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migrating ibis fly over cape may point state park #birds #ibis #nature #capemaynj

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 2d

Aerial Ballet - a still from above video of the migrating ibis over Cape May
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a flock of migrating Ibis fly over cape may

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 2d

Ibis identified by the Cape May Bird Observatory naturalist

40 ibis flew over last friday, according to their stats (published at www.trektellen.org/count/view/1...)

A pair of ibis kept circling the large, perhaps trying to find a spot to rest

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2dl...

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 7d

Stills from above video of the magnificent vulture poses
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Vultures in the sun, stretching their wings; different feathers have a silvery gleam, perhaps, based on the angle of the morning sun

vultures preening and stretching #birds #raptor #vultures #naturetrail #nature

Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 7d

the vulture committee was back, preening and stretching...
Was it the regular morning blue jay chorus or vulture sighting alerts?
#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpmY...

Strange Bird Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is the First Known Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and a Green Jay

Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 9d

"a green jay mother and a blue jay father" !

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www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

The ranges of the two parent bird species have expanded due to climate change and now overlap around San Antonio, researchers say

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 12d

Stills from above video of the dance of the vulture
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Clockwise from top right - Vulture sitting on the roof, preening, unfurling wings, a hint of silver in one of the wings

vultures on roof #birds #vultures #nature #naturetrail

Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 12d

vulture chilling on the roof in a pigeon pose and then arose gracefully like a dancer

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-04v...

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 16d

Stills from above video of the majestic eagle and turkey vulture circling the mountains
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Photos of the eagle and turkey vulture (with sparkling silver wings), soaring over the mountains

raptors soar over rugged mountains #eagle #vultures #raptor #mountains

Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 16d

raptors circling over the ragged cliffs, breathtaking!

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCYt...

bluebirds and berries #birds #bluebirds #nature

Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 21d

Stills from the above video where the berry saga unfolds...
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multiple photos of male and female bluebirds, together and solo on the branch

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 21d

the berry twist to this bucolic scene!

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTaq...

starlings and grackles at sunset #birds #nature #sunset

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 24d

glittering grackles and starlings at sunset

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVd_...

female gadwall chilling on the creek #birds #ducks #nature

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 26d

first sighting of a female gadwall duck
(identified by Apple Photos and Merlin Photo ID)

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBYI...

molting blue jay #birds #bluejays #nature

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 27d

first sighting of a molting bluejay

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrWy...

flight of two red-tailed hawks #birds #hawks #nature #raptors

Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 29d

Stills from above video - the two red-tailed hawks in perfect sync as they circled in different directions and heights
#birds

Multiple photos of two red-tailed hawks flying in sync

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · 29d

Over the same creek - today, two red-tailed hawks flying in perfect sync

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5nu...

red-tailed hawk by the creek (2 sightings, late and early summer) #birds #hawk #nature

Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · Sep 9

Stills from above video of a red-tailed hawk by the creek, in early and late summer
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two photos of a red-tailed hawk - from april this year and again, in august

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · Sep 9

sighting of a red-tailed hawk last week and months earlier in april

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=szO6...

magnificent vultures in the sun #birds #raptor #vultures #nature #naturetrail #sun

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · Sep 6

Stills from above video of the Vultures basking in the sun - graceful and stunning...
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Clockwise from top left - Multiple vultures gather on a tree, two vultures sunning in sync, vulture turns with outstretched wings, two vultures now moving on branch, vulture's silvery underwings reflect the rays of the morning sun

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Bird_Walks @bird-walks.bsky.social · Sep 6

Synchronized Sunning by the lake!!
the vultures were beyond magnificent

#birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBmi...