He was about 5 feet away on the other side of a railcar I was walking by. Sat there long enough for me to pull out my phone and get a few good pictures.

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    6 days ago

    When I was young, they were everywhere and bushes would be heaving with them. Can’t remember the last time I saw one.

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      I work on a peninsula where the majority of the land is a nature preserve so I see a lot of wildlife. There are turkey and deer everywhere, the biggest rats I’ve ever seen, and all kinds of birds and insects. Last year I rescued close to a dozen turtles that had wandered into the middle of the plant.