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Old 07-02-2009, 12:23 AM   #386
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If anyone wants to go see the little fuzzball, I've marked the best spot to see it indicated by the white arrow. There is a dip in the salmonberry bushes to the left of the viewing hut there. Point your (at least a 400mm) lens through the dip towards the little island where the nest is, indicated by the white dot. Hopefully, the second egg is viable, and the first chick doesn't get picked up by a heron or eagle. The bald eagles were circling the nest, and a GBH did a fly-by, so they know it's there. I apologize for the poor quality photo, but it's the best one I could find.



Funny story: David Suzuki and his family walked by as another photographer and I were shooting the chick. They asked if they could look through the cameras, and of course we let them. As his family (his wife, daughter and husband) were looking through the cameras, he was standing back between the two cameras chatting with me, the other photographer and the Reifel staff member. Dr. Suzuki's wife asked him if he'd like to have another look through the camera when he replied, "Naw, I'm just waiting for an eagle to come get him."
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