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[Ruth Robin <robin.ruth@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could someone help identify the bird in the attached photo?  I reduced the image size of the original so hopefully it will be OK for folks with dial-up.

Robin

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From: "Gillian Young" <gyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: September 27, 2007 1:31:52 PM EDT

To: <robin.ruth@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: bird ID

Just wondered if you might identify this bird I saw on the beach at Nags Head last weekend. There were 2 within a mile of each other, and they didn't/couldn't fly. Body was the size of a Canada goose with short legs, but the head looks more like a heron.

 

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Thank you very much!

 

Gillian Young