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			<title><![CDATA[The Thing with Feathers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ Cover of The Thing with Feathers.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walrus Haulout]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Walrus lounge on a cobbled beach in Svalbard.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Walrus lounge on a cobbled beach in Svalbard.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reindeer]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Reindeer are native to Svalbard.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Reindeer are native to Svalbard.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sea Ice]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Akademik Sergey Vavilov plows through pack ice within about 550 miles of the north pole.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Akademik Sergey Vavilov plows through pack ice within about 550 miles of the north pole.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple Saxifrage]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Purple Saxifrage, one of the most recognizable wildflowers of the far north.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Purple Saxifrage, one of the most recognizable wildflowers of the far north.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hanging out in the Arctic on a calm day.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Hanging out in the Arctic on a calm day.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Little Auks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Dovekies, or "Little Auks" as the Europeans know them, are the most abundant bird in Svalbard.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Dovekies, or "Little Auks" as the Europeans know them, are the most abundant bird in Svalbard.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kittiwakes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Kittiwakes swarm at the base of a massive glacier front.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Icescape]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The pack ice, home of the polar bear.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The pack ice, home of the polar bear.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Icebergs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Grounded iceberg bits on a still day.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Icebergs]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Grounded iceberg bits on a still day.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iceberg]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A tabular iceberg, possibly drifted in from Greenland.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A tabular iceberg, possibly drifted in from Greenland.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hiking Group]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A group of hikers is nearly lost in the immense landscape of Svalbard.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Hiking Group]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A group of hikers is nearly lost in the immense landscape of Svalbard.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Happy Hour]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hanging out with some of the ship's staff during happy hour on the back deck.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Happy Hour]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hanging out with some of the ship's staff during happy hour on the back deck.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Guillemot Cliffs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nesting Thick-billed Murres.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Guillemot Cliffs]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Nesting Thick-billed Murres.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cameras]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The collective camera gear of passengers on just one expedition this summer.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Cameras]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The collective camera gear of passengers on just one expedition this summer.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bear Wide Angle]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A polar bear in its element, arctic pack ice.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bear Wide Angle]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A polar bear in its element, arctic pack ice.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bear on Ice]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[One of the 50ish polar bears I saw this summer.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bear on Ice]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[One of the 50ish polar bears I saw this summer.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bear Kill]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We watched this male polar bear chow down on his seal carcass for almost three days.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bear Kill]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[We watched this male polar bear chow down on his seal carcass for almost three days.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polar Bear]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This polar bear approached the ship within just a few yards.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Polar Bear]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[This polar bear approached the ship within just a few yards.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffin.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffin.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffin.]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffin.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gentoo Penguins]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gentoo Penguins.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Gentoo Penguins]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Gentoo Penguins.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Police]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hanging out with some of Peru's finest.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Police]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hanging out with some of Peru's finest.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gray-bellied Comet]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gray-bellied Comet, a rare species of hummingbird.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Gray-bellied Comet, a rare species of hummingbird.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ferry]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Loading our bus onto a makeshift ferry to get across the river.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abra Gavilan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Abra Gavilan area, in northwest Peru.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Abra Gavilan area, in northwest Peru.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Junction City Talk]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah prepares to give a presentation to more than 500 middle schoolers in Junction City, Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Junction City Talk]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah prepares to give a presentation to more than 500 middle schoolers in Junction City, Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Turkey Vulture]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Turkey Vulture, Noah's favorite bird.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Turkey Vulture]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Turkey Vulture, Noah's favorite bird.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A lone Adelie Penguin stands on the ice in Antarctica.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguin]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A lone Adelie Penguin stands on the ice in Antarctica.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sandhill Cranes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sandhill Cranes migrating north over my house in February.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Sandhill Cranes migrating north over my house in February.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wandering Albatross]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Wandering Albatross knifes through the Drake Passage with its 12-foot wingspan.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Wandering Albatross]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Wandering Albatross knifes through the Drake Passage with its 12-foot wingspan.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Penguin Watchers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins wander past in a snow squall.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Penguin Watchers]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins wander past in a snow squall.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah hangs out with King Penguins.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah hangs out with King Penguins.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[King Penguins]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[King Penguins on South Georgia Island.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/misc/kingpenguins.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[King Penguins]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[King Penguins on South Georgia Island.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ioffe]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Finnish-built, Russian-operated, Canadian-run ship, Akademik Ioffe.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ioffe]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Finnish-built, Russian-operated, Canadian-run ship, Akademik Ioffe.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ice Edge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The edge of fast ice, frozen from the previous winter.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ice Edge]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The edge of fast ice, frozen from the previous winter.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Camping]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Setting up to camp on the ice.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Camping]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Setting up to camp on the ice.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zodiac]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Floating in an inflatable Zodiac on a calm Antarctic morning.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Zodiac]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Floating in an inflatable Zodiac on a calm Antarctic morning.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Opossum]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An opossum caught by my remote camera.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/opossum.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Opossum]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An opossum caught by my remote camera.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Deer]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A deer caught by my remote camera.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Deer]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A deer caught by my remote camera.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cougar Closeup]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Cropped version of the same photo.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Cougar Closeup]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Cropped version of the same photo.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cougar]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A cougar caught by my remote camera.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/cougar.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Cougar]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A cougar caught by my remote camera.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Feral Cat]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A feral cat caught by my remote camera.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Feral Cat]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A feral cat caught by my remote camera.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Signing Book Contract]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Signing a contract to write a bird book for Riverhead Press!]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Signing Book Contract]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Signing a contract to write a bird book for Riverhead Press!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wooly Monkeys]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wooly Monkeys.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Wooly Monkeys]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Wooly Monkeys.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tapir]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Tapir emerges from the Tiputini River.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/ecuador-blog/tapir.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tapir]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Tapir emerges from the Tiputini River.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tamarin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Golden-mantled Tamarin.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/ecuador-blog/tamarin.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Golden-mantled Tamarin.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tamandua]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Amy cuddles a young Tamandua (anteater).]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tamandua]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Amy cuddles a young Tamandua (anteater).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Squirrel Monkey]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Squirrel Monkey.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/ecuador-blog/squirrelmonkey.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Squirrel Monkey]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Squirrel Monkey.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Collared Peccary]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Collared Peccary.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/ecuador-blog/peccary.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Collared Peccary]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Collared Peccary.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[After the Jaguar]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[About one minute after seeing the jaguar.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[After the Jaguar]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[About one minute after seeing the jaguar.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jaguar Clearing]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The clearing where I encountered the Jaguar.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The clearing where I encountered the Jaguar.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big Day]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Abby and Noah, just after hitting 200 species at 3:30 pm.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Abby and Noah, just after hitting 200 species at 3:30 pm.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow-throated Woodpecker]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Yellow-throated Woodpecker at Tiputini.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Yellow-throated Woodpecker at Tiputini.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scarlet Macaws]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Scarlet Macaws fly over Tiputini.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Scarlet Macaws fly over Tiputini.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paradise Tanager]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Paradise Tanager lingers next to Tiputini's canopy tower.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Paradise Tanager lingers next to Tiputini's canopy tower.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spangled Cotinga]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An adult male Spangled Cotinga at Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[An adult male Spangled Cotinga at Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah's 26th Birthday]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Celebrating my 26th birthday at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, in eastern Ecuador, with distinguished scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Celebrating my 26th birthday at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, in eastern Ecuador, with distinguished scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bot Fly Scene]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Amy extracts Tiny Tim (a bot fly) from Noah's back as Abby and Juan De Dios watch in fascination.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Amy extracts Tiny Tim (a bot fly) from Noah's back as Abby and Juan De Dios watch in fascination.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bot Fly Extraction]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A bot fly larva emerges from Noah's back.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A bot fly larva emerges from Noah's back.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bot Fly]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tiny Tim, with a regular-size staple for comparison.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Tiny Tim, with a regular-size staple for comparison.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Margay]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Margay at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in eastern Ecuador.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Margay at Tiputini Biodiversity Station in eastern Ecuador.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Macro Lens]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[My Canon 100mm IS macro lens after being dropped 130 feet off the canopy tower at Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[My Canon 100mm IS macro lens after being dropped 130 feet off the canopy tower at Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canopy Tower View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A misty view across the top of the rainforest canopy from the tower at Tiputini.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A misty view across the top of the rainforest canopy from the tower at Tiputini.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canopy Tower]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A set of metal scaffolding ascends 130 feet through the forest canopy at Tiputini (view looking down).]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A set of metal scaffolding ascends 130 feet through the forest canopy at Tiputini (view looking down).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tiputini River]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[View of the Tiputini River from the Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[View of the Tiputini River from the Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fork-tailed Woodnymph]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Fork-tailed Woodnymph.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Fork-tailed Woodnymph.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canopy Tower]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah hangs out in the rain in the canopy at Tiputini.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah hangs out in the rain in the canopy at Tiputini.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah With Toucan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Holding a toucan in eastern Ecuador in 2006.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Holding a toucan in eastern Ecuador in 2006.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tiputini River]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Tiputini River cuts through unbroken rainforest.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Tiputini River cuts through unbroken rainforest.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tiputini Rainforest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pristine rainforest at Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Pristine rainforest at Tiputini Biodiversity Station.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lupine]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lupine lines the trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Lupine lines the trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mather Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah pauses on Mather Pass, in central California's high Sierra.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah pauses on Mather Pass, in central California's high Sierra.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Icy Trees]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Icy trees and snow on top of Mount Baden-Powell after a night of freezing fog.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Icy trees and snow on top of Mount Baden-Powell after a night of freezing fog.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Water Cache]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A giant water cache along the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Water Cache]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A giant water cache along the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Desert Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Desert scenery along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Desert Pacific Crest Trail]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Desert scenery along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah smiles in his tent, a day or two before finishing the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah smiles in his tent, a day or two before finishing the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Berries]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Foliage along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Berries]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Foliage along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Washington View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mountains poke above the fog in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Washington View]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Mountains poke above the fog in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The sun sets during a late-season heat wave in Washington in mid-September.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The sun sets during a late-season heat wave in Washington in mid-September.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Washington]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rugged scenery in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Northern Washington]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Rugged scenery in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wildflowers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wildflowers abound along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Wildflowers abound along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Scenic views from the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Scenic views from the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail cuts through a stand of huge trees.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail cuts through a stand of huge trees.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mount Jefferson]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mount Jefferson attracts a gathering of clouds in northern Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mount Jefferson]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Mount Jefferson attracts a gathering of clouds in northern Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah at Willamette Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah heads north from Willamette Pass in central Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah at Willamette Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah heads north from Willamette Pass in central Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diamond Peak]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lingering snowfields linger into August on Diamond Peak.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Diamond Peak]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lingering snowfields linger into August on Diamond Peak.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Green Forest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lush, green forest in central Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Green Forest]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lush, green forest in central Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah's Tent]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah's tent sits on the flank of Mount Thielsen.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah's tent sits on the flank of Mount Thielsen.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pine Forest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail cuts through fields of pines in southern Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pine Forest]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail cuts through fields of pines in southern Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lava Fields]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail crosses fields of lava in southern Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lava Fields]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail crosses fields of lava in southern Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign marks distances on the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign marks distances on the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wild Strawberries]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A delicious handful of wild strawberries.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A delicious handful of wild strawberries.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Oregon-California Border]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign on the Pacific Crest Trail marks the Oregon/California border.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[The Oregon-California Border]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign on the Pacific Crest Trail marks the Oregon/California border.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail wends through wildflower fields in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail wends through wildflower fields in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PCT View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Layer upon layer of forested hills recede into the distance in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[PCT View]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Layer upon layer of forested hills recede into the distance in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail traverses a remote slope in northern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5407.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail traverses a remote slope in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PCT View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A view from the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[PCT View]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A view from the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drakesbad Dinner]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[All-you-can-eat barbeque at Drakesbad Guest Resort, at Lassen National Park in northern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5331.