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		<title>My Little Lady</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of many bluebird pictures I shot last summer. This is a female Mountain Bluebird. It was one of several very photogenic birds I encountered. She did not seem belligerent or overly excited at my being close to her nest. Situations like this are what keeps me involved with the task of maintaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Wren Nest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[House Wrens build a very unusual nest. They are cavity nesters, however I once found a nest such as this built on top of an abandoned robin nest in the fork of a willow tree. Twigs are stuffed into a nestbox until the entrance hole is partially covered. This restricts entry into the box for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=989</link>
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		<title>Mountain Bluebird in the Owyhees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I made my last trip for the year out to the bluebird trails today and found a very photogenic bluebird. Of course his concern was for the nestlings in the box I was visiting. I already have loads of photos of the Mountain Bluebird but I just couldn&#8217;t pass up an opportunity like this for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=981</link>
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		<title>Over Here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Common Nighthawk flushes, flies low a short distance, lands and flutters her wings. She attracted my attention alright. I have often seen this action with Killdeer. This demonstration is to lure potential harm away from a nest or vulnerable offspring. As I approached for a better picture she led me farther away. Alas, this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=977</link>
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		<title>Mama Mouse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  I often find a rodent nest in a nestbox I&#8217;ve set up for Bluebirds. In most cases these critters scamper away when I open the box for observation. This time I found a mother mouse with four suckling infants firmly attached to her teats. When she made her get-a-way the youngsters were still attached [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=967</link>
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		<title>My Blue Heaven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When whippoorwills call, And evening draws nigh, We&#8217;ll be happy in my, Blue Heaven.&#8221; This is one of my favorite songs. &#8220;Pooorwilllzz&#8221; Even though the call of the Common Poorwill is somewhat different than that of a Whippoorwill it has a similiar quality. It sounds as though it says &#8220;poorwill&#8221; with a little soft buzz [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=962</link>
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		<title>Glad I Wasn&#8217;t Here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I would not like to have been present when this activity took place. Evidence shows that lightning struck this tree during an electrical storm. The tree stands on a hillside with few neighbors. The bolt traveled down the trunk knocking a corner from a nestbox hanging there. A few chips from the box were located [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=947</link>
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		<title>Swallowtail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah, summer! It is the time of year when nature is at her best. After giving birth in the spring to flowers, shrubs, animals and insects this new life grows and matures. The vast array of shapes, forms and colors is manifest. Beauty surrounds us, be aware. Here we have an Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon butterfly busily [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=942</link>
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		<title>Poorwill Nest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Common Poorwill nest is the most elaborate that I have seen. The female for this nest chose a site near a pine tree and laid her eggs on the needles, no cup, no scrape. I usually find poorwill&#8217;s nest on bare ground under an over-hanging branch of a shrub. Two eggs is the normal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=938</link>
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		<title>Cow Creek School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few miles north of Jordan Valley, OR we pass by this old schoolhouse on Cow Creek. Many times I have passed by this historic building. Each year it seems to fall more in disrepair. I thought I had better take a picture of it before someone decides to demolish it. Back in the late [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://allarsonphotography.com/?p=933</link>
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