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BIRD TALK: MANDARIN DUCKS SIGHTED AT SANTEE LAKES
By Greg Dunne January 16, 2012 (Lindo Lake) -- The latest poser for my Canon was this beautiful Mandarin Duck on January 14. On a cold, cloudy Saturday morning at the water’s edge at Lindo Lake it...
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BIRD TALK: THE CALIFORNIA VALLEY QUAIL
By Greg DunneSeptember 24, 2012 (Alpine)--The California State Bird is the California Valley Quail. Over the past two seasons, I have had the pleasure of having a covey of California Quail living in my...
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BIRD TALK: RARE BIRDS IN EAST COUNTY
By Greg DunneNovember 15, 2012 (San Diego’s East County)--We have our share of rare bird sightings now and then in our East County. The three I am going to talk about are the Greater White-Fronted...
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: UNCLE SAM AT LAKE MURRAY
December 4, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – “Uncle Sam made sure everyone knew (well - everyone at Lake Murray on my 6 mile walk) it was their civic duty to vote today,” Greg Dunne wrote in an e-mail...
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: HIKING AT MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK
By Greg DunneMarch 6, 2013 - Last week I did back to back hikes in Missions Trails Regional Park. I was treated with three Mule Deer on the trail—a great sight! I have only seen deer at Mission...
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: FIVE PEAKS IN MISSION TRAILS
By Greg DunneApril 28, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) -- My friend, David Hart, and myself went on a long and strenuous six-hour but fun hike of all five peaks at Mission Trails Regional Park on...
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BIRD TALK: THE WESTERN BLUEBIRD
By Greg DunneJune 22, 2013 (Alpine)--“I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah,” to quote Paul McCartney. Just last week our “children” left the nest here in Alpine, our...
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: COOPER'S HAWKS
July 22, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) – Bird Talk columnist Greg Dunne shared these images. He writes, “Out at my six-mile walk around Lake Murray Thursday towards the dam, I was treated to five...
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BIRD TALK: NESTS - HOMES FOR BIRDS
By Greg DunneJuly 24, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) – Bird nests can be hard to observe. We usually just stumble across them out in nature. One place you can always see a large variety of Egret and...
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PEARL JAM ROCKS AT SDSU
November 27, 2013 (San Diego) – Greg Dunne, best known to our readers as our “Bird Talk” columnist, sent us these photos and review comments on the Pearl Jam concert at San Diego State University.“The...
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BIRD TALK: MIGRATORY BIRDS
By Greg DunneDecember 17, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) – Our County has many migratory birds. This week, I’m highlighting two of them: the Northern Shoveler Duck (although a few will stay year...
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