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Drakesbad Dinner]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[All-you-can-eat barbeque at Drakesbad Guest Resort, at Lassen National Park in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An artistic view of the coniferous forest of northern California, along the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5325.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Forest]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An artistic view of the coniferous forest of northern California, along the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah at the Midpoint]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah celebrates reaching the midpoint of the Pacific Crest Trail, in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah at the Midpoint]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah celebrates reaching the midpoint of the Pacific Crest Trail, in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sewing a Backpack]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nancy, a trail angel, sews a hiker's broken pack strap back together at Bucks Lake in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Nancy, a trail angel, sews a hiker's broken pack strap back together at Bucks Lake in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah's Tent]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah's tent, pitched near a scenic overlook north of Sierra City on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah's tent, pitched near a scenic overlook north of Sierra City on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Summer on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Summer on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Sierra]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Snowfields linger on slopes of the northern Sierra in midsummer.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Northern Sierra]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Snowfields linger on slopes of the northern Sierra in midsummer.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A midsummer sunset on the Pacific Crest Trail in central California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A midsummer sunset on the Pacific Crest Trail in central California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forest and Snow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lingering snowpack blankets the forest floor in the northern Sierra.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Forest and Snow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lingering snowpack blankets the forest floor in the northern Sierra.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hikers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers traverse a snowfield near Sonora Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers traverse a snowfield near Sonora Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail winds around a snowfield near Sonora Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail winds around a snowfield near Sonora Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sonora Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Dappled sunshine on the Sierra Mountains near Sonora Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Dappled sunshine on the Sierra Mountains near Sonora Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hiker]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A hiker confronts lingering snowpack on the Pacific Crest Trail in central California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A hiker confronts lingering snowpack on the Pacific Crest Trail in central California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chicken Spring Lake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Chicken Springs Lake, in the southern Sierra of central California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Chicken Spring Lake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Chicken Springs Lake, in the southern Sierra of central California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Old Burn]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail passes through fields of wildflowers in an old burn area.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Old Burn]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail passes through fields of wildflowers in an old burn area.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kennedy Meadows]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail parallels the Kern River near Kennedy Meadows, California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail parallels the Kern River near Kennedy Meadows, California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sunset along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A sunset along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walker Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail hikers gather at Walker Pass in central California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail hikers gather at Walker Pass in central California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Joshua Trees]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail winds through scattered Joshua Trees in the southern California desert.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail winds through scattered Joshua Trees in the southern California desert.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah on the Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah pauses on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah on the Trail]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah pauses on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail ascends through the southern California desert.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail ascends through the southern California desert.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tehachapi Windmills]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail winds through Joshua Trees and gigantic windmills near Tehachapi.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail winds through Joshua Trees and gigantic windmills near Tehachapi.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Canadian Border]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[After four months and 2,665 miles of hiking, I made it to the Canadian border. Whew!]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[The Canadian Border]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[After four months and 2,665 miles of hiking, I made it to the Canadian border. Whew!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Washington]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Clouds gather along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Northern Washington]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Clouds gather along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Washington]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Clouds gather along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Clouds gather along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blowdown]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This blowdown on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington was more than 650 years old.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[This blowdown on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington was more than 650 years old.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blueberries]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wild blueberries in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Blueberries]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Wild blueberries in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Glacier Peak Wilderness]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail climbs through fields of lupine in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Glacier Peak Wilderness]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail climbs through fields of lupine in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail climbs through fields of lupine in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mountain Goats]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mountain Goats linger near the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Mountain Goats linger near the Pacific Crest Trail in northern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blowdown]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A pile of huge trees wait to be cleared by trail crews in central Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A pile of huge trees wait to be cleared by trail crews in central Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Goat Rocks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail follows a ridge in the Goat Rocks Wilderness of southern Washington, with Mount Rainier looming to the north.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail follows a ridge in the Goat Rocks Wilderness of southern Washington, with Mount Rainier looming to the north.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mount Adams Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sunset near Mount Adams, in southern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Sunset near Mount Adams, in southern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mountain Lion]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Mountain Lion sits on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern Washington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Mountain Lion sits on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern Washington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Southern Washington]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah gets ready to hike across Washington on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Southern Washington]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah gets ready to hike across Washington on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bridge of the Gods]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah stands on the Oregon-Washington border at Bridge of the Gods.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah stands on the Oregon-Washington border at Bridge of the Gods.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah at Cascade Locks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah sorts gear in a parking lot at Cascade Locks, near the Oregon-Washington border.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah sorts gear in a parking lot at Cascade Locks, near the Oregon-Washington border.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tunnel Falls]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The trail winds behind Tunnel Falls, along Eagle Creek in northern Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The trail winds behind Tunnel Falls, along Eagle Creek in northern Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forest Fire]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This forest fire, near Mount Hood, shut down the Pacific Crest Trail a couple days after this photo was taken.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[This forest fire, near Mount Hood, shut down the Pacific Crest Trail a couple days after this photo was taken.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Timberline Lodge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Timberline Lodge glows after sunset in northern Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Timberline Lodge glows after sunset in northern Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mount Hood]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail approaches Mount Hood in northern Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail approaches Mount Hood in northern Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Toad]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A large toad poses in the Three Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A large toad poses in the Three Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lupine lines the Pacific Crest Trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Lupine lines the Pacific Crest Trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[South Sister]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail approaches South Sister in central Oregon.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail approaches South Sister in central Oregon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crater Lake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Crater Lake shines blue on a bluebird day.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Crater Lake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Crater Lake shines blue on a bluebird day.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah takes a rest in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah takes a rest in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rubber Boa]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A huge Rubber Boa sprawls across the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Rubber Boa]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A huge Rubber Boa sprawls across the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hikers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers take a rest break on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers take a rest break on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[850-mile Beard]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah looks a bit scruffy after not shaving in 850 miles.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[850-mile Beard]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah looks a bit scruffy after not shaving in 850 miles.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Octopus]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A random sign in northern California, miles from anywhere, says, "The Octopus."]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[The Octopus]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A random sign in northern California, miles from anywhere, says, "The Octopus."]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rattlesnake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A rattlesnake coils in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A rattlesnake coils in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A butterfly on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A butterfly on the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Burney Falls]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Burney Falls, in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Burney Falls]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Burney Falls, in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Honeybuzz]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Honeybuzz reads a register at 9:30 pm at Cache 22, a water cache on the Hat Creek Rim in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Honeybuzz reads a register at 9:30 pm at Cache 22, a water cache on the Hat Creek Rim in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Honeybuzz]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Honeybuzz pauses on the Hat Creek Rim, a 30-mile dry section of the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5338.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Honeybuzz]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Honeybuzz pauses on the Hat Creek Rim, a 30-mile dry section of the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stream]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A stream along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Stream]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A stream along the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Snow Bogs Down Hikers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A newspaper article details the late snowpack on the Pacific Crest Trail in spring 2011.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Snow Bogs Down Hikers]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A newspaper article details the late snowpack on the Pacific Crest Trail in spring 2011.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Balls and Sunshine]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Balls and Sunshine enter the Granite Chief Wilderness.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5256.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Balls and Sunshine]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Balls and Sunshine enter the Granite Chief Wilderness.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ebbetts Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail hikers enjoy "trail magic" at Ebbetts Pass.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5211.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ebbetts Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail hikers enjoy "trail magic" at Ebbetts Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sonora Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lingering snowfields at Sonora Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sonora Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lingering snowfields at Sonora Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sonora Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers traverse a long snowfield near Sonora Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sonora Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers traverse a long snowfield near Sonora Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stream Crossing]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers cross a stream in the North Sierra.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Stream Crossing]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers cross a stream in the North Sierra.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yosemite]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers around a campfire at Glen Aulin camp in Yosemite National Park, hoping the smoke will keep mosquitoes away.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5096.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Yosemite]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers around a campfire at Glen Aulin camp in Yosemite National Park, hoping the smoke will keep mosquitoes away.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donohue Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers ascend Donohue Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Donohue Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers ascend Donohue Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donohue Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Three hikers pause near the summit of Donohue Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Donohue Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Three hikers pause near the summit of Donohue Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stream]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers cross a lazy, ice-cold stream in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Stream]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers cross a lazy, ice-cold stream in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Waterfall]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers wade across a thigh-deep, icy waterfall on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_5028.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Waterfall]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers wade across a thigh-deep, icy waterfall on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Frozen Stream]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A partially frozen stream near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4992.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Frozen Stream]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A partially frozen stream near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Frozen Lake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A partially frozen lake near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4982.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Frozen Lake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A partially frozen lake near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Frozen Lake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A partially frozen lake near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4973.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Frozen Lake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A partially frozen lake near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Snow Bridge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A hiker contemplates a snow bridge near Muir Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A hiker contemplates a snow bridge near Muir Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Muir Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ice and snow near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Ice and snow near Muir Pass, in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mather Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah pauses atop Mather Pass in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mather Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah pauses atop Mather Pass in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hikers in the Sierra]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers on a late snowpack in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers on a late snowpack in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Glen Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The view from Glen Pass in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4888.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Glen Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The view from Glen Pass in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Glen Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The view from Glen Pass in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4868.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Glen Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The view from Glen Pass in California's Sierra Mountains.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forester Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The view from Forester Pass, the highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail at just over 13,000 feet.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4838.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Forester Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The view from Forester Pass, the highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail at just over 13,000 feet.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forester Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The view from Forester Pass, the highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail at just over 13,000 feet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ascending Forester Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A hiker climbs toward Forester Pass in the Sierra Mountains of central California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ascending Forester Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A hiker climbs toward Forester Pass in the Sierra Mountains of central California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ascending Forester Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A hiker climbs toward Forester Pass in the Sierra Mountains of central California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ascending Forester Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A hiker climbs toward Forester Pass in the Sierra Mountains of central California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ascending Forester Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers ascend the base of Forester Pass in the Sierra Mountains of central California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ascending Forester Pass]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers ascend the base of Forester Pass in the Sierra Mountains of central California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah on the Snow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah hikes through a late June snowpack in the Sierras.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah on the Snow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah hikes through a late June snowpack in the Sierras.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Atop Mount Whitney]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah smiles on top of Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48 states.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Atop Mount Whitney]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah smiles on top of Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48 states.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Climbers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers ascend toward the summit of Mount Whitney.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Climbers]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers ascend toward the summit of Mount Whitney.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah on the Snow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah heads up toward the summit of Mount Whitney.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah on the Snow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah heads up toward the summit of Mount Whitney.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sierra Group]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A group of hikers camps near the base of Mount Whitney.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sierra Group]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A group of hikers camps near the base of Mount Whitney.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sierra Group]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A group of hikers heads into the Sierra Mountains in central California (June 2011).]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A group of hikers heads into the Sierra Mountains in central California (June 2011).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tehachapi Windmills]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Giant windmills near the Pacific Crest Trail in Tehachapi, California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Giant windmills near the Pacific Crest Trail in Tehachapi, California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lizards]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lizards frolic on top of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lizards]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lizards frolic on top of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lost Monkey]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign advertises a Lost Monkey in Agua Dulce, in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign advertises a Lost Monkey in Agua Dulce, in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vasquez Rocks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vasquez Rocks, near Agua Dulce in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Vasquez Rocks, near Agua Dulce in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah on the Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah pauses under a freeway underpass in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah pauses under a freeway underpass in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gecko]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A (dead) colorful gecko on the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A (dead) colorful gecko on the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah on the Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah pauses on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah pauses on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bee Swarm]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A honeybee swarm near the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A honeybee swarm near the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ice on Mount Baden-Powell]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Icy trees after a night of freezing fog atop Mount Baden-Powell.