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Photo: Sunrise Hana Bay by Howard Eskildsen
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Fleet Aflight
It displayed an air of confidence as it winged its way swiftly, low to the ground, then abruptly swooped upward, trading airspeed for altitude, to a graceful landing atop the streetlight. It posed for a few moments, as if to impress upon us how much it had improved since its faltering flights the day before.…
Earning Its Wings
Like couple of awkward teenagers, two young hawks cried mournfully from a roost about a dozen feet from their nest. One finally mustered the courage to take off and fly to the other side of the nest, then after a brief pause, it flew to a feeble branch halfway to the ground. Leaves and twigs…
Broken Oak
It weathered storms, droughts, and hurricanes for centuries. Then one day, weighed down by water, decay, and its own great mass, it split down the trunk, casting branches on one side to the ground. The fallen branches no longer balance the growth on the other side, and it may soon topple over as well. We…
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