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Pound net posts are taken over by osprey, who built their home there

Pound net posts are taken over by osprey, who built their home...

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Bird nest, possibly built by a marsh wren, attached to marsh grass

Bird nest, possibly built by a marsh wren, attached to marsh...

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Osprey on pier piling

Osprey on pier piling.

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Mute swans in flight

Mute swans in flight. Mute swans are an agressive invasive...

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A great blue heron in a tidal pond

A great blue heron in a tidal pond

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An egret fishing in a tidal pond

An egret fishing in a tidal pond

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An egret fishing in a tidal pond

An egret fishing in a tidal pond

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Mating pair of horseshoe crabs

Mating pair of horseshoe crabs

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