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ice on Mount Baden-Powell]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Icy trees after a night of freezing fog atop Mount Baden-Powell.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hikers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hikers check out a trail register near Cajon Pass, in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Hikers check out a trail register near Cajon Pass, in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Train at Cajon Pass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A train winds around Cajon Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A train winds around Cajon Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Freeway Underpass]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah passes under the interstate at Cajon Pass.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah passes under the interstate at Cajon Pass.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[McDonald's Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[McDonald's: 0.4 miles; Guffy Campground: 22.1 miles]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4175.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[McDonald's Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[McDonald's: 0.4 miles; Guffy Campground: 22.1 miles]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4143.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Snow Plant]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Snow Plant blooms near Mount San Bernardino in southern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_4138.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Snow Plant blooms near Mount San Bernardino in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blooming Cactus]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A cactus blooms in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A cactus blooms in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rattlesnake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A well-camouflaged rattlesnake coiled and rattling on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A well-camouflaged rattlesnake coiled and rattling on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lizard]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A lizard along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lizard]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A lizard along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rosy Boa]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Rosy Boa near the Mesa Wind Farm on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Rosy Boa]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Rosy Boa near the Mesa Wind Farm on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mesa Wind Farm]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Mesa Wind Farm, along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mesa Wind Farm]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Mesa Wind Farm, along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Anna's Hummingbird Nest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An Anna's Hummingbird on its nest near Mount San Jacinto.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3989.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Anna's Hummingbird Nest]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An Anna's Hummingbird on its nest near Mount San Jacinto.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Water Cache Ahead]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign warns hikers about a water cache on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3941.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Water Cache Ahead]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign warns hikers about a water cache on the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail in a desert section of southern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3939.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3939.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Pacific Crest Trail in a desert section of southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rattlesnake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A rattlesnake draped across the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3933.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Rattlesnake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A rattlesnake draped across the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Eagle Rock]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Eagle Rock, near Warner Springs.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3907.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Eagle Rock]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Eagle Rock, near Warner Springs.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Warner Springs Area]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Warner Springs area of the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3893.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Warner Springs Area]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Warner Springs area of the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Snake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A snake in the Mojave Desert.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3868.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Snake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A snake in the Mojave Desert.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/thumbs/thumbs_img_3868.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Genius!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[How to get water out of a 20-foot deep fire tank through the top hatch.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3854.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Genius!]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[How to get water out of a 20-foot deep fire tank through the top hatch.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah's Tent]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah's tent at a campsite along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3833.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah's Tent]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah's tent at a campsite along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mount Laguna View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The view from Mount Laguna along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3823.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mount Laguna View]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The view from Mount Laguna along the Pacific Crest Trail in southern California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign in Mounta Laguna, southern California, along the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3811.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign in Mounta Laguna, southern California, along the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Horned Lizard]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Horned Lizard on the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3802.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Horned Lizard]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Horned Lizard on the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign along the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3786.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign along the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern California desert.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sign near the Mexican border on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3777.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A sign near the Mexican border on the Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah at the Border]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah at the Mexican border monument, getting ready to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (May 19, 2011).]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/pct-journal/img_3758.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah at the Border]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah at the Mexican border monument, getting ready to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (May 19, 2011).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Portland]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah at the Wild Arts Festival book signing in Portland, November 2011.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/noahinportland.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Portland]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah at the Wild Arts Festival book signing in Portland, November 2011.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/thumbs/thumbs_noahinportland.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[Noah, portland]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Steens Snow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A panorama (six photos stitched together) of snowy juniper trees on lower Steens Mountain, southeast Oregon.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/steenssnow.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/steenssnow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Steens Snow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A panorama (six photos stitched together) of snowy juniper trees on lower Steens Mountain, southeast Oregon.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/thumbs/thumbs_steenssnow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[P Ranch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A panorama (two horizontal photos tall by four wide; eight total images stitched together) of the Long Barn at P Ranch, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/pranchbarn.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/pranchbarn.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[P Ranch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A panorama (two horizontal photos tall by four wide; eight total images stitched together) of the Long Barn at P Ranch, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/thumbs/thumbs_pranchbarn.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Malheur Headquarters]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A panorama (seven photos stitched together) of Malheur NWR Headquarters.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/malheurhq.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/malheurhq.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Malheur Headquarters]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A panorama (seven photos stitched together) of Malheur NWR Headquarters.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/thumbs/thumbs_malheurhq.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Headquarters View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A panorama (six photos stitched together) of the view from Malheur Headquarters.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/hqview.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/hqview.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Headquarters View]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A panorama (six photos stitched together) of the view from Malheur Headquarters.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/thumbs/thumbs_hqview.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cows]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A panorama (five photos stitched together) of cows in a field.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/cows.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A panorama (five photos stitched together) of cows in a field.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alvord Hills]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A panorama (two horizontal shots tall by three wide) of the Alvord Hills, in southeast Oregon.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/alvordhills.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Alvord Hills]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A panorama (two horizontal shots tall by three wide) of the Alvord Hills, in southeast Oregon.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/thumbs/thumbs_alvordhills.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Owen Wilson on Birding Magazine]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Owen Wilson on Birding Magazine?]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/birdingmagazineowenwilson.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Owen Wilson on Birding Magazine]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Owen Wilson on Birding Magazine?]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Big Year Poster]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Big Year movie poster.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-2011/bigyearposter.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[The Big Year Poster]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Big Year movie poster.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow-breasted Chat]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yellow-breasted Chat at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine-blog/yellowbreastedchat.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Yellow-breasted Chat]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Yellow-breasted Chat at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prairie Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Prairie Warbler at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine-blog/prairiewarbler.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Prairie Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Prairie Warbler at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Vireo]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia Vireo at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine-blog/philadelphiavireo.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Vireo]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Philadelphia Vireo at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leucistic Myrtle Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Partially leucistic "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine-blog/myrtlewarblerleucistic.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Leucistic Myrtle Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Partially leucistic "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Field Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Field Sparrow at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine-blog/fieldsparrow.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Field Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Field Sparrow at Metinic Island, Maine.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[I Made It!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Minutes after finishing the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/bkp20860.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[I Made It!]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Minutes after finishing the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barred Forest-Falcon]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This Barred Forest-Falcon was an unexpected present on my 25th birthday (in early February) in the highlands of Costa Rica.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/barredforestfalcon.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/barredforestfalcon.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Barred Forest-Falcon]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[This Barred Forest-Falcon was an unexpected present on my 25th birthday (in early February) in the highlands of Costa Rica.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A colorful Costa Rican butterfly.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/butterfly.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/butterfly.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A colorful Costa Rican butterfly.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Semiplumbeous Hawk]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Definitely surprising to catch this Semiplumbeous Hawk in a mist net!]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/semiplumbeoushawk.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/semiplumbeoushawk.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Semiplumbeous Hawk]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Definitely surprising to catch this Semiplumbeous Hawk in a mist net!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-and-white Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black-and-white Owl.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/blackandwhiteowl.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/blackandwhiteowl.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-and-white Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black-and-white Owl.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Slaty-tailed Trogon]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Slaty-tailed Trogon.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/slatytailedtrogon.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Slaty-tailed Trogon]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Slaty-tailed Trogon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnificent Hummingbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A male Magnificent Hummingbird catches the sunlight at Madre Selva, Costa Rica.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/magnificenthummingbird.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Magnificent Hummingbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A male Magnificent Hummingbird catches the sunlight at Madre Selva, Costa Rica.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ruddy Quail-Dove]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Stoked to catch a Ruddy Quail-Dove.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/noahanded.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ruddy Quail-Dove]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Stoked to catch a Ruddy Quail-Dove.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[White-collared Manakin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Male White-collared Manakin.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/whitecollaredmanakin.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/whitecollaredmanakin.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[White-collared Manakin]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Male White-collared Manakin.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red-capped Manakin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A brilliant male Red-capped Manakin.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/redcappedmanakinmale.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/redcappedmanakinmale.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Red-capped Manakin]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A brilliant male Red-capped Manakin.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[amongpenguinscover]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/misc/amongpenguinscover.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[amongpenguinscover]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tortuguero House]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[My house at the Caribbean Conservation Corps in Tortuguero, Costa Rica.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/house.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tortuguero House]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[My house at the Caribbean Conservation Corps in Tortuguero, Costa Rica.]]></media:description>
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[wedgebilledwoodcreeper]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/wedgebilledwoodcreeper.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[wedgebilledwoodcreeper]]></media:title>
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[ruddyquaildove]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/ruddyquaildove.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[ruddyquaildove]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[noahtinamou]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/noahtinamou.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[noahtinamou]]></media:title>
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			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/thumbs/thumbs_noahtinamou.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah with Great Tinamou]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Utterly unexpected was this Great Tinamou caught in a mist net!]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/noahtinamou.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/noahtinamou.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah with Great Tinamou]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Utterly unexpected was this Great Tinamou caught in a mist net!]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/thumbs/thumbs_noahtinamou.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Spadebill]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Golden-crowned Spadebill: shorter than your index finger and lighter than two nickels.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/goldencrownedspadebill.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Golden-crowned Spadebill: shorter than your index finger and lighter than two nickels.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tortuguero Beach]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The beach at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, a hundred yards from my bedroom.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/costa-rica-blog/beach.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tortuguero Beach]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The beach at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, a hundred yards from my bedroom.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Arch Rock at Night]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A 20-minute camera exposure captured Arch Rock underneath the stars (on a black night), with Point Reyes on the horizon.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/archrocknight.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Arch Rock at Night]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A 20-minute camera exposure captured Arch Rock underneath the stars (on a black night), with Point Reyes on the horizon.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_archrocknight.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[The Farallon Lighthouse]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Farallon Lighthouse]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/lighthouse.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/lighthouse.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[The Farallon Lighthouse]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Farallon Lighthouse]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_lighthouse.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Farallon Crane]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Landing is tricky on Southeast Farallon Island. A crane hoists the entire boat out of the water.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/boatcrane.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/boatcrane.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Farallon Crane]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Landing is tricky on Southeast Farallon Island. A crane hoists the entire boat out of the water.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_boatcrane.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[sawwhetowlportrait]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/sawwhetowlportrait.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[sawwhetowlportrait]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/thumbs/thumbs_sawwhetowlportrait.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Saw-whet Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Northern Saw-whet Owl.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/sawwhetowlportrait.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/sawwhetowlportrait.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Northern Saw-whet Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Northern Saw-whet Owl.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_sawwhetowlportrait.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Sharp-shinned Hawk]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sharp-shinned Hawk.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/sharpshinnedhawk.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/sharpshinnedhawk.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Sharp-shinned Hawk]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sharp-shinned Hawk.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_sharpshinnedhawk.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/goldencrownedsparrow2.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/goldencrownedsparrow2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_goldencrownedsparrow2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Grasshopper Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Grasshopper Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/grasshoppersparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:357</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/grasshoppersparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Grasshopper Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Grasshopper Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_grasshoppersparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/burrowingowl.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/burrowingowl.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_burrowingowl.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black Phoebe]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black Phoebe.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/blackphoebe.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:355</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/blackphoebe.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Black Phoebe]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black Phoebe.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_blackphoebe.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/townsendssolitaire.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:354</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/townsendssolitaire.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_townsendssolitaire.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/swainsonsthrush.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:353</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/swainsonsthrush.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_swainsonsthrush.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Varied Thrush]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Varied Thrush.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/variedthrush.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:352</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/variedthrush.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Varied Thrush]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Varied Thrush.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_variedthrush.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/savannahsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:351</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/savannahsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_savannahsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/sagethrasher.