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Birders

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14. They fly lower than a bird of bird prey I guess. I guess they are looking for fish.

Sun Sep 12, 2021, 08:56 PM

Sep 2021

We had one who lived nearby our cottage. Great photo.

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Caught a fishing bird near sunset, NOT an osprey, tho. [View all] elleng Sep 2021 OP

Great blue heron, maybe? Ocelot II Sep 2021 #1

Could be; haven't seen any of them up close here, yet. elleng Sep 2021 #3

Looks like a blue heron to me. applegrove Sep 2021 #2

You guys are GREAT, identifying them! elleng Sep 2021 #4

Beautiful pix, Ellen! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #5

Thanks, Sheltie. elleng Sep 2021 #6

Yw, Ellen! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #7

Yes, but/and I saw a pic of one still in MAINE today! elleng Sep 2021 #8

Nice! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #9

Yes, saw that. elleng Sep 2021 #11

Sounds like a great place to be! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #12

Forecast, if interested SheltieLover Sep 2021 #10

That's a beautiful photo! Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 #13