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things in that little microclimate, including some yucca type plants and even a palm

like tree. The cedars really do create a wonderful respite from the constant wind and

the garden had to be a very comforting place for the family. We saw a Striated

Caracara in a big cedar right out the back door of the house but he would never let

Kay get the camera focused on him; instead he just kept moving higher into the cedar

tree and hid among the close-set branches.

We also got to see the little tussock bird, a brown bird with a bright eye and sharp

bill, up close and personal there in the garden too. He is very inquisitive and unafraid

of people and there were several of them flitting about very busily and importantly.

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