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:350</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/sagethrasher.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_sagethrasher.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/goldencrownedkinglet2.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/goldencrownedkinglet2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_goldencrownedkinglet2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/hermitwarbler.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/hermitwarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_hermitwarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/foxsparrow.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/foxsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_foxsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/yellowwarbler.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/yellowwarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_yellowwarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/whitethroatedsparrow2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:345</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/whitethroatedsparrow2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_whitethroatedsparrow2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/claycoloredsparrow2.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/claycoloredsparrow2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_claycoloredsparrow2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/blackthroatedgray2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:343</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/blackthroatedgray2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_blackthroatedgray2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/blackthroatedblue1.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:342</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/blackthroatedblue1.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_blackthroatedblue1.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bobolink]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bobolink.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/bobolink.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bobolink]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Bobolink.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/portraits/thumbs/thumbs_bobolink.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Saw-whet Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Northern Saw-whet Owl regards us sleepily from outside the living room window.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/sawwhetowl.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Saw-whet Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Northern Saw-whet Owl regards us sleepily from outside the living room window.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smith's Longspur]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Smith's Longspur: 1st record for Farallones and 8th record for California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/longspur.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Smith's Longspur]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Smith's Longspur: 1st record for Farallones and 8th record for California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Fog over West End.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/westendfog.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Fog over West End.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Home on Southeast Farallon Island.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/house.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Home on Southeast Farallon Island.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_house.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Summer Tanager]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Summer Tanager.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/summertanager.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:336</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/summertanager.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Summer Tanager]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Summer Tanager.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_summertanager.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/burrowingowl.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:335</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/burrowingowl.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Burrowing Owl.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_burrowingowl.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/yellowwarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:334</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/yellowwarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_yellowwarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/whitethroatedsparrow2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:333</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/whitethroatedsparrow2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_whitethroatedsparrow2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/whitethroatedsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:332</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/whitethroatedsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[White-throated Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_whitethroatedsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Western Tanager]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Western Tanager.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/westerntanager.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:331</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/westerntanager.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Western Tanager]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Western Tanager.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_westerntanager.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Varied Thrush]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Varied Thrush.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/variedthrush.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:330</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/variedthrush.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Varied Thrush]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Varied Thrush.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_variedthrush.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Tricolored Blackbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tricolored Blackbird.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/tricoloredblackbird.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:329</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/tricoloredblackbird.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Tricolored Blackbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Tricolored Blackbird.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_tricoloredblackbird.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/townsendssolitaire.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:328</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/townsendssolitaire.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Townsend's Solitaire.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_townsendssolitaire.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/sagethrasher.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:326</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/sagethrasher.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sage Thrasher.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_sagethrasher.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Ruby-crowned Kinglet]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ruby-crowned Kinglet.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/rubycrownedkinglet.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:325</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/rubycrownedkinglet.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Ruby-crowned Kinglet]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Ruby-crowned Kinglet.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_rubycrownedkinglet.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Red-breasted Nuthatch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Red-breasted Nuthatch.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/redbreastednuthatch3.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:324</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/redbreastednuthatch3.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Red-breasted Nuthatch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Red-breasted Nuthatch.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_redbreastednuthatch3.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Palm Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Palm Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/palmwarbler2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:323</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/palmwarbler2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Palm Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Palm Warbler.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_palmwarbler2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Hooded Oriole]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hooded Oriole.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/hoodedoriole.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:321</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/hoodedoriole.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Hooded Oriole]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hooded Oriole.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_hoodedoriole.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hermit Thrush]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hermit Thrush.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/hermitthrush.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:320</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/hermitthrush.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Hermit Thrush]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hermit Thrush.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_hermitthrush.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/goldencrownedkinglet2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:319</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/goldencrownedkinglet2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Kinglet.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_goldencrownedkinglet2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/foxsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:318</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/foxsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Fox Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_foxsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/claycoloredsparrow2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:317</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/claycoloredsparrow2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_claycoloredsparrow2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chipping Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Chipping Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/chippingsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:316</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/chippingsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Chipping Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Chipping Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_chippingsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cassin's Vireo]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Cassin's Vireo.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/cassinsvireo.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:315</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/cassinsvireo.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Cassin's Vireo]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Cassin's Vireo.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_cassinsvireo.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/blackthroatedbluewarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:314</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/blackthroatedbluewarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/thumbs/thumbs_blackthroatedbluewarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Blackpoll Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Blackpoll Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/blackpollwarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:313</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-iii/blackpollwarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Blackpoll Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Blackpoll Warbler.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Great White Shark]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Great White Shark fin. (No, really).]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/sharkfin.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Great White Shark]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Great White Shark fin. (No, really).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bloody Water]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Blood in the water: a Great White Shark was here.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/bloodywater.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/bloodywater.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Bloody Water]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Blood in the water: a Great White Shark was here.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_bloodywater.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/sunset.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:309</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/sunset.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[sunset]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/thumbs/thumbs_sunset.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[savannahsparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/savannahsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:308</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/savannahsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[savannahsparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/thumbs/thumbs_savannahsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow-bellied Flycatcher]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/yellowbelliedflycatcher.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:307</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/yellowbelliedflycatcher.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Yellow-bellied Flycatcher]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_yellowbelliedflycatcher.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[White-crowned Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[White-crowned Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/whitecrownedsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:306</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/whitecrownedsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[White-crowned Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[White-crowned Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_whitecrownedsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Western Meadowlark]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Western Meadowlark.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/westernmeadowlark.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:305</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/westernmeadowlark.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Western Meadowlark]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Western Meadowlark.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_westernmeadowlark.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/savannahsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:304</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/savannahsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Savannah Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_savannahsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oregon Junco]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Oregon Junco.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/oregonjunco.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:303</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/oregonjunco.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Oregon Junco]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Oregon Junco.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_oregonjunco.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lincoln's Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lincoln's Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/lincolnssparrow2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:302</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/lincolnssparrow2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Lincoln's Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lincoln's Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_lincolnssparrow2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lesser Goldfinch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lesser Goldfinch.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/lessergoldfinch.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:301</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/lessergoldfinch.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Lesser Goldfinch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lesser Goldfinch.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_lessergoldfinch.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/goldencrownedsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:300</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/goldencrownedsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Golden-crowned Sparrow.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_goldencrownedsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flicker Intergrade]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hybrid Red-shafted x Red-shafted Flicker.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/flickerintegrade.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:299</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/flickerintegrade.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Flicker Intergrade]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hybrid Red-shafted x Red-shafted Flicker.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits-ii/thumbs/thumbs_flickerintegrade.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Farallon Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sunset on the west end of Southeast Farallon Island.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/sunset.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:298</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/sunset.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Farallon Sunset]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sunset on the west end of Southeast Farallon Island.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/thumbs/thumbs_sunset.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush, Southeast Farallon Island, September 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/swainsonsthrush.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:297</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/swainsonsthrush.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swainson's Thrush, Southeast Farallon Island, September 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_swainsonsthrush.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wilson's Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wilson's Warbler (eating Kelp Fly), Southeast Farallon Island, October 1, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/wilsonswarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:296</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/wilsonswarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Wilson's Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Wilson's Warbler (eating Kelp Fly), Southeast Farallon Island, October 1, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_wilsonswarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Orange-crowned Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Orange-crowned Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/orangecrownedwarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:295</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/orangecrownedwarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Orange-crowned Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Orange-crowned Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_orangecrownedwarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/hermitwarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:294</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/hermitwarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hermit Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_hermitwarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/claycoloredsparrow.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:293</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/claycoloredsparrow.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Clay-colored Sparrow, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_claycoloredsparrow.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canada Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Canada Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/canadawarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:292</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/canadawarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Canada Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Canada Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_canadawarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/blackthroatedblue1.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:291</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/blackthroatedblue1.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black-throated Blue Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 2, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_blackthroatedblue1.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Anna's Hummingbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Anna's Hummingbird, hatch-year female, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/annashummingbird.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:290</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/annashummingbird.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Anna's Hummingbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Anna's Hummingbird, hatch-year female, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_annashummingbird.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnolia Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Magnolia Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 1, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/magnoliawarbler.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:289</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/magnoliawarbler.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Magnolia Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Magnolia Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 1, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_magnoliawarbler.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
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			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/blackthroatedgray2.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:288</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/blackthroatedgray2.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black-throated Gray Warbler, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/thumbs/thumbs_blackthroatedgray2.jpg' width='131' height='86' />
			<media:keywords><![CDATA[]]></media:keywords>
			<media:copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) Noah Strycker (https://noahstrycker.com)]]></media:copyright>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bobolink]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bobolink, Southeast Farallon Island, October 1, 2010.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/bobolink.jpg]]></link>
			<guid>image-id:287</guid>
			<media:content url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/bobolink.jpg' medium='image' />
