Day 8: Santa Cruz, The Highlands & back to Quito, Ecuador

• Memories of Dagobah (0)
• A Retreat For All Ages (35)
• Magical Moments (14)
• The Birds at Dagobah (5)
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• Autumn Birds. (32)
• Irruption of finches & others (11)
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• The Trumpeter Swans (2006 - 2018) (0)
• 2006: Trumpeter Swans are seen on our property. (3)
• 2007 : Trumpeter Swans return and attempt to start a family. (6)
• 2008: Trumpeter Swans return to raise 3 cygnets - hatched 5. (0)
• In 2008 the Trumpeter Swans return and raise 3 cygnets (hatched 5) (38)
• 2009: Trumpeter Swans return to raise 3 cygnets (hatched 6). (9)
• 2011 Trumpeter Swans return to raise 4 cygnets (hatched 5). (15)
• 2012 : Trumpeter Swans return, hatched 5 cygnets, all were predated. Leg band confirms identity of female #933. (11)
• 2013: Trumpeter Swans return to raise 2 cygnets - hatched 5. (16)
• 2014: Trumpeter Swans return - 5 cygnets hatched, photo of the last cygnet July 4, 2014. (6)
• 2015 Trumpeter Swans return & are 'down on their luck' even more so this year! Hatched 7 eggs, all cygnets predated (15)
• 2016: Returned early after a mild winter ... hatched 5 cygnets (3)
• 2017: Change in plans - the nesting site is unsuitable! (2)
• The Purple Martins Take Over The Condo June 2011 (15)
• Yellow-throated Vireos Build a Nest - May 2011 (11)
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• Piping Plovers Nest at Sauble Beach (36)
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• 2006 - Family & Friends Visits (8)
• 2007 - Family & Friends Visits (22)
• Crosby & Madison spend a few days at Dagobah (11)
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• Mute Swans and their cygnets (1)
• Juvie BCNH (6)
• Red-necked Grebes Building a Nest (16)
• Sharp - shinned Hawk (8)
• A Family of Great Horned Owls (6)
• Great Horned Owlets Learn to Fly (12)
• An afternoon of a lifetime (11)
• Various Poses of a Juvenile Green Heron (8)
• Close Encounters of the best kind (7)
• The Gulls of Vancouver Island (12)
• A Lifer Experience at The Pinery Provincial Park (12)
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• Screech Owls in our back yard (4)
• Random Images (11)
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• Transforming the back garden: (24)
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• The Many Colours of the Eastern Redbud Forest Pansy (9)
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• A Dozing Squirrel (7)
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• Bonaire 2003 - a snorkeler and birder's paradise! (39)
• St Maarten: Jan 2003 (18)
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• The Birds on the Island (31)
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• Snorkeler's Delight (22)
• Breezes Curacao Resort, Spa & Casino (26)
• A tour of the island in search of birds, history and shopping (23)
• The Nightlife at the resort (7)
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• The Scenery on Bonaire (25)
• Punta Cana Dominican Republic 2007 / 2008 (39)
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• Day 1: Baltra Is, Santa Cruz, & Puerto Ayora (30)
• Day 2: Dragon Hill and Rabida Islet (41)
• Day 3: Santiago & Bartolome Islands (33)
• Day 4: The Plaza's & Santa Fe Islands (60)
• Day 5: North Seymour , Baltra Is. & Turtle Cove (48)
• Day 6: Floreana & Punta Cormorant (37)
• Day 7: Espanola/Hood Island - Gardner Bay & Punta Suarez (78)
• Day 8: Santa Cruz, The Highlands & back to Quito, Ecuador (19)
• Mindo, Ecuador 2009 (0)
• CasKaffeSu in Mindo (24)
• The Butterfly Garden (29)
• Birding in Mindo (14)
• Orchid Gardens: Armonia - Jardin De Orquideas (24)
• Quito, Ecuador (25)
• Quito Ecuador 2009 (0)
• Belize 2010 "Blackbird Oceanic Field Station", Blackbird Caye, Turneffe Atoll (0)
• The Property (Oceanic Society Field Station) (36)
• Birds (52)
• Critters (14)
• Scenery, including Blue Hole & Lighthouse Reef (19)
• A Visit to Friends in East & Southeast Texas 2010 (47)
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• Roatan Honduras 2011 (53)
• St Thomas USVI 2012 (19)
• Sailing the BVI's aboard the Cuan Law Trimaran 2012 (9)
• Tucson Arizona 2013 (42)
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• Bonaire 2014 - snorkeling and birding (34)
• Birding in Texas 2014 (12)
• A Dream Becomes a Reality (2007) (15)