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American Black Duck in Flight

Ameircan Black Duck in Flight

The picture of the American Black Duck in Flight was photographed at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. Look for American Black Ducks in both fresh and saltwater in eastern North America, where they will look like female Mallards except with an olive-yellow bill and overall darker, higher-contrast plumage.

Click on arrow above to hear the sounds of the American Black Duck

Black Scoter Duck

Black Scoter Female

Black Scoter Female

The picture of this Black Scoter Duck Female was photographed in the waters off the Barnegat Lighthouse Jetty in New Jersey on very cold windy day. This Black Scoter was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Canon 100-400 II lens. Groups of Black Scoters often can be located by the constant mellow, plaintive whistling sound of the males.
To hear the song of the Black Scoter, click on the arrow below.

Northern Shoveler in Flight

Northern Shoveler Drake in Flight

Northern Shoveler Drake in Flight

Northern Shoveler in Flight

The picture of this Northern Shoveler in Flight was photographed at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. This Northern Shoveler was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Canon 100-400 II lens.
To hear the sounds of the Northern Shoveler, click on the arrow below.

Red-winged Blackbird in Flight

Red-winged Blackbird in Flight

Red-winged Blackbird in Flight

Red-winged Blackbird in Flight

The Red-winged Blackbird is one of the most abundant birds across North America, and one of the most boldly colored. The picture of this Red-winged Blackbird in Flight was photographed at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. This Red-winged Blackbird was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Canon 100-400 II lens.
To hear the sounds of the Red-winged Blackbird, click on the arrow below.

Dunlin Wings Up

Dunlin Wings Up

Dunlin Wings Up

Dunlin Wings Up

The picture of this Dunlin Wings Up was photographed at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. Dunlin with Wings Up was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Canon 100-400 II lens. Numbers wintering in some coastal areas have declined noticeably since the 1970s; the reasons for this are unknown.
To hear the sounds of the Dunlin , click on the arrow below.

Double-crested Cormorant Breeding Adult

Double-crested Cormorant Breeding Adult

Double-crested Cormorant Breeding Adult

Double-crested Cormorant Breeding Adult

The picture of this Double-crested Cormorant Breeding Adult was photographed at The Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanside, New Jersey. The Double Crested Cormorant is at it’s most beautiful while in breeding plumage. This Double-crested Cormorant was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Canon 100-400 II lens.
To hear the sounds of the Double-crested Cormorant, click on the arrow below.

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl photographed at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey on a very cold wintry day. This Snowy Owl was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the sound of the Snowy Owl, click on the arrow below.

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Not everyone sees vultures as a creepy harbinger of death—many see them as sacred for their cleanup role. Tibetan Buddhists practice “sky burials,” where animals, usually vultures, consume their dead. Similarly, Zoroastrians offer their dead to be consumed by vultures on a raised platform, called a dakhma. They regard vultures are precious animals that release the soul from the body.