			<media:title><![CDATA[Bobolink]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Bobolink, Southeast Farallon Island, October 1, 2010.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Evening Grosbeak]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Evening Grosbeak, adult female, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010. 5th island record, first since 1979.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/bird-portraits/eveninggrosbeak.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Evening Grosbeak]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Evening Grosbeak, adult female, Southeast Farallon Island, October 3, 2010. 5th island record, first since 1979.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[noahmagnolia]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnolia Warbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah holds a vagrant Magnolia Warbler.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/noahmagnolia.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Magnolia Warbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah holds a vagrant Magnolia Warbler.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Long-billed Dowitcher]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Long-billed Dowitcher.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/longbilleddowitcher.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Long-billed Dowitcher]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Long-billed Dowitcher.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[blackphoebe]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/home/blackphoebe.jpg]]></link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black Phoebe]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black Phoebe.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/blackphoebe.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Black Phoebe]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black Phoebe.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Arch Rock]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Fog blankets Arch Rock.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/archrockfog.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Arch Rock]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Fog blankets Arch Rock.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Western Kingbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Western Kingbird stops by Southeast Farallon Island.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/westernkingbird.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Western Kingbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Western Kingbird stops by Southeast Farallon Island.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island, about 20 miles from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, is a crossroads for rare songbirds, Great White Sharks, and itinerant biologists.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/sefi.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Southeast Farallon Island, about 20 miles from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, is a crossroads for rare songbirds, Great White Sharks, and itinerant biologists.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Immediately after hiking 130 miles in 5 days, the last 60 miles through heavy rain and snow squalls.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-farallones/noahpct_0.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Crest Trail]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Immediately after hiking 130 miles in 5 days, the last 60 miles through heavy rain and snow squalls.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boab]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Distinctive Boab trees, related to the Boababs of Africa, pepper drier landscapes in northern Australia.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/boab.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Boab]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Distinctive Boab trees, related to the Boababs of Africa, pepper drier landscapes in northern Australia.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gouldian Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Gouldian Finch, a symbol of interior northern Australia, has suffered dramatic population declines from habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. At the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Mornington Sanctuary, though, Gouldians still thrive.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/gouldianfinch.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Gouldian Finch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Gouldian Finch, a symbol of interior northern Australia, has suffered dramatic population declines from habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade. At the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Mornington Sanctuary, though, Gouldians still thrive.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Long-tailed Finches]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Long-tailed Finches line up at a waterhole during the dry season.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/longtailsdrinking.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Long-tailed Finches]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Long-tailed Finches line up at a waterhole during the dry season.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Agile Wallabies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Agile Wallabies stare with curious regard and thinly veiled terror.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/wallabies.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Agile Wallabies]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Agile Wallabies stare with curious regard and thinly veiled terror.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnificent Tree Frog]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Magnificent Tree Frog, longer and wider than your hand, pauses at Bluff Pools.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/treefrog.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Magnificent Tree Frog]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Magnificent Tree Frog, longer and wider than your hand, pauses at Bluff Pools.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thunderstorm]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Long camera exposure captures a thunderstorm rolling beneath a clear, starry skies.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/thunderstorm.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Thunderstorm]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Long camera exposure captures a thunderstorm rolling beneath a clear, starry skies.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Termite Mounds]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Termite Mounds in northwest Australia are made by nocturnal Spinifex Termites which feed on the nearby grasses after dark.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/termitemound.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Termite Mounds]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Termite Mounds in northwest Australia are made by nocturnal Spinifex Termites which feed on the nearby grasses after dark.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spinifex Pigeons]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Spinifex Pigeons are rarely found far from their namesake, a spiky grass common in the Outback.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/spinifexpigeons.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Spinifex Pigeons]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Spinifex Pigeons are rarely found far from their namesake, a spiky grass common in the Outback.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sir John Gorge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sir John Gorge at Mornington Sanctuary encompasses typical red sandstone, blue skies, and smooth water.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/sirjohngorge.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sir John Gorge]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sir John Gorge at Mornington Sanctuary encompasses typical red sandstone, blue skies, and smooth water.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lake Gladstone]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah pauses as the sun sets on Lake Gladstone.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/noahsunset.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lake Gladstone]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah pauses as the sun sets on Lake Gladstone.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-headed Python]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An intern on the Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren project wrangles a 2-meter Black-headed Python (non-venomous).]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/joeysnake.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-headed Python]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An intern on the Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren project wrangles a 2-meter Black-headed Python (non-venomous).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Great Bowerbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Male Great Bowerbirds spend their entire adult lives carefully tending specialized constructions of sticks lined with white and green objects. At Mornington, the local bowerbirds used broken glass, screws, and other debris pilfered from the nearby campground.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/greatbowerbird.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Great Bowerbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Male Great Bowerbirds spend their entire adult lives carefully tending specialized constructions of sticks lined with white and green objects. At Mornington, the local bowerbirds used broken glass, screws, and other debris pilfered from the nearby campground.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black Fruit Bat]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Black Fruit Bat hangs out.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/fruitbat.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Black Fruit Bat]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Black Fruit Bat hangs out.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ecofire]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Prescribed fires, set by incendiaries dropped from a helicopter, burn under clear, starry skies.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/fire.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ecofire]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Prescribed fires, set by incendiaries dropped from a helicopter, burn under clear, starry skies.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fairy-Wren Nest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren tends his nest among spiky pandanus stalks.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren tends his nest among spiky pandanus stalks.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Driveway]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 90-kilometer-long driveway at Mornington Sanctuary is passable only in dry conditions.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The 90-kilometer-long driveway at Mornington Sanctuary is passable only in dry conditions.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crimson Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Crimson Finches are one of the most well-studied birds at Mornington Sanctuary.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Crimson Finches are one of the most well-studied birds at Mornington Sanctuary.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cliff Jumping]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A tall cliff tempts those who canoe down Dimond Gorge under the full moon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Cliff Jumping]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A tall cliff tempts those who canoe down Dimond Gorge under the full moon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eater]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eaters, conspicuous and common throughout most of Australia, sport thin, elongated central tail feathers.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eater]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eaters, conspicuous and common throughout most of Australia, sport thin, elongated central tail feathers.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren Nestlings]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A trio of seven-day-old Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens with fresh color bands on their legs.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/australia/babyfairywrens.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren Nestlings]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A trio of seven-day-old Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens with fresh color bands on their legs.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Broome Bird Observatory]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Walking on the beach at the Broome Bird Observatory, one day after leaving Mornington Station.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Walking on the beach at the Broome Bird Observatory, one day after leaving Mornington Station.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eater]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Rainbow Bee-Eater rests between forays at Lake Gladstone.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Rainbow Bee-Eater rests between forays at Lake Gladstone.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red-winged Parrot]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Red-winged Parrots are among the most common parrots in this part of Australia.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Red-winged Parrot]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Red-winged Parrots are among the most common parrots in this part of Australia.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spinifex Pigeons]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A trio of Spinifex Pigeons sits among spinifex grass clumps.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Spinifex Pigeons]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A trio of Spinifex Pigeons sits among spinifex grass clumps.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This time of year, most male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens don't have much purple on their head - like this one.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[This time of year, most male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens don't have much purple on their head - like this one.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[As always, a bit of rain turns the roads to slime at Mornington Station.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[As always, a bit of rain turns the roads to slime at Mornington Station.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-headed Python]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Joey (right) and I (left) with a Black-headed Python, one of the bigger snakes I've seen.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Joey (right) and I (left) with a Black-headed Python, one of the bigger snakes I've seen.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren removes a fecal sac from its nest.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/img_5838.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren removes a fecal sac from its nest.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black Fruit Bat]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Black Fruit Bat hangs out.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Black Fruit Bat]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Black Fruit Bat hangs out.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ethan launches off a cliff in Dimond Gorge, under a full moon. The cliff was four or five meters (13-16 feet) above water.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Ethan launches off a cliff in Dimond Gorge, under a full moon. The cliff was four or five meters (13-16 feet) above water.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Paul Kelly, the famous singer (at least in Australia), sits for dinner at Mornington's restaurant. No, really - his head is the blurry blob in the upper right corner. Obviously.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/p6290042.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Paul Kelly, the famous singer (at least in Australia), sits for dinner at Mornington's restaurant. No, really - his head is the blurry blob in the upper right corner. Obviously.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Double-barred Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Double-barred Finch.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Double-barred Finch.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren considers the institution of Australia's first female Prime Minister.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren considers the institution of Australia's first female Prime Minister.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pacific Baza]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Pacific Baza regards the world from its perch.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/img_5670.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pacific Baza]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Pacific Baza regards the world from its perch.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barking Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Barking Owl gazes wide-eyed in daylight.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/img_5633.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Barking Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Barking Owl gazes wide-eyed in daylight.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bernie backflips into the Fitzroy.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Bernie backflips into the Fitzroy.]]></media:description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Magnificent Tree Frog]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Magnificent Tree Frog]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mount Leake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Katherine (front), Martha (back) and I stand on top of Mount Leake just before sunset, ready to throw down sleeping bags on the rocks.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Katherine (front), Martha (back) and I stand on top of Mount Leake just before sunset, ready to throw down sleeping bags on the rocks.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pilot Butch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Butch after a successful morning out.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pilot Butch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Butch after a successful morning out.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mornington Station]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An aerial view of Mornington Station - Annie Creek runs through the green riparian corridor.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mornington Station]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An aerial view of Mornington Station - Annie Creek runs through the green riparian corridor.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Bog Road]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[New Bog Road meanders through dry scrub (a road I run on fairly often - definitely faster to fly!).]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[New Bog Road]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[New Bog Road meanders through dry scrub (a road I run on fairly often - definitely faster to fly!).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cliff Face]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We fly next to a big red cliff...]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Cliff Face]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[We fly next to a big red cliff...]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Butch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Butch gets ready to lift off.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Butch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Butch gets ready to lift off.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Swanie and Sara]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tight confines inside the chopper.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Swanie and Sara]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Tight confines inside the chopper.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Helicopter]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[I ride next to an open door.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/breakfast-falls/img_5516.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Helicopter]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[I ride next to an open door.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sara in Helicopter]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sara's big smile.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/breakfast-falls/img_5515.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sara in Helicopter]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sara's big smile.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Helicopter]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Our morning commute.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/breakfast-falls/img_5510.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Helicopter]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Our morning commute.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Group]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swanie, Butch, Sara, and Noah after the best breakfast ever!]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Group]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swanie, Butch, Sara, and Noah after the best breakfast ever!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pancakes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swanie whips up a stack of fresh pancakes.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pancakes]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swanie whips up a stack of fresh pancakes.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Swanie and Butch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swanie and Butch sip champagne and wait for the sun to come up.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Swanie and Butch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swanie and Butch sip champagne and wait for the sun to come up.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sara]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sara cradles a champagne flute before sunrise.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sara]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sara cradles a champagne flute before sunrise.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Breakfast Fire]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swanie revs up the flames before cooking breakfast on the fire.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Breakfast Fire]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swanie revs up the flames before cooking breakfast on the fire.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pre-Dawn]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swanie gets the fire going as the first light hits the escarpment (helicopter in the background).]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/breakfast-falls/img_5484.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pre-Dawn]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swanie gets the fire going as the first light hits the escarpment (helicopter in the background).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Fitzroy River on a typical calm, sunny afternoon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Fitzroy River on a typical calm, sunny afternoon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bar-breasted Honeyeater]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bar-breasted Honeyeater.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/img_5414.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bar-breasted Honeyeater]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Bar-breasted Honeyeater.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Agile Wallabies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A pair of Agile Wallabies regards me with suspicion.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Agile Wallabies]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A pair of Agile Wallabies regards me with suspicion.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mt Leake Gorge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Red cliffs twist out of sight in a gorge near Mount Leake.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/gorge.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mt Leake Gorge]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Red cliffs twist out of sight in a gorge near Mount Leake.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gray-crowned Babbler]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A fledgling Gray-crowned Babbler tries to balance on wobbly legs.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Gray-crowned Babbler]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A fledgling Gray-crowned Babbler tries to balance on wobbly legs.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tent Castle]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[From my tent, I have a 360-degree view of riparian scrub.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/tent/scene_0.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tent Castle]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[From my tent, I have a 360-degree view of riparian scrub.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tent Castle]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[My home in the Outback: a royalty-sized tent.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/castle.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Tent Castle]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[My home in the Outback: a royalty-sized tent.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shelves in a Tent!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ever seen shelving units in a tent before?]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/tent/inside.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Shelves in a Tent!]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Ever seen shelving units in a tent before?]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bed in a Tent!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[My tent's so big, a full-size single bed (with frame) fits in one corner!]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/tent/bed.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bed in a Tent!]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[My tent's so big, a full-size single bed (with frame) fits in one corner!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zebra Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Zebra Finch comes down for a creekside drink.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/zebrafinch.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Zebra Finch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Zebra Finch comes down for a creekside drink.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sara Wading]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sara wades the Adcock River during one of our surveys last week. Will it dry up this year?]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/sarawading.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sara Wading]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sara wades the Adcock River during one of our surveys last week. Will it dry up this year?]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Insects]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A variety of insects to be identified and cataloged.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Insects]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A variety of insects to be identified and cataloged.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Swimming]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Swimming in a gorge below Mount Leake.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Swimming]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Swimming in a gorge below Mount Leake.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sunset at Lake Gladstone.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sunset]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sunset at Lake Gladstone.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sir John]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[At JoJo's farewell Sir John outing.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sir John]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[At JoJo's farewell Sir John outing.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Roadrunner]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Roadrunner costume with a pandanus beak (ouch).]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Roadrunner]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Roadrunner costume with a pandanus beak (ouch).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hiking Mt Leake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hiking on Mount Leake.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Hiking Mt Leake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hiking on Mount Leake.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mt Leake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sunset at the top of Mount Leake.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mt Leake]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sunset at the top of Mount Leake.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lasagna]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Cooking some tasty lasagna for a potluck dinner.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lasagna]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Cooking some tasty lasagna for a potluck dinner.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hiking]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hiking through a gorge below Mount Leake.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Hiking]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Hiking through a gorge below Mount Leake.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Climbing]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Navigating a steep section on Mount Leake.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Climbing]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Navigating a steep section on Mount Leake.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mornington View]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rugged bush rolls unbroken past the horizon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mornington View]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Rugged bush rolls unbroken past the horizon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gouldian Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gouldian Finches, rare and endangered, are one of Mornington's specialty birds. Most have black heads, but about 20% are red-headed (like this one).]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/gouldianfinch.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Gouldian Finch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Gouldian Finches, rare and endangered, are one of Mornington's specialty birds. Most have black heads, but about 20% are red-headed (like this one).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Summit]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Four happy campers at the summit of Mount Leake as the sun goes down.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Summit]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Four happy campers at the summit of Mount Leake as the sun goes down.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pool]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[One of several swimming holes scattered in a gorge on the return trip.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pool]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[One of several swimming holes scattered in a gorge on the return trip.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paul]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Paul navigates a steep section on the descent.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/mount-leake/paul.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Paul]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Paul navigates a steep section on the descent.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mornington Station]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Folds and ranges twist away in all directions at sunset.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Mornington Station]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Folds and ranges twist away in all directions at sunset.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jen]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Jen reclines on the summit of Mount Leake with prescribed fires scattered in the distance under starry skies.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Jen]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Jen reclines on the summit of Mount Leake with prescribed fires scattered in the distance under starry skies.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fire]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A prescribed fire burns bright after darkness near Mount Leake.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Fire]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A prescribed fire burns bright after darkness near Mount Leake.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[On Top of Mornington]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sunset at the top of the world - or, at least, on top of Mornington Station.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/noah.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[On Top of Mornington]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sunset at the top of the world - or, at least, on top of Mornington Station.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url='https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/thumbs/thumbs_noah.jpg' width='129' height='86' />
