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I notice a low-flying bird overhead that turns out to be an owl when it lands in the nearby brush

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6860-kelso-dunes-wilderness.jpg The wash reaches another dry waterfall that will need to be climbed over if I want to continue onwardThumbnailsThe occasional streams of water here have carved their presence into the rockThe wash reaches another dry waterfall that will need to be climbed over if I want to continue onwardThumbnailsThe occasional streams of water here have carved their presence into the rockThe wash reaches another dry waterfall that will need to be climbed over if I want to continue onwardThumbnailsThe occasional streams of water here have carved their presence into the rockThe wash reaches another dry waterfall that will need to be climbed over if I want to continue onwardThumbnailsThe occasional streams of water here have carved their presence into the rockThe wash reaches another dry waterfall that will need to be climbed over if I want to continue onwardThumbnailsThe occasional streams of water here have carved their presence into the rock

I first think it's a small hawk, until I notice its flat face peering at me. He watches me for a few moments, then flies away. I wonder if he was trying to distract me from something, like a nearby nest.