Aug 1, 2025
Common Tern with head turned upside down right after a dive!
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Common Tern with head turned upside down right after a dive!
American Crow enjoying a Modelo in Brooklyn Bridge Park. 😁
White-throated Sparrow Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
Rock Pigeon enjoying some seaweed at Pier 4 beach in Brooklyn Bridge Park. I believe it is succulent or red string Seaweed (Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii). Many pigeons were eating it like crazy!
Mourning Doves Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Long Pond
American Woodcock demonstrates "distal rhynchokinesis," the ability to flex the end of its bill. This allows it to grab earthworms it encounters when probing in soil. Other shorebirds, including Dunlins & Sanderlings, can bend their bills in this way. 😃
Eastern Towhee Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 uplands
Happy Friday! Here's a Double-crested Cormorant in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1