All photos were taken by John or Virginia Rudzinskas.
Photos from our neighborhood, surrounding area and trips.
1. Animals
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A bobcat in our side yard.
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Three otters swimming.
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A harbor seal in the Noyo River at Ft. Bragg, CA.
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A bison in Yellowstone National Park.
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An emu in Australia.
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A kangaroo in Australia.
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A koala having some lunch in an eucalyptus tree in Australia.
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The fearsome (not really) Tasmanian Devil in a Tasmanian unzoo.
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A wallaby on Phillip Island, Australia.
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A couple of wombats in Australia.
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A beaver out for a swim.
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A muskrat.
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Turkeys in our back yard.
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A young muskrat.
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A coyote in the distance.
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A buck running onto our driveway.
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Sideview of young muskrat.
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A mom and her fawns under our trees. John would cut branches for them.
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A muskrat in the water.
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Squirrel.
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Jackrabbit on our land.
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Four otters crossing the path that goes around Cameron Park Lake.
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Close-ups of the four otters.
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A muskrat about to swim over a turtle.
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2. Artistic
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A little local artistic flair from Folsom.
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This one's not so local but artistic for sure!
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Artistic shot of our bush.
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Blue Agave in the snow.
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Front evergreens in the moonlight.
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3. Birds (Look below the bird photo to see what kind it is.)
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A snowy egret with her early morning catch at Cameron Park Lake.
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A great egret takes flight.
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A bald eagle we saw at Jenner, CA.
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A beautiful Belted Kingfisher.
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Brown pelicans.
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A common loon.
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Common mergansers.
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A Cooper's Hawk spotted at Cameron Park Lake.
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A female Northern Flicker.
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A Great Blue Heron finds a nice tree perch above the mouth of the Russian River.
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A Northern Harrier.
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An osprey.
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A Peregrine Falcon.
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A Peregrine Falcon.
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A Red-tailed Hawk.
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A Red-tailed Hawk.
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A red-shouldered hawk with prey.
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A green heron perches in a palm tree.
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A spotted towhee.
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A group of American white pelicans.
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An acorn woodpecker with the characteristic dazed look.
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An Australian Darter drying his wings in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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An Australian pelican on Phillip Island, Australia.
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A black-necked crane in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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A breeding male mallard displaying his courtship colors.
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A cliff swallow performing aerial acrobatics.
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A comb-crested jacana in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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A hermit thrush momentarily comes out of hiding.
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A mischievous kea on the South Island, New Zealand.
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A Little Penguin on Phillip Island, Australia.
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Fishing buddies. A belted kingfisher and an osprey at the Noyo River, Ft. Bragg, CA.
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A white-faced ibis at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area near Davis, CA.
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A yellow-rumped warbler at Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, CA.
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A pair of cockatoos in New Zealand.
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A Lark Sparrow.
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A golden-crowned sparrow.
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A lesser goldfinch.
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A California quail.
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A Canada goose poses in a tree at Cameron Park Lake.
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A majestic bald eagle in flight.
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An osprey surveys the water.
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A juvenile red-shouldered hawk basks in the morning sun.
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A duck contemplates his reflection in the water.
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An American robin.
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A black-crowned night heron.
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A white-breasted nuthatch.
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A trio of white-faced ibis.
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An Eurasian collared-dove.
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A lesser goldfinch.
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An oak titmouse.
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A Nuttall's woodpecker.
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A red-shouldered hawk.
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A red-tailed hawk.
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A mute swan.
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A bald eagle captures a drone :).
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A gull we saw at Jenner, CA.
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A red-shouldered hawk.
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A red-shouldered hawk in flight.
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A red-shouldered hawk in flight.
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A cinnamon teal duck.
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A red-tailed hawk atop a pine.
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Look at me! A turkey in our back yard.
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Our local black swan with his mate at Cameron Park Lake.
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Three cormorants in a tree at Cameron Park Lake. We see them on our daily walk.
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Cormorants on the rocks in Cameron Park Lake.
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A bufflehead swimming in Cameron Park Lake.
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A white tailed kite flying at Rassmussen Park.
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A swan sitting in her nest on Cameron Park Lake.
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Some geese and ducks at Lumsden Park, Placerville, CA.
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A mourning dove in our back yard.
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Beautiful little Western bluebird.
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A rare sighting of a pelican on Cameron Park Lake.
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A colorful mallard duck on Cameron Park Lake.
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A western bluebird posing for us on a fence.
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Warring woodpeckers.
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A killdeer at the water's edge.
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A mute swan coming in for a landing.
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A hummingbird having breakfast.
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A great egret and her catch.
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A pied-billed grebe sitting on her nest at Cameron Park Lake.
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A pied-billed grebe with her baby.
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The pied-billed grebe with her baby chick on her back.
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A Golden-Crowned sparrow.
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The California thrasher.
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The Great Blue Heron.
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Birds at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
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An eagle at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
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A great egret at Cameron Park Lake.
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A hawk at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
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A peacock at Daffodil Hill.
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A few turkeys in our back yard.
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A vulture peering down at his lunch.
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A noisy grackle.
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A mallard and his mate.
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Coots swimming in Cameron Park Lake.
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A duck family.
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A Canada goose with her goslings.
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A green heron
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Canada geese in flight.
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Canada geese in flight.
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"Alright children, stay in line".
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A rock pigeon.
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An acorn woodpecker temporarily sits on the ground.
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A mute swan and cygnets at Rassmussen Park Pond.
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A white-tailed kite high in the tree.
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A lesser goldfinch foraging in our side yard.
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A pretty little tree swallow taking a break from chasing down flying insects.
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A black phoebe.
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A pied-billed grebe.
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A gallinule.
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Several house finches.
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A grackle painted with the light of sunset.
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A pair of American Wigeons.
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A Black-headed grosbeak.
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Two male California Quail.
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A Hooded Oriole.
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A Northern Mockingbird.
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This is a red-tailed hawk.
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This is a White-breasted nuthatch.
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This is a California Towhee.
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This is a Hooded Merganser.
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This is a Cormorant up close and personal.
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This is a bird in our back yard.
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This is a red-shouldered hawk.
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This is a red-tailed hawk.
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This is a couple of swans making a heart with their necks.
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This is a Western kingbird.
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This is an Ash throated flycatcher.
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This is an immature scrub jay.
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A Lark Sparrow.
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An Anna's Hummingbird, a housefinch and a black-headed grosbeak.
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4. Flowers and Trees
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A striking flower we found along Rassmussen Park Pond.
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Endangered mules ears that grow all over our back yard.
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One of many redbud trees that grow natively all over our land.
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Daffodils at Daffodil Hill.
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Another picture of a gorgeous flower at Rassmussen Park Pond.
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Agave century plant in our back yard with a rainbow behind it.
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Agave century plant in our back yard at sunset.
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A mushroom that popped up in our side yard.
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A couple of our beautiful roses in the front yard.
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A wildflower from our yard..
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A pretty purple flower on a "weed".
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California Poppies.
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5. Insects
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A delicate looking dragonfly we saw at Rassmussen Park Pond.
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A blue dasher we saw at Rassmussen Park Pond.
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Another dragonfly we couldn't resist photographing.
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A damsel fly (bluet).
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A striped bee burrowing for nectar.
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6. Reptiles
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A moss encrusted turtle at Cameron Park Lake.
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A typical lizard we saw at Cameron Park Lake. They're everywhere!
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A king snake we encountered while on our morning walk through Rassmussen Park.
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A red-eared slider turtle staring back at us at Cameron Park Lake.
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A turtle catching some rays at Cameron Park Lake.
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