A Wildlife Encounter Story
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From our boat we see a falcon with a duck. Lake Apanas, Jinotega, Nicaragua |
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The Peregrine Falcon lands with his Blue-winged Teal We thought he would eat it there but . . . Lake Apanas, Jinotega, Nicaragua |
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Not liking us to watch I guess, he takes off again with the dead duck. While flying over the water he drops the duck. Lake Apanas, Jinotega, Nicaragua |
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Blue-winged Teal picked up by my guide, Moises Lake Apanas, Jinotega, Nicaragua |
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Many flocks of Blue-winged Teal on lake around us and . . . Lake Apanas, Jinotega, Nicaragua |
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Flying by us with Mombacho Volcano in background: Blue-winged Teal Lake Apanas, Jinotega, Nicaragua |
One never knows what serendipity encounter you will have with wildlife when walking or boating in the wilderness! But it seemed to happen frequently in Nicaragua, a very good trip!
“It’s a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn’t even know you were aiming for.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold
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