I was on my way to the program yesterday when I spotted these birds sitting on an oil boom in the harbor down where the old power plant was. The photo was too good to pass up. I love how they space themselves our so carefully, almost as if they measured the spaces. Of course the big issue is "what birds are these?" Egrets are white, so I think these birds are Herons. But their necks are not long enough to be Great Blue Herons. So now we have a mystery. I love mysteries!
4 comments:
Hi Ken-
I suggest the Double-crested Cormorant... Have seen similar in the Fox River near our house in IL, and the distribution map in the above link indicates they may be migrating thru your area now...
-Dean
I've seen a lot of cormorants down at my beach, although I never knew the term double-crested. Thanks Dean for interesting link.
Joan
I thought of Cormorants right away as Joan, Jen & I have seen them on the rocks in Milford. bsk
Wow, how great is it to have such a knowledgeable group of friends, who can identify all the stuff in the world for me that I don't know! Thank you all!
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