immature kildeer begging mother to feed them. |
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| A Song Sparrow forages for insects amid tule reeds. |
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| My "spirit animal", a Bewick's Wren foraging. |
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| An adult male White-crowned Sparrow. |
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| Snow Goose sunning itself onshore. |
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| "Scolded" me as it moved away. Very sweet. |
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| Serene wetlands view from a picnic table. |
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| Saw this whimsical personalized license plate in parking lot. |
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