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January 21, 2009 - Day 86 - Jefferson Co. to
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Seems a bit ironic that we finally reach Florida - land of sunshine
and warmth... (At least that's how we Canadians typically feel about
it) and we have one of the coldest mornings of the entire migration
at 20 degrees. The beautiful sunrise that greeted Bev and I as we
walked out to the pen was very welcome as we knew if would get warm
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We had our first air pick-up this morning, which basically means that
the lead pilot would not be landing next to the pen but instead,
seconds before he was to fly past the pen, would give us the okay to
release the birds and then we would all hope that they could catch
up to him. Timing is crucial--release them too soon and it could
backfire; release them too late and they may not be able to catch up
to him. Luckily, today's release was textbook and I captured this
picture as they flew off, into the east toward our next stopover.
When I download and quickly peruse the images of the day, I always
count birds. This morning I counted eight and knew there was
something odd going on. Look closely at the eight birds--one of them
is another trike! |
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Joe captured this image during the 86 mile flight from Jefferson to
Gilchrist County, FL - at our highest altitude gained this year;
4000 ft. |
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I'm always amazed at how graceful their landings are - it's as if they
step down out of the sky, landing daintily on their toes. |
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