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-Capt. Ben

Thursday, February 26, 2009

2.26- SkyWatch Friday - Migration

Great Cormorants flying North over the River Neuse towards New Bern

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Huge numbers of Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) that have been wintering in the local NC coastal areas (as well as SC and GA) are now migrating northward.

These pictures were taken on one of the early morning ferry runs from Minnesot Beach to Cherry Point... While waiting for the ferry and while crossing, endless streams of cormorants in V formations, single-file lines, and general jumble formations were flying above the river towards New Bern and final destinations well north of there.

The vast multitudes were difficult to capture in still photos, and I wished I had had a video capable digicam with me.


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HAPPY SWF EVERYONE!

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