

Lazuli Bunting visits Mountain Center pond
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This male Lazuli Bunting drinks at a Mountain Center pond near the kitchen window. “A bright patch of blue brightened our day,” wrote Doris Lombard. “James Reserve records show this bird is rarely seen up here.” Photo by Doris Jean Lombard

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