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A Cow-nosed ray - Rhinoptera bonasus - near the surface, near the mouth of thePatuxent River

A Cow-nosed ray - Rhinoptera bonasus - near the surface, near the...

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2 osprey - Pandion haliaetus - on nest and gulls in the background lining the jetty at the University of Maryland Horn Point Environmental Laboratory

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Four osprey - Pandion haliaetus - on nest off of the University of Maryland HornPoint Environmental Laboratory on the Choptank River

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Footprints in the sand

Footprints in the sand. A Great Blue Heron has left its tracks...

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Footprints in the sand

Footprints in the sand. A Great Blue Heron has left its tracks...

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Great Blue Heron fishing along the Patuxent River

Great Blue Heron fishing along the Patuxent River.

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Redbeard sponge in the intertidal zone with a white feather caught in one of its crevices

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A tundra swan family cruising along the Patuxent River

A tundra swan family cruising along the Patuxent River.

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