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Galt Winter Bird Festival
An egret hunts in a pond at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
A black-necked stilt walks through waters of the Cosumnes River Preserve as ducks bob for food nearby on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
A Sandhill crane walks through an agricultural field at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
Hundreds of greater white-fronted geese hunker down in an agricultural field at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. White-fronted geese migrate along the Pacific or Central flyways and winter in California's Central Valley, coastal and mid-continent Mexico, and coastal Texas and Louisiana, according to Ducks Unlimited.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
Sandhill cranes fly over the agricultural fields at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
Hundreds of greater white-fronted geese take to the air after being startled by gun shots at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. White-fronted geese migrate along the Pacific or Central flyways and winter in California's Central Valley, coastal and mid-continent Mexico, and coastal Texas and Louisiana, according to Ducks Unlimited.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
American coots feed in the water at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Often mistaken for a duck, the American coot is a common waterbird. Its all-black body and white chicken-like beak distinguish this bird from the real ducks, according to the All About Birds website.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
John Durand, service learning coordinator for the Cosumnes River Preserve, expects between 500 and 600 visitors to the preserve, depending on the weather, during Galt's 4th Annual Winter Bird Festival.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
A turkey vulture preens itself in the branches of an oak tree at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
A great blue heron dines on a meal of fish while hunting in a pond at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
Hundreds of greater white-fronted geese fly over the wetlands at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
Hundreds of greater white-fronted geese fly over the wetlands at the Cosumnes River Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Galt Winter Bird Festival
An American coot feeds in the waters of the Cosumnes River Preserve Thursday morning. Often mistaken for a duck, the American Coot is a common waterbird. Its all black body and white chicken-like beak distinguish this swimming rail from the real ducks, according to www.allaboutbirds.org..
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