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Caspian Terns in Queens

September 2, 2011 by Corey 3 Comments

Though they have a world-wide distribution and can be found on every continent except Antarctica, Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia is a bird that is not often spotted...

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Laughing Gull Feeding Frenzy at Brigantine

August 26, 2011 by Corey 2 Comments

One of the benefits of working for a union that represents workers all over the state of New Jersey is that on occasion I...

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How to Eat an Eel

July 28, 2011 by Corey 6 Comments

There are foods that are not easy for the uninitiated to eat. Pomegranate is one, especially if you don’t realize that the seeds are...

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What is this Gull?

July 16, 2011 by Corey 6 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I posted a series of pictures of what I called “Ratty Summer Gulls” – gulls that are just plain...

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Sandwich Tern in New York

June 30, 2011 by Corey No Comments

Until recently I had only ever seen a single Sandwich Tern. It was back in July of 2009, the day that I saw more...

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What Is This Tern Doing?

June 13, 2011 by Corey 11 Comments

On a recent all-too-brief visit to that Mecca of birding in my home borough I was doing my best to get some good flight...

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Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

March 29, 2011 by Corey 17 Comments

A big bruiser of a bird, the Glaucous Gull is nothing if not bulky. It sometimes looks like a gull built from a child’s...

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Food-Carrying Common Terns

August 14, 2010 by Corey 1 Comment

I could watch terns all day long. Flying, hunting, calling, preening, or just sitting around, I find terns fascinating. It just seems so improbable...

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