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			<title><![CDATA[Throssel River]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sara and me at dawn, ready to head off for a day and a half of high-intensity backcountry surveys along the Throssel River.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/throssel.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Throssel River]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sara and me at dawn, ready to head off for a day and a half of high-intensity backcountry surveys along the Throssel River.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Double-barred Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Double-barred Finch along Annie Creek.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Double-barred Finch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Double-barred Finch along Annie Creek.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peaceful Dove Nest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Two eggs in a Peaceful Dove nest.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/peacefuldovenest.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Peaceful Dove Nest]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Two eggs in a Peaceful Dove nest.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dingo Tracks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Fresh dingo tracks in the sand.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/dingotracks.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Dingo Tracks]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Fresh dingo tracks in the sand.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Roy Creek]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pandanus and paperbarks along Roy Creek.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/roycreek.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Roy Creek]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Pandanus and paperbarks along Roy Creek.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sara]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sara pauses during our all-day survey of Roy Creek.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/sara.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sara]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Sara pauses during our all-day survey of Roy Creek.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Olya]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Olya enjoys a dip at Cadjeput on the Fitzroy River.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/olya.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Olya]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Olya enjoys a dip at Cadjeput on the Fitzroy River.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dimond Gorge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A tiny yellow canoe is dwarfed by Dimond Gorge.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/dimond.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A tiny yellow canoe is dwarfed by Dimond Gorge.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lightning]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A thunderstorm hovers on the horizon like a giant, flickering brain - surrounded by stars of the night sky.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A thunderstorm hovers on the horizon like a giant, flickering brain - surrounded by stars of the night sky.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canoeing Dimond]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Two new "all-rounders" at Mornington, Jess and Cassie, just after floating a rapid at Dimond Gorge.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Two new "all-rounders" at Mornington, Jess and Cassie, just after floating a rapid at Dimond Gorge.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Michelle Swimming]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Michelle swims at the Blue Bush waterhole along the Fitzroy River during our canoe survey yesterday.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Michelle swims at the Blue Bush waterhole along the Fitzroy River during our canoe survey yesterday.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Michelle Canoe]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Michelle pauses while dragging our canoe through a set of rapids on the Fitzroy River.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Michelle pauses while dragging our canoe through a set of rapids on the Fitzroy River.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sir John Gorge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Red rocks at Sir John Gorge, where I'll start canoeing tomorrow morning.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Red rocks at Sir John Gorge, where I'll start canoeing tomorrow morning.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crimson Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A female Crimson Finch wants a home-brewed beer.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A female Crimson Finch wants a home-brewed beer.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boab Tree]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Looking up at a boab tree.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Looking up at a boab tree.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[St. Andrews Spider]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Someone told me these are called "St. Andrew's Cross Spiders" because of the extra webbing they weave; sometimes there is a cross shape around the spider. Anyway, they're about the length of your middle finger.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Someone told me these are called "St. Andrew's Cross Spiders" because of the extra webbing they weave; sometimes there is a cross shape around the spider. Anyway, they're about the length of your middle finger.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pigeon Tracks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[White-quilled Rock-Pigeon tracks in a sandy spot along the Fitzroy River. If you defocus your eyes enough, you can see the face of Jesus (just kidding!).]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[White-quilled Rock-Pigeon tracks in a sandy spot along the Fitzroy River. If you defocus your eyes enough, you can see the face of Jesus (just kidding!).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A female Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren pops out of a pandanus thicket.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A female Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren pops out of a pandanus thicket.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow-spotted Goana]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Yellow-spotted Goana (total length about five feet) regards me with an impassive stare. If you look closely, a green ant is crawling just left of its eye.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Yellow-spotted Goana (total length about five feet) regards me with an impassive stare. If you look closely, a green ant is crawling just left of its eye.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[JoJo's Farewell]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Most of Mornington's staff turned out for JoJo's sunset farewell at Sir John Gorge (JoJo's the one in the back with the giant ladle).]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Most of Mornington's staff turned out for JoJo's sunset farewell at Sir John Gorge (JoJo's the one in the back with the giant ladle).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Adcock River]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Adcock River just after dawn; unlike Annie Creek, it always runs thick with mud.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Adcock River just after dawn; unlike Annie Creek, it always runs thick with mud.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Long-tailed Finches]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Long-tailed Finches]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Five Long-tailed Finches line up for a quick drink at a puddle.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Five Long-tailed Finches line up for a quick drink at a puddle.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah And Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A beautiful sunset at Gladstone Lake; watch out for huge leeches in the water!]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah And Sunset]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A beautiful sunset at Gladstone Lake; watch out for huge leeches in the water!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Buried Under a Boab]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A cross carved of red sandstone, under a boab tree, marks the end of one explorer's path.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/grave.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Buried Under a Boab]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A cross carved of red sandstone, under a boab tree, marks the end of one explorer's path.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Xavier Rudd]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[From left to right: Julie, Jen, Me, Xavier Rudd, Xavier's girlfriend Jen, and Swanie, listening to Xavier play a song on his guitar while we sit around the pizza oven.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/xavierrudd.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Xavier Rudd]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[From left to right: Julie, Jen, Me, Xavier Rudd, Xavier's girlfriend Jen, and Swanie, listening to Xavier play a song on his guitar while we sit around the pizza oven.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Green Ant]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[If you lick the back of a green ant, prepare for an unexpected, strong shot of citrus flavor.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Green Ant]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[If you lick the back of a green ant, prepare for an unexpected, strong shot of citrus flavor.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-chinned Honeyeater]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A new "life bird" today - a Black-chinned Honeyeater!]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/blackchinnedhoneyeater.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-chinned Honeyeater]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A new "life bird" today - a Black-chinned Honeyeater!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[As if on cue, this male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren flew into our mist net.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/bandingfairywren.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[As if on cue, this male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren flew into our mist net.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[I don't have any snake pictures (yet), so you'll just have to stare at this male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren instead!]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/fairywren2.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[I don't have any snake pictures (yet), so you'll just have to stare at this male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren instead!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Outback Sunset]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Just after sunset at Mornington Station, looking over the dry savanna.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Outback Sunset]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Just after sunset at Mornington Station, looking over the dry savanna.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sir John Gorge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A beautiful view of Sir John Gorge - one of the last images taken on my camera before it died a watery, electronic death.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/sirjohngorge.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Sir John Gorge]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A beautiful view of Sir John Gorge - one of the last images taken on my camera before it died a watery, electronic death.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah at Sir John Gorge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Soaking up the sunset at Sir John Gorge.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Soaking up the sunset at Sir John Gorge.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sunset Patrol]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Paul, Jules, Taegan, Di (with Taegan's Archer), Richie, Jen, Olya, and Sara, appreciating Mornington's sunset.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Paul, Jules, Taegan, Di (with Taegan's Archer), Richie, Jen, Olya, and Sara, appreciating Mornington's sunset.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Michelle with Fairy-Wrens]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Michelle holds three baby Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens after banding them.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Michelle holds three baby Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens after banding them.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow-tinted Honeyeater]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Of a variety of honeyeaters at Mornington Station, Yellow-tinted is among the most frequently-encountered.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Of a variety of honeyeaters at Mornington Station, Yellow-tinted is among the most frequently-encountered.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Willie Wagtail]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[One of Australia's most familiar, personable, and backyard-friendly birds - the Willie Wagtail!]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[One of Australia's most familiar, personable, and backyard-friendly birds - the Willie Wagtail!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sulphur-crested Cockatoo]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sulphur-crested Cockatoos round out the cast of large parrots at Mornington Station.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Sulphur-crested Cockatoos round out the cast of large parrots at Mornington Station.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Striated Pardalote]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The most unexpected "by-catch" bird in our mist nets (while trying to catch a pair of Fairy-Wrens) was this Striated Pardalote - still the only one I've seen here.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Striated Pardalote]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The most unexpected "by-catch" bird in our mist nets (while trying to catch a pair of Fairy-Wrens) was this Striated Pardalote - still the only one I've seen here.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is almost two feet tall.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[This Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is almost two feet tall.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eater]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eaters are one of the most common birds; their rolling, rollicking calls make them especially conspicuous around Mornington.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Rainbow Bee-Eaters are one of the most common birds; their rolling, rollicking calls make them especially conspicuous around Mornington.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peaceful Dove]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Peaceful Dove walks toward a waterhole.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Peaceful Dove walks toward a waterhole.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Double-barred Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Double-barred Finch.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Double-barred Finch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Double-barred Finch.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crimson Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Crimson Finches are common and use the same areas (pandanus stands) as Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens. Research is also being conducted on them at Mornington Station; note the color bands on this bird's legs.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/mornington-birds-i/crimsonfinch.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Crimson Finch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Crimson Finches are common and use the same areas (pandanus stands) as Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens. Research is also being conducted on them at Mornington Station; note the color bands on this bird's legs.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crested Pigeon]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Crested Pigeon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Crested Pigeon]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Crested Pigeon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Buff-sided Robin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[One of two Buff-sided Robins we caught in a mist net.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Buff-sided Robin]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[One of two Buff-sided Robins we caught in a mist net.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Azure Kingfisher]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Azure Kingfishers are pretty common along the creeks and rivers.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Azure Kingfisher]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Azure Kingfishers are pretty common along the creeks and rivers.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wren Chicks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A trio of seven-day-old Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens fits in the palm of one hand. Note the shiny, new color bands on their legs.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A trio of seven-day-old Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens fits in the palm of one hand. Note the shiny, new color bands on their legs.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mornington Station]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The buildings of Mornington Station stand scattered among dry savanna, scrub, and riparian areas, with wilderness in all directions.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The buildings of Mornington Station stand scattered among dry savanna, scrub, and riparian areas, with wilderness in all directions.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Antarctica]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Antarctica]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah at Point Reyes]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah at Point Reyes]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Yosemite]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Yosemite]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Yosemite]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah at Yosemite National Park, California.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/misc/noahyosemite.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Yosemite]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah at Yosemite National Park, California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Muddy Road]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Access road at Mornington Station after the wettest 24 hours in nearly a year.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/muddyroad.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Access road at Mornington Station after the wettest 24 hours in nearly a year.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Yellow Warbler]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Saw-whet Owl]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Northern Saw-whet Owl]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red-necked Phalarope]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[House Wren]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[House Wren]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Anhinga]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah Strycker]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah on the beach at Point Reyes, California.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah on the beach at Point Reyes, California.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Long-tailed Finches]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A pair of inquisitive Long-tailed Finches.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A pair of inquisitive Long-tailed Finches.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ruddy Turnstone]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Not all Galapagos birds are endemic. This Ruddy Turnstone, found on beaches worldwide, may have migrated from another continent. Overall, only about 60 birds are present on the Galapagos - not very diverse, but definitely high quality!]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Ruddy Turnstone]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Not all Galapagos birds are endemic. This Ruddy Turnstone, found on beaches worldwide, may have migrated from another continent. Overall, only about 60 birds are present on the Galapagos - not very diverse, but definitely high quality!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pufferfish]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tropical coral reefs are present on several Galapagos Islands, though the coral has been declining. The reefs support an incredible diversity of fish, including this pufferfish.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pufferfish]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Tropical coral reefs are present on several Galapagos Islands, though the coral has been declining. The reefs support an incredible diversity of fish, including this pufferfish.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Penguin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yes, there are penguins north of the equator - but only in the Galapagos! This Galapagos Penguin ponders his next swim in the tropical water.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/galapagos/penguin.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Penguin]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Yes, there are penguins north of the equator - but only in the Galapagos! This Galapagos Penguin ponders his next swim in the tropical water.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pelican]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Brown Pelican rests next to the harbor at San Cristobal.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pelican]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Brown Pelican rests next to the harbor at San Cristobal.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Singing Mockingbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mockingbirds are almost as well-studied as finches on the Galapagos. Like the finches, several species of mockingbirds are present, each evolving on separate islands. This Hood Mockingbird sings on Espanola Island.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/galapagos/mockingbirdsinging.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Singing Mockingbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Mockingbirds are almost as well-studied as finches on the Galapagos. Like the finches, several species of mockingbirds are present, each evolving on separate islands. This Hood Mockingbird sings on Espanola Island.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hood Mockingbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Hood Mockingbird tries to figure out how to break into a Waved Albatross Egg on Espanola Island.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/galapagos/mockingbird_0.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Hood Mockingbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Hood Mockingbird tries to figure out how to break into a Waved Albatross Egg on Espanola Island.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Host Family]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[For some reason, I felt really tall in the Galapagos - even though I'm only 5' 10! My host mother (right) and maid (left) ran a paper shop and kindly cooked, cleaned, and looked after me during my 3-month stay.