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Sanderlings at Cape Ann, Massachusetts

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Black Skimmer

A flock of Black Skimmers resting on a sandbar. They are a tern-like member of the gull family that capture small fish by skimming the surface of the water with their extra long lower bill until they feel a fish. They can hunt fish at night since they are using touch, not sight.

Snapshot: Roseate Spoonbill

The Roseate Spoonbill is noted for its pink color and spatula shaped bill. It uses the bill to sweep back and forth, snatching up small fish and invertebrates. This one has just dropped in to join a large group of White Pelicans on a sand bar.

Snapshot: Whimbrel

A Whimbrel foraging along the water’s edge with some Ruddy Turnstones.

Snapshot: Loggerhead Shrike

A songbird that thinks it is a raptor. It has a sharp bill that is lethal to its prey (insects, birds, lizards, small mammals) but lacks the talons of a raptor. Instead, it impales its catch on a thorn or barbed wire to make it easier to eat its meal. Loggerhead Shrikes have the unpleasant…

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  1. Nice action photos with beautiful detail and the ability to enlarge them for more detail. Nature keeps us centered. Glad you appreciate it too.

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