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Observation details

Continuing but elusive (not our first try). Teed up ever so briefly atop low plant in grassy opening just off trail, to relief of multiple observers, before rocketing away to the left. My look was not ideal but I remember the broad solid gray area extending from behind the eye along the side of the face/neck. The uploaded video-still progression is probably the nadir of my photo-documentation career (although it has competition), but with imagination and/or mild substance use, one can almost discern the black partial mask/loral area, yellow chest, and long tail