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Host Family]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[For some reason, I felt really tall in the Galapagos - even though I'm only 5' 10! My host mother (right) and maid (left) ran a paper shop and kindly cooked, cleaned, and looked after me during my 3-month stay.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Galapagos Hawk]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tourism plays an increasingly major role in the Galapagos economy. Now, more than 120,000 people visit the islands annually. The tourism program is actually quite advanced and more or less sustainable, restricting areas tourists may visit, and confining them to sleeping on boats. It's typical to see a Galapagos Hawk, banded on one leg, perched in front of a sailboat.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Galapagos Hawk]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Tourism plays an increasingly major role in the Galapagos economy. Now, more than 120,000 people visit the islands annually. The tourism program is actually quite advanced and more or less sustainable, restricting areas tourists may visit, and confining them to sleeping on boats. It's typical to see a Galapagos Hawk, banded on one leg, perched in front of a sailboat.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Harbor]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Most people think the Galapagos are uninhabited. Though 97% of the land is national park, more than 30,000 people live on the other 3%, mostly in a couple of concentrated urban areas. Fishing is a primary source of income for island residents.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/galapagos/harbor.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Harbor]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Most people think the Galapagos are uninhabited. Though 97% of the land is national park, more than 30,000 people live on the other 3%, mostly in a couple of concentrated urban areas. Fishing is a primary source of income for island residents.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Galapagos Sand]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Galapagos Islands left an impression on me much more permanent than the prints I left on its sandy beaches.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/galapagos/galapagossand.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Galapagos Sand]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Galapagos Islands left an impression on me much more permanent than the prints I left on its sandy beaches.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beach]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Every day, I walked across this beach to commute from my host family's house to "school," dodging sea lions and marine iguanas en route.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/galapagos/beach.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Beach]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Every day, I walked across this beach to commute from my host family's house to "school," dodging sea lions and marine iguanas en route.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Female Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A female Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren is measured after being caught in a mist net.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/bandingwrens.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Female Fairy-Wren]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A female Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren is measured after being caught in a mist net.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pandanus]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Annie Creek, at Mornington Station, is lined with palm-like Pandanus trees - perfect for Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/pandanus.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pandanus]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Annie Creek, at Mornington Station, is lined with palm-like Pandanus trees - perfect for Purple-crowned Fairy-Wrens.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barking Owl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Barking Owl wonders if I'd like to taste a piece of bat.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/blog/boobook.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Barking Owl]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Barking Owl wonders if I'd like to taste a piece of bat.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stratton Blind]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[During my summer in Maine, I spent up to six hours a day making observations from permanent wooden blinds, searching for banded birds, watching what they fed their chicks, and counting total numbers of birds.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine/strattonblind4.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Stratton Blind]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[During my summer in Maine, I spent up to six hours a day making observations from permanent wooden blinds, searching for banded birds, watching what they fed their chicks, and counting total numbers of birds.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Roseate Tern]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Roseate Terns, with mostly black bills and muted gray bodies in breeding plumage, were less common than Common Terns (amazingly enough), but the islands of Maine support a significant breeding population.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine/roseatetern5.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Roseate Tern]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Roseate Terns, with mostly black bills and muted gray bodies in breeding plumage, were less common than Common Terns (amazingly enough), but the islands of Maine support a significant breeding population.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red-billed Tropicbird]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[While I was on Matinicus Rock, the outcropping hosted an even more unusual visitor: this Red-billed Tropicbird, only the 2nd ever recorded in Maine, took up residence for the entire summer. It often flew and perched almost within reach while I sat quietly in the observation blinds.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine/redbilledtropicbird3.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Red-billed Tropicbird]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[While I was on Matinicus Rock, the outcropping hosted an even more unusual visitor: this Red-billed Tropicbird, only the 2nd ever recorded in Maine, took up residence for the entire summer. It often flew and perched almost within reach while I sat quietly in the observation blinds.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Razorbill]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Two of the most iconic Maine seabirds, a Razorbill and Atlantic Puffin, stand side-by-side.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Two of the most iconic Maine seabirds, a Razorbill and Atlantic Puffin, stand side-by-side.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Outer Green Island]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Outer Green Island, named for the relatively lush vegetation on most of its surface, supports dense colonies of Common, Arctic, and Roseate Terns. I stretched a tarp over my tent to guard against the acid guano that rained from the sky (seen here before being covered in bird poop).]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Outer Green Island, named for the relatively lush vegetation on most of its surface, supports dense colonies of Common, Arctic, and Roseate Terns. I stretched a tarp over my tent to guard against the acid guano that rained from the sky (seen here before being covered in bird poop).]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah With Guillemot]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black Guillemot chicks are fuzzy like baby puffins, but entirely black, and spend the first weeks of their life deep in dark cracks.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Black Guillemot chicks are fuzzy like baby puffins, but entirely black, and spend the first weeks of their life deep in dark cracks.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah Banding Puffin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[I banded many baby puffins during three weeks on Matinicus Rock, and spent a lot of time crawling around underneath boulders to find their burrows (an activity called "grubbing"). ]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[I banded many baby puffins during three weeks on Matinicus Rock, and spent a lot of time crawling around underneath boulders to find their burrows (an activity called "grubbing"). ]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Matinicus Rock]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Matinicus Rock, about 25 miles off the coast of Maine, is less than a mile long. Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Leach's Storm-Petrels, and other seabirds swarm the tiny outcrop in summer. A working lighthouse has been on the island for more than 100 years, and a fog horn blasts every 15 seconds.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Matinicus Rock]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Matinicus Rock, about 25 miles off the coast of Maine, is less than a mile long. Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Leach's Storm-Petrels, and other seabirds swarm the tiny outcrop in summer. A working lighthouse has been on the island for more than 100 years, and a fog horn blasts every 15 seconds.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lighthouse at Night]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[At night, the Matinicus Lighthouse shines brilliantly, reflecting on a giant solar panel array under a sky full of stars. Leach's Storm-Petrels fill the night with weird, cackling calls.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[At night, the Matinicus Lighthouse shines brilliantly, reflecting on a giant solar panel array under a sky full of stars. Leach's Storm-Petrels fill the night with weird, cackling calls.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Puffin Banding]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Project Puffin intern stretches out a young Atlantic Puffin wing on Matinicus Rock.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Puffin Banding]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Project Puffin intern stretches out a young Atlantic Puffin wing on Matinicus Rock.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vehicles]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The work vehicles at Mornington are caked with red mud and dust, beat up over time on the rough 4x4 roads around camp.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The work vehicles at Mornington are caked with red mud and dust, beat up over time on the rough 4x4 roads around camp.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Truck]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Staffy" (the staff truck) is missing a headlight, has a broken spedometer, and has shaky brakes and clutch (among other things) but generally gets you where you want to go - eventually.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Truck]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA["Staffy" (the staff truck) is missing a headlight, has a broken spedometer, and has shaky brakes and clutch (among other things) but generally gets you where you want to go - eventually.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Savannah]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Around Mornington Station, dry scrub and savannah dominates the landscape, except for riparian zones along a couple small creeks and rivers.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Savannah]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Around Mornington Station, dry scrub and savannah dominates the landscape, except for riparian zones along a couple small creeks and rivers.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Room Interior]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[OK, so I have a messy room. But it's not my fault that one shelf is full of field gear storage.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Room Interior]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[OK, so I have a messy room. But it's not my fault that one shelf is full of field gear storage.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pizza Oven]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The latest construction at Mornington, finished a couple weeks ago: an outdoor pizza oven.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The latest construction at Mornington, finished a couple weeks ago: an outdoor pizza oven.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah's Room]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm staying in this slightly run-down building for the next month; when the "rainy" season is over (haven't seen a drop yet!), I'll move in to a tent.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah's Room]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[I'm staying in this slightly run-down building for the next month; when the "rainy" season is over (haven't seen a drop yet!), I'll move in to a tent.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kitchen Outside]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The kitchen stands among dry savannah.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The kitchen stands among dry savannah.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kitchen]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The communal kitchen provides lots of counter space for researchers to cook their meals.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The communal kitchen provides lots of counter space for researchers to cook their meals.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bathroom]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The tallest building at Mornington Station is the two-story bathroom: composting toilet on top, shower on bottom.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bathroom]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The tallest building at Mornington Station is the two-story bathroom: composting toilet on top, shower on bottom.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A male Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah at Sir John Gorge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Before swimming at Sir John Gorge...]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah at Sir John Gorge]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Before swimming at Sir John Gorge...]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boab Trees]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Boab trees in the dry savanna.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Boab trees in the dry savanna.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Long Road Ahead]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Six hours on this road, and we only passed one other car!]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Six hours on this road, and we only passed one other car!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Derby]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Boab tree on the main, empty street of Derby.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Boab tree on the main, empty street of Derby.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah and Maris]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Me and my Perth birding buddy, Maris!]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Me and my Perth birding buddy, Maris!]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red-capped Robin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Red-capped Robin at Dryandra]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Red-capped Robin at Dryandra]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Perth Wheel]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Perth Wheel on the waterfront.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Perth Wheel]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Perth Wheel on the waterfront.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Perth Ferry]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ferry over the Swan River at Perth]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Ferry over the Swan River at Perth]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Perth]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Downtown Perth]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Perth]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Downtown Perth]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Perth]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Self-portrait in Perth]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Perth]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Self-portrait in Perth]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Little Corella]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Little Corella]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Little Corella]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Little Corella]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crested Shrike-Tit]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Crested Shrike-Tit]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Crested Shrike-Tit]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Crested Shrike-Tit]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black-fronted Dotterel]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Black-fronted Dotterel]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/perth/blackfronteddotterel.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Black-fronted Dotterel]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Black-fronted Dotterel]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bike Path]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bike path along the waterfront at Perth.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Bike Path]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Bike path along the waterfront at Perth.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Baudin's Cockatoos]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Baudin's Cockatoos against the sunset.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Baudin's Cockatoos against the sunset.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Australian Pelican]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Australian Pelican]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/perth/australianpelican.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Australian Pelican]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Australian Pelican]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah and Maris]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Me and my Perth birding buddy, Maris, after successfully finding a White-breasted Robin...]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah and Maris]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Me and my Perth birding buddy, Maris, after successfully finding a White-breasted Robin...]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cockatoos]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Baudin's Black-Cockatoos fly in to an evening roost against the sunset.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Cockatoos]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Baudin's Black-Cockatoos fly in to an evening roost against the sunset.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Perth]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Noah at the beach in Perth.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Perth]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Noah at the beach in Perth.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crikey!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[One day before leaving for Australia.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Crikey!]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[One day before leaving for Australia.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Two Penguins]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Eternally curious, a pair of Adélie Penguins inspects my wide-angle 17mm camera lens. They were mere inches away when this photo was taken.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Two Penguins]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Eternally curious, a pair of Adélie Penguins inspects my wide-angle 17mm camera lens. They were mere inches away when this photo was taken.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Snow Petrel]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Snow Petrel, one of of the few all-white birds on Earth, glides by the Cape Crozier camp. Though never confirmed, they are suspected to nest somewhere nearby in hollows on inaccessible cliffs.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Snow Petrel]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Snow Petrel, one of of the few all-white birds on Earth, glides by the Cape Crozier camp. Though never confirmed, they are suspected to nest somewhere nearby in hollows on inaccessible cliffs.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Skua With Chick]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[South Polar Skuas are major predators of penguin chicks. During peak season, they prowl the colony, picking off baby penguins and eating just the stomach out of each one before moving on to the next victim.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/skuawithchick.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Skua With Chick]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[South Polar Skuas are major predators of penguin chicks. During peak season, they prowl the colony, picking off baby penguins and eating just the stomach out of each one before moving on to the next victim.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Penguin On Blue]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In Antarctic summer, daylight shines 24 hours per day. The penguins are always active, taking power naps whenever (and wherever) they get tired. In late afternoon, the sun slants at a lower angle in the sky, giving nice light as the temperature drops.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Penguin On Blue]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[In Antarctic summer, daylight shines 24 hours per day. The penguins are always active, taking power naps whenever (and wherever) they get tired. In late afternoon, the sun slants at a lower angle in the sky, giving nice light as the temperature drops.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Penguin Portrait]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An Adélie Penguin stands alone on the ice. Photographing penguins was difficult for all the wrong reasons: as I focused, the penguin would approach me, I would back up to fit the bird in the frame, and we would thus chase each other around the colony.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Penguin Portrait]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An Adélie Penguin stands alone on the ice. Photographing penguins was difficult for all the wrong reasons: as I focused, the penguin would approach me, I would back up to fit the bird in the frame, and we would thus chase each other around the colony.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Penguin Colony]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An overview of the Cape Crozier penguin colony shows meandering lighter areas of guano-stained rock covered by black pinpoints, each of which is an adult penguin. In the distance, the Ross Ice Shelf (a glacier outflow the size of France) extends to the horizon.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Penguin Colony]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An overview of the Cape Crozier penguin colony shows meandering lighter areas of guano-stained rock covered by black pinpoints, each of which is an adult penguin. In the distance, the Ross Ice Shelf (a glacier outflow the size of France) extends to the horizon.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah in Colony]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[I am thankful for my season among the penguins. It's weird to think that they are still there while I travel onward. Ongoing research is helping determine the relationship between penguins and climate change. What impact will melting ice have on Antarctica's systems? Only time can tell.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/noahincolony.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah in Colony]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[I am thankful for my season among the penguins. It's weird to think that they are still there while I travel onward. Ongoing research is helping determine the relationship between penguins and climate change. What impact will melting ice have on Antarctica's systems? Only time can tell.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flying Skua]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[South Polar Skuas resemble large, brown gulls with white wing flashes. They are aggressive, sometimes whacking me over the head when I approached too close to a hidden nest in the rocks.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/flyingskua.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Flying Skua]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[South Polar Skuas resemble large, brown gulls with white wing flashes. They are aggressive, sometimes whacking me over the head when I approached too close to a hidden nest in the rocks.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Emperor Chicks]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Emperor Penguin chicks are covered with a fuzzy layer of black, white, and gray down feathers. They look like overdressed kids, fluffed out in their grandma's Christmas sweaters.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/emperorchicks.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Emperor Chicks]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Emperor Penguin chicks are covered with a fuzzy layer of black, white, and gray down feathers. They look like overdressed kids, fluffed out in their grandma's Christmas sweaters.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Portrait]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Adélie Penguins, along with Emperors, are the only truly Antarctic penguins; the other 15 species of penguins in the world actually inhabit islands and continental fringes farther north.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/adelieportrait.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Portrait]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Adélie Penguins, along with Emperors, are the only truly Antarctic penguins; the other 15 species of penguins in the world actually inhabit islands and continental fringes farther north.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lily]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[It may be pretty, but this orchid is introduced and exotic, as are hundreds of other plants in Hawaii. Foreign introductions of plants and animals have had a devastating effect on native wildlife.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/hawaii/lily.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lily]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[It may be pretty, but this orchid is introduced and exotic, as are hundreds of other plants in Hawaii. Foreign introductions of plants and animals have had a devastating effect on native wildlife.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leiothrix]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Red-billed Leiothrix, native to Asia, pauses in Volcanoes National Park.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Red-billed Leiothrix, native to Asia, pauses in Volcanoes National Park.