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Catch and Release

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mistnet.jpgSepehr Sepehri, an apprentice ornithologist, frees a common yellowthroat finch from a mist net strung in Zuma Canyon. Volunteers snared several more birds, banded their legs, photographed and released them.

Photograph by Phil Crosby

POSTED BY FORD COCHRAN/BIOBLITZ TEAM AT 9:50 AM PDT

 

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