immature-purple-gallinule

Juvenile Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus). Rails, gators, and deer flies.

common-moorhen-immature

Juvenile Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). Rails, gators, and deer flies.

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merlin-falco-columbarius

Merlin, Falco columbarius. Read more: Wizard-falcon.

damaged-flight-feathers

The Northern Gannet's flight feathers showed severe damage. (Morus bassanus) Read more: Beached gannet and shorebirds in July.

second-year-northern-gannet

Immature gannet (Morus bassanus) stranded on the beach.Read more: Beached gannet and shorebirds in July.

beached-northern-gannet

The poor bird was in very bad shape. (Morus bassanus) Read more: Beached gannet and shorebirds in July.

american-avocets

American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) -- one in non-breeding plumage. Read more: Beached gannet and shorebirds in July.

common-pigeon-notre-dame

Common Pigeon (Columba livia) with Notre Dame gargoyles. Read more: Learning all over again.

wood-pigeon-notre-dame

Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) at Notre Dame. Read more: Learning all over again.