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... Pond near Arlington , where swans were likely to stop , started me on that most happy adventure . On the second of April , and the first day in which the spring sun had some heat , a companion and I found Goose Pond , and found on it a ...
... Pond near Arlington , where swans were likely to stop , started me on that most happy adventure . On the second of April , and the first day in which the spring sun had some heat , a companion and I found Goose Pond , and found on it a ...
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... pond , a calliope hummingbird buzzing in one's ear and displaying his shimmering gorget ; above the fast water of the creek , an osprey hovering and chittering and dropping down for the hoped - for trout ; up the draw behind the ranch ...
... pond , a calliope hummingbird buzzing in one's ear and displaying his shimmering gorget ; above the fast water of the creek , an osprey hovering and chittering and dropping down for the hoped - for trout ; up the draw behind the ranch ...
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... Pond in the Arboretum — to be precise , in the tangle of willow and red - osier dogwood that grows between the pond and the marsh . From a dogwood bush came a loud and melodious burst of song , delightful in its novelty ; it was ...
... Pond in the Arboretum — to be precise , in the tangle of willow and red - osier dogwood that grows between the pond and the marsh . From a dogwood bush came a loud and melodious burst of song , delightful in its novelty ; it was ...
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