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In reply to the discussion: Backyard Visitor [View all]Awknid
(381 posts)1. They are so beautiful
Thanks for the great photos!
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We have a breeding colony on the stream and they make a lot of odd sounds. Noisy birds and
haikugal
Apr 2016
#26
One of my favorites.....just a spectacular bird.....used to have them in front of our
a kennedy
Apr 2016
#16
They make a sound that one imagines sounds like what a Pterodactyl would make.
Enthusiast
Apr 2016
#20
Lots of birds are predatory. Red-winged blackbirds owned the cattail marsh behind my old house ...
Scuba
Apr 2016
#23
Really? I saw one with its head in a McDonalds sack beside the road one time.
Enthusiast
Apr 2016
#39
wonderful pictures, and I LOVE the perfect reflection of this magnificent creature in the water!
secondwind
Apr 2016
#22
as an avid kayaker I've been awestruck by their beauty for years, and perplexed by one behavior
carolinayellowdog
Apr 2016
#37