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photo of Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelican

[caption id="attachment_787" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image by Frank Schulenburg from Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0[/caption] Physical: Brown Pelicans are stocky birds with flat

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Image of a Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger, flying over the water with its wings extended.

Black Skimmer

[caption id="attachment_4806" align="aligncenter" width="539"] Image by 'Googie man' on Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0[/caption] Physical: The Black Skimmer can reach up to

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American Black Duck

[caption id="attachment_701" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image by DickDaniels from theworldbirds.org on Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0[/caption] Physical: The American Black Duck is a

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Belted King Fisher

[caption id="attachment_723" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image by Judy Gallagher on Flickr, CC BY 2.0[/caption] Physical: Kingfishers are small birds with large heads

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Image of an osprey, Pandion haliaetus, flying in the sky.

Osprey

Image by Peter Massa on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 Physical: Adult osprey can reach a length of 21-24.5 inches (53-61

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