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    He was sitting on the topmost branch but when the auto focus beeped he bolted. When he flew so did the little fly down to his left



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    That's a nice shot. A good moment.

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    Beautiful bird!

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    Looks like our common Red Wing Blackbird. We see them, for the most part, around water and they frequent marshes where there are cat tails standing.

    Beautiful birds and a nice shot.
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    Oh looks like this bird wears uniform

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    Nice shot - it's true though about the uniform.
    Looks like a traffic bird or a police bird. LOL.
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    Gorgeous red in that bird! Nice shot!
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