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Cormorant with white perch

Finally an ID we can all get behind....

another short eared owl, here it is april and they still are here...crazy

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Thanks, the black head cap is just stained also?

Taken today in south jersey, probably just a black duck hybrid but the coloring is crazy,not sure if the coloring is stained feathers from feeding or natural

Ospreys are busy already

Another short eared owl, Just crazy right now here in south jersey, the Owls dont seem to want to leave,This one landed twenty feet from me.

Another short eared owl

Oyster Catcher w/breakfast

Ratings are subjective, you can get all your buddies to go on and rate it 5 stars if you want to, I have seen it done, so I wouldnt sweat any of the ebird stuff really. If you want to get honest opinions flickr has many groups that offer to rate your pic and tell you what they see wrong and right...

Just an amazing year for short eared owls here in south jersey

It’s actually a she, I monitor this nest for the state , the good thing about it is it’s right next to a road and I can sit in my car and take pictures of her when she sits on a tree that’s on the road. She tolerates me,lol, last year she layed eggs on the 15th of March,this year she doesn’t seem to be in a hurry, hoping she lays soon and doesn’t decide to skip a year.