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Northern Red Oak leaf melted into ice March 2020 Skogstjarna MinnesotaThis is an old advertising sign hand painted on the side of a building in Galesburg, Illinois. It was revealed when the neighboring building was torn down. This is an advertisement for 5 cent cigars. #ghostsign #ghostsigns #galesburgillinois #galesburgOak leaves in ice. Rose & Lee Warner Nature Center. Marine-on-St. Croix, Minnesota. November 2019Ask Sparky a Question
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- Palisade Head Peregrines (and grebes & mergansers): Shooting with Sparky
- Virtually Live 4 Birding/Photography Field Trip to Sax-Zim Bog May 4, 2020
- Birding with Sparky 3: Virtually Live from Sax-Zim Bog: April 28, 2020
- Virtual Field Trip 2— Birding Sax-Zim Bog April 21, 2020
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