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Those were the “good old days” at Farmington when eagles in winter were numerous and there were relatively few bird photographers. I understand there was a single cooperative eagle at Farmington several days ago and it was mobbed by photographers.<\/p>\n
I didn’t realize how good I had it back then.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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Note: It’s possible that the eagle in the last shot is a different bird than the eagle in the previous photos but I don’t think so. It’s been so long that I don’t remember for sure.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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