[Rick Masters]

May 27, 2017

A novice taxidermist grabs the Ozone Warbler by its ankle.
Immediately, it stops snapping and clacking.
"Okay," he says nervously. "Now whadda I do?"

[Rick Masters]

May 28, 2017

High in the forest canopy, an Ozone Warbler warbles contentedly.
Soon a mate will come.
Then, perhaps, an egg!
Unfortunately, no egg was found.

[Rick Masters]

May 28, 2017

Taxidermists remove an Ozone Warbler from a tree.
"This is looking like it's going to be a good year for stuffing Ozone Warblers," says a taxidermist, sagely.

[Rick Masters]

January 30, 2017

Three birdwatchers from the Audubon Society wait patiently for an Ozone Warbler to lay an egg.
"I think I hear it grunting," says one.
"Can't be long now," says another.
Unfortunately, no egg was found.

[Rick Masters]

July 10, 2016

Boaters search the floating nest of an Ozone Warbler for an egg.
"Our concern is that the egg might sink," said the captain of a cabin cruiser.
"Yeah," said a man in a rowboat. "Like that Ozone Warbler did."
"We suspect it was attracted to the water by ducks floating nearby," said a professor from the university.
Unfortunately, no egg was found.

[Rick Masters]

June 12, 2017

Snapping and clacking angrily, an Ozone Warbler fends off an approaching novice taxidermist.
"I don't think it likes me," says the novice worriedly. "Wadda I do?"
"Grab it by the ankle!" the master taxidermist shouts up from below. "That should calm it down."
"Then wadda I do?" the novice asks again, staring up nervously at the angry creature.
"Well, we pluck it and stuff it, of course," replies the master. "We're taxidermists!"

[Rick Masters]

June 12, 2017

Tsxidermists search the nesting craters of Ozone Warblers for eggs.
Unfortunately, no egg was found.
"You mean we rented this helicopter and flew all the way out here and there's no eggs?" complained a taxidermist. "Do you know how much that cost?!"

[Rick Masters]

June 13, 2017

High in the forest canopy an Ozone Warbler waits patiently for a mate.
Soon she will come, he hopes, and then perhaps, an egg!
Unfortunately, no egg was found.
However, a tiny video camera which had been attached to the head of the Ozone Warbler was discovered in the foliage and delivered to a professor at the university.
"In this rare footage," said the professor, "we have captured an Ozone Warbler in the act of nesting. You can even hear it squawking as it comes to rest in its chosen nesting tree."

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[Rick Masters]

June 14, 2017

High in a massive tree an Ozone Warbler chirps contentedly, secure in the hope that a mate will come, attracted by his colorful nest.
Then perhaps, an egg!
Unfortunately, no egg was found.

[Rick Masters]

June 17, 2017

Chirping contentedly, an Ozone Warbler nests happily in a 17,000-volt power line.
"I wish they'd nest in trees like other birds," said a utility worker, tiredly.
Unfortunately, no egg was found.