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These are finches of some species - probably Cassin's finches.
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Same bird.
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This is a mountain chickadee.
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Well, I'm not sure. Same finch as above?
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Third time's the charm. The American Dipper came out to see us just as we were about to give up on it.
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Looks like a fat wren, eh?
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It didn't stay out in view for very long, but it was long enough to snap a few pics and get my binocular on it before it flew off again.
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It's a new favorite of mine.
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After we saw the dipper we drove over to Boise for our last night in Idaho. We took a walk along the Boise River from Julia Davis Park to Ann Morrison's Park and back again.
One of the highlights was a good look at a flock of common mergansers fishing in the river. The sun was going down as we walked back to Julia Davis Park and we came upon a small wetland area.
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This is an underpass to one of the bridges. This particular spot has special significance to Steve and me from 1979, when we first met.
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The spot is a little shabbier now than when we were there in 1979, but it still has sentimental value to us.
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