@maryelizabethcarey.bsky.socialFor today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestBeaks, a #cormorant . It's much prettier the closer up you see it, I think, especially its aqua-colored eyes. The hook on the end of its beak works like a fish hook. #NorwottuckRailTrail #AmherstMA
@maryelizabethcarey.bsky.social"I'm afraid if I put this down I'll never find it again with all this clutter." For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #CaptionThatBird
#NorwottuckRailTrail #AmherstMA
@maryelizabethcarey.bsky.socialAnd for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #ODG, owl duck geese --- a #Canada goose! Cornell Lab: "As lawns have proliferated, more and more of these grassland-adapted birds are staying put in urban and suburban areas year-round, where some people regard them as pests."
@maryelizabethcarey.bsky.socialA male and female Ring-necked Duck for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Mamas&Papas, male & female of the same species in the same photo. Cornell Lab says there "often in small flocks and pairs, diving to feed on mollusks, invertebrates, and submerged aquatic vegetation." #NorwottuckRailTrail
@maryelizabethcarey.bsky.socialA waterlogged gosling for today’s alternate #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Grounded. Their feathers don't become naturally water resistant until they're about 5-6 weeks old. #NorwottuckRailTrail
