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Saw this guy just before noon on Saturday — big, muscular, white-winged and fast. He circled Lake Appert for a good five minutes before zipping off.
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Very strange, but what else?
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Rock Dove??????????
Rock Pigeon with curved bill??? -
…then, with its variable plumage flashing in the Sun, it “dove” into a “rock”. Squab for lunch, anyone?
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Very strange, but what else?
Deedee Burnside
Rock Dove??????????
Rock Pigeon with curved bill???
Tom Burr
…then, with its variable plumage flashing in the Sun, it “dove” into a “rock”. Squab for lunch, anyone?