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\"Male<\/a>Male Swainson’s Hawk on an old fence post
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

To all the wonderful, deserving Dads out there I’d like to wish you a Happy Father’s Day!<\/p>\n

I was blessed with two Dads in my lifetime and I miss them both very much.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Swainson’s\u00a0 Hawk photographed in Beaverhead County, Montana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To all the wonderful, deserving Dad’s out there I’d like to wish you a Happy Father’s 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