All pictures in this gallery were taken during a six hour visit to the Edwin B
Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge near Brigantine, New Jersey. It was second
week of May.
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Snowy Egret (Egretta falcinellus) in water |
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight I |
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Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) in flight with crab, immature |
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) in flight |
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) in flight II |
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) in flight III |
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) in flight IV |
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) in flight V |
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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) in flight |
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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) in flight II |
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Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) in flight, immature |
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Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) on a nesting platform |
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight |
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight II |
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight III |
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) on a nesting platform II |
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Brant Gees (Branta bernicla) landing |
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight |
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight II |
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight III |
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Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) with fish |
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight IV |
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight V |
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Great Egrets (Ardea alba) |
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Great Egrets (Ardea alba) II |
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Great Egrets (Ardea alba) III |
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Great Egrets (Ardea alba) IV |
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Great Egrets (Ardea alba) and Snowy Egret |
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Great Egrets (Ardea alba) V |
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) |
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) II |
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) III |
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) IV |
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) VI |
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) in grass |
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) in grass II |
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) " O shit, I am gonna fall!" |
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) |
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) II |
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) closeup |
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) IV |
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) V |
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Purple Martin (Progne subis) |
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All birds on this page are photographed in their natural habitat.
Purple Martin is on a rod next to it's nesting box, Snowy Egret is standing on
an observation deck railing.
