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   Karen Burns August 9, 2014 at 4:22 pm #

   i love the herons ~ those others, are they a type of grouse?

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   Karen Burns August 9, 2014 at 4:22 pm #

   no, their beaks are too long

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   Sandy Adams August 9, 2014 at 4:27 pm #

   Mark, I think they might be terns. I googled terns image and something that looked like them came up.

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   Celia Ebert August 9, 2014 at 4:50 pm #

   You just get the best shots!
   Will be interested to know what those birds turn out to be… see you soon.. C

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   Jane Shoup August 9, 2014 at 8:03 pm #

   Mark, I sent your picture to one of my friends who is a “Birder.” She has never failed me yet in identifying a bird correctly. I will let you know what she comes up with. I don’t think that they are terns.

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   Jane Shoup August 9, 2014 at 8:16 pm #

   That bird looks similar to one of the shearwater species. I have never actually seen one; I just looked at a listing of birds of Michigan and that was one that seems to have the right body shape. There is one called a Manx Shearwater, but I am not sure the coloration is correct.

   Jane

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   Edra August 11, 2014 at 11:38 am #

   Beautiful pictures!

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   Jane August 12, 2014 at 9:05 am #

   My “bird” friend said they might be spotted sandpipers. She was not too sure about that, however.

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