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Red-billed Tropicbird at Seal Island 2017
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May 30 2017,
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May 30 2017,  
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terns escorting Tropicbird near their colony, May 30
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the crew ashore, May 30 
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May 30 2017,
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May 30 2017, Seal Island.
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May 30, 
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May 30,
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May 30
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June 10
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June 10 Seal Island
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June 10 2017, both eyes
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June 10, preening
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Arctic tern and tropicbird
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June 10, 2017
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June 10,
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June 25, 2017
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This bird continues to show a fondness for buoys.
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June 25 bathing,
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June 25, RBTB bathing, Seal Island
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June 25 
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bathing red-billed tropicbird June 25, Vinalhaven Seal Island, Knox County Maine
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June 25th,
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July 5,
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July 5, Red-billed Tropicbird courting one of Steve Rosen's buoys off the eastern bite.
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Mr. T,  looking well,  July 5, 2017
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July 9,
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RBTB pushing tail into the water to get a boost into the air,  July 9
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July 9, vaulting into the air,  yellow legs brown toes
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Vinalhaven, Seal Island, July 9 2017
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July 9,
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Red-billed tropicbird, July 14
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July 14th,
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July 14
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gliding on up tipped wings and calling as it is pursued by common tern.
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July 14, Vinalhaven Seal Island
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Red-billed tropicbird and common tern.
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July 31, 2017
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August 6,  It appears our friend is chatting with this admittedly attractive buoy, what flows through this reptile consciousness is hard to say.
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July 14, 2018
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August 6, 2017
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August 6,
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August 6,2017
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August 8, 2017
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August 8, 2017 Seal Island
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August 8, this was the last photo of this bird that I took in 2017,  it was seen later until about the 22nd though less predictably as the tern colony left for a spell and then many came back to roost at Seal after spending several nights at Saddleback ledge 8 miles NE of Seal Island
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