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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes speaks at a press conference on July 27, 2026, to provide an update on the shooting that occurred at the Bite of Seattle at Seattle Center.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Seward Park joggers and walkers must share the path and park with wild geese.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A duck swims alongside Seattle's Seafair Triathlon swimmers on July 19, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Posted signs in Seward Park remind visitors of the park's fragile ecosystem.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Naturalist Ed Dominguez looking through his scope at an abandoned eagle nest that dates back to the late 1960s.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The abandoned eagle nest that dates back to the late 1960s as seen through Dominguez's spotting scope.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ "Whitewash" — the white splattering at the base of trees and on ground foliage — is a combination of owl excrement and urine and is a telltale sign of an owl's nest above.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ed Dominguez displays owl pellets found in Seward Park on July 17, 2026. The compact masses contain fur, bones, and other indigestible material that owls regurgitate after feeding.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rodent skulls and other prey remains collect beneath an owl nesting area in Seward Park on July 19, 2026, illustrating the role rodents play in owls' diets.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A juvenile barred owl (Strix varia) perches near Picnic Area #3 in Seward Park at dawn on July 19, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Three juvenile sibling barred owls (Strix varia) perch near Picnic Area #3 in Seward Park at dawn on July 19, 2026. The park is home to more than 140 animal species, many of which regularly encounter human visitors.]]></image:caption>
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