The American Kestrel that spent a half hour teasing me out at DNRT's Ocean View Farm reserve on Sunday, always staying at the barely-useful limits of my long lens.

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A Merlin perched on a post out at DNRT's Ocean View.

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A Pine Warbler making an unexpected visit to the backyard feeders.

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A Blue Jay with his prize of a suet ball from the backyard feeder.

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A Tufted Titmouse perched on the feeder hook, waiting his turn.

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A Carolina Wren perched in the bare branches of the lilac bushes in my back yard.

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Eastern Bluebird perched atop a feeder hangar in the back yard.

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House Finch grabbing a snack in the back yard in the weekend's snow.

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Female Northern Cardinal hanging out in the back yard in the weekend's snow.

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One of our backyard feeder visitors during the weekend's storm: a House Finch puffed up against the cold.

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