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jungle]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The bird conservation center is located next to Volcanoes National Park, at about 4,000' elevation, on the Big Island. Local vegetation is lush with tree ferns and introduced ginger plants, nourished by a generous amount of annual rainfall.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The bird conservation center is located next to Volcanoes National Park, at about 4,000' elevation, on the Big Island. Local vegetation is lush with tree ferns and introduced ginger plants, nourished by a generous amount of annual rainfall.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hawaiian Crow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hawaiian Crows, extinct in the wild, persist only in two captive facilities in Hawaii. There are about 70 individuals left, but, each year, several new chicks are successfully hatched. Rebuilding the population is a long, slow process.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Hawaiian Crows, extinct in the wild, persist only in two captive facilities in Hawaii. There are about 70 individuals left, but, each year, several new chicks are successfully hatched. Rebuilding the population is a long, slow process.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Berries]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[I was sometimes assigned to collect native Ohelo berries (quite tasty, actually) to feed to the captive birds at the conservation center. We browsed for a variety of local plants, seeds, and berries to supplement the birds' complex diets.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[I was sometimes assigned to collect native Ohelo berries (quite tasty, actually) to feed to the captive birds at the conservation center. We browsed for a variety of local plants, seeds, and berries to supplement the birds' complex diets.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aviary]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The walk-in aviaries at Keauhou are lined with native, fresh vegetation. Interns work hard every day to feed the birds, clean their aviaries, and observe each individual's health and behavior.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Aviary]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The walk-in aviaries at Keauhou are lined with native, fresh vegetation. Interns work hard every day to feed the birds, clean their aviaries, and observe each individual's health and behavior.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Puaiohi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Young Puaiohi are distinguished by bold, pale spotting on their feathers. This one has since been released into the wild at Alakai Swamp on Kauai.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Puaiohi]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Young Puaiohi are distinguished by bold, pale spotting on their feathers. This one has since been released into the wild at Alakai Swamp on Kauai.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trail Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Volcanoes National Park is full of warning signs about cracks, cliffs, vents, steam, fumes, lava, and all kinds of volcanic dangers. It's best to obey them.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Trail Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Volcanoes National Park is full of warning signs about cracks, cliffs, vents, steam, fumes, lava, and all kinds of volcanic dangers. It's best to obey them.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smoke]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Volcanic smoke obscures the sun in Volcanoes National Park.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Smoke]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Volcanic smoke obscures the sun in Volcanoes National Park.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Palila]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Palila, a honeycreeper native to the Big Island, have been decimated by habitat loss and destruction. A small population of several thousand individuals persists, bolstered by occasional cohorts of birds bred in captivity.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Palila]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Palila, a honeycreeper native to the Big Island, have been decimated by habitat loss and destruction. A small population of several thousand individuals persists, bolstered by occasional cohorts of birds bred in captivity.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lehua]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lehua blossoms, on Ohia trees, are a favorite food source for native honeycreepers and other landbirds.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lehua]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Lehua blossoms, on Ohia trees, are a favorite food source for native honeycreepers and other landbirds.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Volcano]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[While I lived on the Big Island, the plume of an erupting volcano was constantly visible less than five miles in the distance. When the wind blew right, the volcanic exhaust, called VOG, swept through our camp.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Volcano]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[While I lived on the Big Island, the plume of an erupting volcano was constantly visible less than five miles in the distance. When the wind blew right, the volcanic exhaust, called VOG, swept through our camp.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Keauhou Sign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Keauhou Bird Conservation Center has captive-breeding facilities for several endangered Hawaiian birds including Alala (Hawaiian Crows), Puaiohi (Hawaiian Thrushes), Palila, and Maui Parrotbills.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Keauhou Sign]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Keauhou Bird Conservation Center has captive-breeding facilities for several endangered Hawaiian birds including Alala (Hawaiian Crows), Puaiohi (Hawaiian Thrushes), Palila, and Maui Parrotbills.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Road Closed]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Life on the Big Island is sometimes dictated by volcanic activity. A fresh lava flow in Volcanoes National Park obscures a once-paved highway.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Road Closed]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Life on the Big Island is sometimes dictated by volcanic activity. A fresh lava flow in Volcanoes National Park obscures a once-paved highway.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Puaiohi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An adult Puaiohi, endemic to the island of Kauai, pauses inside its large aviary at Keauhou on the Big Island.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Puaiohi]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An adult Puaiohi, endemic to the island of Kauai, pauses inside its large aviary at Keauhou on the Big Island.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Parrotbill]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Maui Parrotbill wonders if I'm going to give it some wax worms.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Parrotbill]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Maui Parrotbill wonders if I'm going to give it some wax worms.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nenes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nenes (Hawaiian Geese), the state bird of Hawaii, are endangered, but this pair continually woke me in the morning with their loud trumpeting outside my bedroom window. They nested in the grass alongside my driveway at the conservation center.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/hawaii/nenes.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Nenes]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Nenes (Hawaiian Geese), the state bird of Hawaii, are endangered, but this pair continually woke me in the morning with their loud trumpeting outside my bedroom window. They nested in the grass alongside my driveway at the conservation center.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lava Tube]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A lava tube in Volcanoes National Park illustrates how flowing lava formed an underground tunnel before emptying downslope.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lava Tube]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A lava tube in Volcanoes National Park illustrates how flowing lava formed an underground tunnel before emptying downslope.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lava]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Erupting lava is perhaps best appreciated after dark, when it casts impressive red and yellow glows against the night.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Lava]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Erupting lava is perhaps best appreciated after dark, when it casts impressive red and yellow glows against the night.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kalij Pheasant]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[One of the most common exotic birds around Volcanoes National Park is the Kalij Pheasant, which was introduced to Hawaii from Asia.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/hawaii/kalij.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Kalij Pheasant]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[One of the most common exotic birds around Volcanoes National Park is the Kalij Pheasant, which was introduced to Hawaii from Asia.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Waved Albatross]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Waved Albatross are practically endemic to the Galapagos. They nest only on Espanola Island and another isle closer to the Ecuadorian mainland. At their nest, the giant, graceful seabirds are completely unwary, and as clumsy on land as a Texan on ice.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Waved Albatross]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Waved Albatross are practically endemic to the Galapagos. They nest only on Espanola Island and another isle closer to the Ecuadorian mainland. At their nest, the giant, graceful seabirds are completely unwary, and as clumsy on land as a Texan on ice.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nazca Booby]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Nazca Booby arcs against blue sky at Espanola Island.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Nazca Booby]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A Nazca Booby arcs against blue sky at Espanola Island.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Medium Ground Finch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Galapagos' most famous birds are its finches. Thirteen species (or up to 15, depending on who you ask) are in the "Darwin's Finch" group, and they all look pretty much alike except for differences in bill shape and size. This one is a Medium Ground-Finch, not to be confused with the Small Ground-Finch or Large Ground-Finch.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Medium Ground Finch]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Galapagos' most famous birds are its finches. Thirteen species (or up to 15, depending on who you ask) are in the "Darwin's Finch" group, and they all look pretty much alike except for differences in bill shape and size. This one is a Medium Ground-Finch, not to be confused with the Small Ground-Finch or Large Ground-Finch.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lava Heron]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sometimes considered conspecific with American Green Herons, the Lava Heron has evolved dark gray plumage to blend with lava rocks.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Sometimes considered conspecific with American Green Herons, the Lava Heron has evolved dark gray plumage to blend with lava rocks.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Marine Iguanas]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Marine Iguanas are everywhere in the Galapagos. They lounge on lava rocks, swim in the waves, and crawl deliberately across sandy beaches. The iguanas have no fear of humans, are not aggressive, and constantly shoot sprays of excess salt from their nostrils.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Marine Iguanas are everywhere in the Galapagos. They lounge on lava rocks, swim in the waves, and crawl deliberately across sandy beaches. The iguanas have no fear of humans, are not aggressive, and constantly shoot sprays of excess salt from their nostrils.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Galapagos Flycatcher]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Galapagos Flycatcher, endemic to the Galapagos Islands, lives in shrubby and forested areas.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The Galapagos Flycatcher, endemic to the Galapagos Islands, lives in shrubby and forested areas.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crab]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sally Lighfoot Crabs, endemic to the Galapagos, can actually jump. Their red shells make pleasing contrasts against green algae-covered lava rocks near the shoreline.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Sally Lighfoot Crabs, endemic to the Galapagos, can actually jump. Their red shells make pleasing contrasts against green algae-covered lava rocks near the shoreline.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Booby Pair]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Birds on the Galapagos have little inherent fear of humans. This pair of Nazca Boobies went through a courtship ritual while I stood mere feet away.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Booby Pair]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Birds on the Galapagos have little inherent fear of humans. This pair of Nazca Boobies went through a courtship ritual while I stood mere feet away.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bartolome]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The most-photographed location in the Galapagos, Bartolome Island is a great place to find... penguins! Endemic Galapagos Penguins swim improbably around tropical reef fish, sharks, and bikini-clad tourists.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The most-photographed location in the Galapagos, Bartolome Island is a great place to find... penguins! Endemic Galapagos Penguins swim improbably around tropical reef fish, sharks, and bikini-clad tourists.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Banding Puffin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A researcher regards a freshly-banded baby Atlantic Puffin in her hand. Each young puffin is given a unique name for the record books, and many will return to the same spot for decades after being hatched there.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Banding Puffin]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A researcher regards a freshly-banded baby Atlantic Puffin in her hand. Each young puffin is given a unique name for the record books, and many will return to the same spot for decades after being hatched there.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Matinicus Lighthouse]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[For three weeks, I slept in the historic lighthouse on Matinicus Rock, about 25 miles offshore of the northcentral Maine coast. Only in recent years has the working light been automated by the Coast Guard; now, the only residents are bird nerds.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[For three weeks, I slept in the historic lighthouse on Matinicus Rock, about 25 miles offshore of the northcentral Maine coast. Only in recent years has the working light been automated by the Coast Guard; now, the only residents are bird nerds.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yelling Tern]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Common Terns may be nice to look at, but their voices are harsh, grating, and extremely loud. On a small island with thousands of terns, the noise is constant.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Yelling Tern]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Common Terns may be nice to look at, but their voices are harsh, grating, and extremely loud. On a small island with thousands of terns, the noise is constant.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffin Pair]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffins were reintroduced to several islands off the coast of Maine about 30 years ago; now, they are doing relatively well, and hundreds of pairs occupy various remote, wave-swept rocks. Researchers and interns keep an eye on the birds each summer.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffin Pair]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffins were reintroduced to several islands off the coast of Maine about 30 years ago; now, they are doing relatively well, and hundreds of pairs occupy various remote, wave-swept rocks. Researchers and interns keep an eye on the birds each summer.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Puffin Burrows]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An Atlantic Puffin rests outside its burrow (#355). They tend to use the same burrows year after year, nesting in crevices among large boulders on remote islands.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[An Atlantic Puffin rests outside its burrow (#355). They tend to use the same burrows year after year, nesting in crevices among large boulders on remote islands.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Least Tern Nest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Least Terns don't really make a nest. Instead, they scratch a slight depression in dry sand and lay their eggs right on the beach.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Least Tern Nest]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Least Terns don't really make a nest. Instead, they scratch a slight depression in dry sand and lay their eggs right on the beach.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Least Tern Eggs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Least Tern eggs are patterned intricately, and, like zebras, no two are the same.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Least Tern Eggs]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Least Tern eggs are patterned intricately, and, like zebras, no two are the same.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Common Tern With Chick]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Common Tern parents are extremely protective of their chicks, which grow fast. Less than a day after hatching, young terns run to the nearest cover, blending in with soft, patterned brown-and-black feathering.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Common Tern With Chick]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Common Tern parents are extremely protective of their chicks, which grow fast. Less than a day after hatching, young terns run to the nearest cover, blending in with soft, patterned brown-and-black feathering.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Porpoising]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Like mammals (and other birds), penguins breathe air. Even though they spend much of their lives at sea, these birds still need to inhale occasionally. So, like dolphins, they arc gracefully from the water's surface at regular intervals.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Porpoising]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Like mammals (and other birds), penguins breathe air. Even though they spend much of their lives at sea, these birds still need to inhale occasionally. So, like dolphins, they arc gracefully from the water's surface at regular intervals.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pack Ice]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The surface of the Ross Sea, frozen for most of the year, thaws briefly in late summer. Winds and currents define where the fractured pack ice drifts. Penguins love to rest on mini-icebergs.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Pack Ice]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The surface of the Ross Sea, frozen for most of the year, thaws briefly in late summer. Winds and currents define where the fractured pack ice drifts. Penguins love to rest on mini-icebergs.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Noah With Penguins]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Adélie Penguins are quite curious; they often approached close enough to untie my shoelaces. I usually trailed a group of curious onlookers as I walked around the penguin colony.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Noah With Penguins]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Adélie Penguins are quite curious; they often approached close enough to untie my shoelaces. I usually trailed a group of curious onlookers as I walked around the penguin colony.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Emperor Portrait]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Adult Emperor Penguins stand chest-high and move with slow, measured steps. Their black eyes and drooping bills give them a weary expression of endurance.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/emperorportrait.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Emperor Portrait]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Adult Emperor Penguins stand chest-high and move with slow, measured steps. Their black eyes and drooping bills give them a weary expression of endurance.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Emperor Pair]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The small colony of Emperor Penguins was discovered at Cape Crozier by the Discovery Expedition in 1902. The same Crozier birds inspired Apsley Cherry-Garrard's infamous midwinter sledging party (chronicled in the adventure story, "The Worst Journey in the World"), a few years later. Today, Emperors are the basis of such movies as "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet."]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/emperorpair.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Emperor Pair]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The small colony of Emperor Penguins was discovered at Cape Crozier by the Discovery Expedition in 1902. The same Crozier birds inspired Apsley Cherry-Garrard's infamous midwinter sledging party (chronicled in the adventure story, "The Worst Journey in the World"), a few years later. Today, Emperors are the basis of such movies as "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet."]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cape Crozier Hut]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This hut was my closest link to civilization in Antarctica, a place to eat and hover over the small propane heater. During a 3-month field season here, I slept in a single tent in ambient 20-below temperatures, never bathed or shaved, and lived with more than a quarter million penguins.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Cape Crozier Hut]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[This hut was my closest link to civilization in Antarctica, a place to eat and hover over the small propane heater. During a 3-month field season here, I slept in a single tent in ambient 20-below temperatures, never bathed or shaved, and lived with more than a quarter million penguins.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cape Crozier Camp]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The field camp at Cape Crozier, at the shore of Ross Island, lies 45 miles by helicopter from McMurdo Station (the largest American Antarctic station). It is a stark, bleak, savage, beautiful place.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/croziercamp.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[The field camp at Cape Crozier, at the shore of Ross Island, lies 45 miles by helicopter from McMurdo Station (the largest American Antarctic station). It is a stark, bleak, savage, beautiful place.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffins]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffins]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Common Tern]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Common Tern]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins]]></title>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins]]></media:title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Puffins]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Puffins spend a lot of time "loafing" - sitting around on rocks, not doing much. Accordingly, I spent a lot of time (up to six hours a day) observing them from established blinds, trying to read the numbers of banded birds (note the bands on the center bird - can you read them?).]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Common Tern]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Common Tern flies against blue sky. I typically wore a stick taped vertically to the back of my hat to deflect blows from sharp tern beaks; they dive-bomb the highest point on any intruder near their nest.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/maine/flyingtern.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[A Common Tern flies against blue sky. I typically wore a stick taped vertically to the back of my hat to deflect blows from sharp tern beaks; they dive-bomb the highest point on any intruder near their nest.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Penguin Gang]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Two- and three-year-old Adélie Penguins often return to the colony where they were hatched but usually do not breed, instead roaming freely while older penguins tend nests. This group of wanderers meandered aimlessly, following one or two ringleaders in their quest to alleviate boredom. They are dirty from earlier forays into rocky areas, prowling for trouble.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://noahstrycker.com/wp-content/gallery/antarctica/penguingang.jpg]]></link>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Penguin Gang]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Two- and three-year-old Adélie Penguins often return to the colony where they were hatched but usually do not breed, instead roaming freely while older penguins tend nests. This group of wanderers meandered aimlessly, following one or two ringleaders in their quest to alleviate boredom. They are dirty from earlier forays into rocky areas, prowling for trouble.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flying Penguin]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An Adélie Penguin dives into the freezing ocean from shore. After the first, brave penguin made the polar plunge, the rest followed quickly in hopes of avoiding dangerous Leopard Seals which prowled the transition zone. Who says penguins can't fly? I set up where spray from breaking waves had formed fantastic icicles and waited to freeze the action.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[An Adélie Penguin dives into the freezing ocean from shore. After the first, brave penguin made the polar plunge, the rest followed quickly in hopes of avoiding dangerous Leopard Seals which prowled the transition zone. Who says penguins can't fly? I set up where spray from breaking waves had formed fantastic icicles and waited to freeze the action.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cornice]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Adélie Penguins play follow-the-leader over a giant snow cornice. The wind-sculpted snowbank divided two areas of the large breeding colony, and penguins often climbed a shortcut over the top to get from one side to the other.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Adélie Penguins play follow-the-leader over a giant snow cornice. The wind-sculpted snowbank divided two areas of the large breeding colony, and penguins often climbed a shortcut over the top to get from one side to the other.]]></media:description>
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