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Night in the Park: Part 2
Custer State Park, SD, July 2025 It was foggy much of the day, but it cleared up in the early evening. We decided to look for nocturnal wildlife again on the wildlife loop. On the drive, we were almost hit by a Common Nighthawk. It was close to where we saw on the last time.…
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The Glamorous Night Life of State Parks
Custer State Park, SD, July 2025 See the glamorous night life of Custer State Park in Blur-o-Vision (patent pending)! Kate and John sat through an hour long park presentation about nocturnal animals. It was definitely geared towards kids, and the yammering and squalling kids made it hard to hear the presentation. Mostly, we learned that…
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Once in a Blue Supermoon
There were three days of blue supermoons in the middle of August 2024. Blue supermoons usually happen about once every ten years, but oddly, August 2023 had a blue supermoon too. A blue moon can be several things. A monthly blue moon is two full moons in a single month. A seasonal blue moon is…
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Did you say Buck Moon?
Today, I saw 6 deer in the park. This includes a buck that had just started getting it’s antler. The antlers had the velvet and weren’t that largest yet. This made me think of pictures I took last week of the July full moon. July full moon was on Sunday July 21st, 2024 and called…