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Brooklyn, New York
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Father And Son Day
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Actually, I have no idea what sex either Osprey is, but I did see the larger one bring a nice fish back to the nest.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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The Chase Is On
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The Wood Duck is trying to make a quick getaway with its piece of bread before the aggressive gull can snatch it away.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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“Whoops–Is This Perch Taken?”
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A Tufted Titmouse, en route to a delicious feeder, is stopped mid-air by the sight of a Black-Capped Chickadee looking to reclaim his space.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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East Meets West
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Great Egrets
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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So Hot, Even The Pigeons Are At The Beach
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Plumb Beach,
Brooklyn, New York
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Barrel of Laughs
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Laughing Gulls
Plumb Beach,
Brooklyn, New York
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In The Weeds
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This Glossy Ibis is a lifer for me. If you’ve ever wondered why it has that long de-curved bill-well the photo below illustrates here’s one reason–a reason why I almost didn’t see the bird. The bill looks just like the curved grasses!:
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Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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#Mew, Too
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The Grey Catbirds were plentiful this week at the Salt Marsh–and noisy!
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Crab Dinner
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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron has returned to Marine Park, digging for the plentiful fiddler crabs by the shore.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Going Home
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I had put my camera back in its case, but was able to catch this picture on my phone as these sandhill cranes flew off from the field.
Northern California
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Great Bathrooms of America #1
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Maxwell Park,
Oakland, California
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Sandhill Crane
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Sandhill Crane
Staten Island Road
Lodi, California
Thanks to Sister Bev for taking us there!
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Animal Quackers
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Oakland, California
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Coming In For A Landing
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Great Egret at Roemer Bird Sanctuary
Oakland, California
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Secret Identity Uncovered
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These little guys had me puzzled–so many sandpipers look alike to me! But when they did a short flight, they gave themselves away: their white rumps in flight marked them as–what else?–White-rumped Sandpipers. A first for me.
Plumb Beach
Brooklyn, New York
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The Gathering Storm
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Starlings convening before the rain
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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On The Move
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Not 100% sure, but I think it’s a Greater Yellowlegs.
On second thought, I’m going with it’s a Dowitcher.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Perhaps Tippi Hedren’s Nearby?
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Coney Island Beach
Brooklyn, New York
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Quality Family Time
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Our osprey friends who arrived a few months ago at the Marine Park Salt Marsh, are now on the lookout to make sure the two newborns are safe.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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One Good Tern Deserves Another
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Terns are tough for me to identify specifically, so while I’ll guess they’re Common Terns, there are some other possibilities.
But I am eating my heart out that there wasn’t another one nearby so that I could title the post, “Tern, Tern, Tern…”
Marine Park Salt Marsh,
Brooklyn, New York
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Statuesque
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Great Egret
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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The Eagle Has Landed
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This osprey has just come back to its nest with a bunch of extra building material to keep it nice and warm.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Birch A-Peel
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This peeling birch is providing both insects and cover for the blue jay. Did you spot it right away?
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Fashion Show
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This glamorous Wood Duck walks the model runway showing off for fellow birds.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
