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Too Close for Comfort Feb. 13, 1999 These geese let me get much closer than the elusive eagles, but this was closer than they cared to be. Their taking flight is a noisy, honking affair, all the more awesome when several thousand participate in the mystery of a mass ascension. |
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Left Turn to Nowhere Some 8 miles from Des Moines, the river turns sharply to the south and disappears from view. A tributary appears to be the river, but the swift current soon reveals the true channel. The forest along the river is many miles deep, and it is a treat to see the houses along the bluffs. |
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