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Great Shearwaters - Ardenna gravis - foraging

Great Shearwaters - Ardenna gravis - foraging for bunker or Menahden fish along Race Point - Cape Cod National Seashore - MA in AugUSt - A common seabird off our Atlantic Coast - seldom coming close to shore except during storms - USA Great Shearwate

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RES-867 Montagus Harrier - food pass in flight

RES-867
Montagu's Harrier - food pass in flight
Extremadura - Spain - April
Circus pygargus
sequence 1 of 5 - The male (grey bird) has dropped the food (in this case a bird) to the female below - Whilst the female is looking after their chicks the male will catch the food and she will fly up towards him to recieve it as he drops it to her - The complete food pass lasted no more than a couple of seconds
George Reszeter
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