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In late April of this year state park personnel cut down the stand of tamarisk.\u00a0 I fully understand the need to get rid of them because tamarisk is an invasive plant that is widely believed to degrade native wildlife habitat and\u00a0disrupt the structure and stability of North American native plant communities.\u00a0 That said I will miss them as there aren’t many elevated and attractive natural perches on the island.<\/p>\n
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I’ve said before that for me the Rough-legged Hawk is\u00a0among the most handsome of\u00a0North American raptors. \u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc I found this bird perched on some tamarisk just below an elevated road on Antelope Island\u00a0and was able to get some shots I like as it lifted off.\u00a0 I’ve posted another image\u00a0of the\u00a0sequence here. In late April of this year state park personnel cut down the stand of tamarisk.\u00a0 I fully understand the need to get rid of them because tamarisk is an invasive plant that is widely believed to degrade native wildlife habitat and\u00a0disrupt the structure and stability of North American native plant communities.\u00a0 That said I will miss them as there aren’t many elevated and attractive natural perches on the island. Ron<\/p>\n
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