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The PhotoNaturalist
Adventures in natural history photography with Sparky Stensaas
December 25, 2011
Sparky StensaasContact Sparky
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- videos—American Golden-Plover
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- videos—Dark-eyed Junco
- videos—Evening Grosbeak
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- videos—Great Blue Heron
- videos—Great Gray Owl
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- videos—Henslow’s Sparrow
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- videos—Hooded Merganser
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- videos—Ivory Gull
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- videos—Orange-crowned Warbler
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- videos—Sharp-tailed Grouse
- videos—Short-billed Dowitcher
- videos—Short-eared Owl
- videos—Snow Bunting
- videos—Snow Goose
- videos—Snowy Owl
- videos—Song Sparrow
- videos—Spruce Grouse
- videos—Surf Scoter
- videos—Swamp Sparrow
- videos—Tennessee Warbler
- videos—Trumpeter Swan
- videos—Turkey Vulture
- videos—Veery
- videos—Virginia Rail
- videos—Whimbrel
- videos—White-crowned Sparrow
- videos—White-throated Sparrow
- videos—White-winged Crossbill
- videos—White-winged Scoter
- videos—Wild Turkey
- videos—Wood Duck
- videos—Yellow-rumped Warbler
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3 responses to “Happy Holidays”
Nancy Haugen
December 25th, 2011 at 11:30
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Sparky.
Nancy & Jim
Lonni Skrentner
December 25th, 2011 at 12:28
What a phenomenal picture. Of course you only publish the phenomenal ones. The photographer in me wants to know how many hit the cutting room floor before this one!
Merry, Merry,
Lonni Skrentner
Sax-Zim Bog Festival 2011
Julia
December 28th, 2011 at 11:35
Have a very Happy New Year filled with God’s Blessings!
Julia & Tom