Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Summer on NYC Beaches






Some birds come to nest on the beaches, and some stop by later as they make their way south after breeding up north.   




Soaring Osprey searching for fish


Great Black-backed Gull

Juvenile Great Black-backed Gull 




Great Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull conferring in the water 

Ring-billed Gulls, juvenile and adult 


Least Tern on nest 


Forster's Tern flying 




Young American Oystercatcher asking parent for food


Black-bellied Plover


Least Sandpiper


Semi-palmated Sandpipers

 

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