Bird Sightings on Martha's Vineyard: July 2017
Bank swallow chicks poke their heads out of their burrow.
Bank swallow chicks poke their heads out of their burrow.
Great blue heron: the name says it all.
Great blue heron: the name says it all.
Sanderlings.
Sanderlings.
Greater yellowlegs.
Greater yellowlegs.
Common tern.
Common tern.
Juvenile black tern stretches its wings.
Juvenile black tern stretches its wings.
Adult black terns fill the sky along with common and roseate terns.
Adult black terns fill the sky along with common and roseate terns.
Red knot and ruddy turnstone.
Red knot and ruddy turnstone.
Spotted sandpiper.
Spotted sandpiper.
Great blue heron.
Great blue heron.
A close-up look great blue heron feathers.
A close-up look great blue heron feathers.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Short-billed dowitcher.
Laughing gulls.
Laughing gulls.
Northern rough-winged swallows.
Northern rough-winged swallows.
Juvenile semipalmated plover.
Juvenile semipalmated plover.
Bank swallows live in the cliffs at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Bank swallows live in the cliffs at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Tell-tale swallow in flight.
Tell-tale swallow in flight.
Male American redstart shows off his plumage.
Male American redstart shows off his plumage.
Female American redstart poses in an apple tree.
Female American redstart poses in an apple tree.
Green heron scavanges among rocks for meal.
Green heron scavanges among rocks for meal.
The ovenbird is a small songbird of the warbler family.
The ovenbird is a small songbird of the warbler family.
Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron stretches its wings.
Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron stretches its wings.
While an adult yellow-crowned night heron keeps watch.
While an adult yellow-crowned night heron keeps watch.
Bank swallows nest in their burrows at the cliffs at Lucy Vincent, and the breeding season winds down as the Island welcomes birds of July.
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