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Heron
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: British Columbia. Canada
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They are here the year round and nest on an island close by.
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Official Plant Nerd
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Hey... stop playing with your subjects. Put the lipstick away and back away from the bird.
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Heron
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: British Columbia. Canada
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They say they are black birds smoking a carrot.
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Pope
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Virginia
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Oystercatchers are wonderfully goofy looking--nature has a sense of humor. They are fairly common in the salt marshes here. Although they look funny they fly and walk much like any shore bird, and that bill does a great job of pulling things from the mudflats. It is easy to be fond of something so odd looking that it becomes almost cute.
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Official Plant Nerd
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Ha ha ha, black birds smoking a carrot. That bird is so ugly it's cute.
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Heron
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: British Columbia. Canada
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I aways take a few pictures if they happen to be close. They really great each other when they meet.
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Pope
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Virginia
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They never fail to bring a smile to my face.
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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Another treat. These birds do not grace the shores of Lake Michigan.
Wonderful pictures Kildale.
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WG Facilitator
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA
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They look like a cartoon bird.
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Pope
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Virginia
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They do. The first time I saw one I was driving. I burst out laughing when I saw it, and had to turn around to take another good look while pulled over to the side of the road. As soon as I got a good look, I was smitten. I have had a soft spot in my heart for the oystercatcher ever since.
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