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Vaux's Swift:
Vaux's Swifts are named for William S. Vaux (1811-1882), a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences and a friend of John K. Townsend, who first described the species. William Vaux himself was a minerologist. The name is pronounced "vawks," not "voh."
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Chapman School, Portland, Oregon ...
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Vaux's Swifts, Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken September 26, 2009.
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Vaux's Swifts, Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken September 26, 2009.
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Vaux's Swifts, Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken September 26, 2009.
Canon Rebel XSi, 200mm.
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... chasing Cooper's Hawk ...
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Chasing Cooper's Hawk, Vaux's Swifts, Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken September 26, 2009.
Canon Rebel XSi, 200mm.
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Vaux's Swifts, Chapman Elementary School chimney, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken September 26, 2009.
Canon Rebel XSi, 200mm.
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Vancouver, Washington ...
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Vaux's Swifts, Vancouver, Washington.
Image taken May 10, 2011.
Canon Rebel XSi, 300z.
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Ridgefield NWR, Washington ...
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