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Baltimore Orioles sure put on a good show for us all morning. Everywhere we went we saw and heard a lot of this beautiful birds.
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Darby Creek is truly a treasure right here in Ohio. It is one of the cleanest streams in North America and is a hotspot for freshwater mussle diversity.
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The creek is lined with Sycamore trees, which are perfect for Pileated Woodpecker nesting cavities. That's what everyone is looking at from across the stream.
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Here's one of the many different warbler species seen in the woods of Prairie Oaks Metro Park - a Bay-breasted warbler.
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Here's another good view of it.
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