Happy #NationalBirdDay!

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One of my favorites from 2024. Black Skimmers are such cool birds, from their graphic colors to their barking yip calls.

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Just three days left and I’m already missing summer. #ThrowbackThursday #HerringGull

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Tiny sandpiper flapping and foraging in the foam created by days of wind and high surf.

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This Royal Tern appears unmoved by the juvenile’s squawking. #sideeye

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Black Skimmers are such cool birds, from their graphic colors to their barking yip calls.

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Twilight flight.

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Fleet of foot … a Willet scampering near a submerged object at the water’s edge.

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A scoop of skimmers. A cacophony of barking laughter calls. A summer joy.

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Two greats in the green. A pose and a preen.

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