Red-billed Tropicbird at Seal Island 2017
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May 30 2017,
May 30 2017,  
terns escorting Tropicbird near their colony, May 30
the crew ashore, May 30 
May 30 2017,
May 30 2017, Seal Island.
May 30, 
May 30,
May 30
June 10
June 10 Seal Island
June 10 2017, both eyes
June 10, preening
Arctic tern and tropicbird
June 10, 2017
June 10,
June 25, 2017
This bird continues to show a fondness for buoys.
June 25 bathing,
June 25, RBTB bathing, Seal Island
June 25 
bathing red-billed tropicbird June 25, Vinalhaven Seal Island, Knox County Maine
June 25th,
July 5,
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July 5,
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
July 9,
July 9,
July 9,
RBTB pushing tail into the water to get a boost into the air,  July 9
July 9, vaulting into the air,  yellow legs brown toes
Vinalhaven, Seal Island, July 9 2017
July 9,
Red-billed tropicbird, July 14
July 14th,
July 14, 
July 14
gliding on up tipped wings and calling as it is pursued by common tern.
July 14, Vinalhaven Seal Island
Red-billed tropicbird and common tern.
July 31, 2017
August 6,  It appears our friend is chatting with this admittedly attractive buoy, what flows through this reptile consciousness is hard to say.
July 14, 2018
August 6, 2017
August 6,
August 6,2017
Aug 6, 
August 8, 2017
August 8, 2017 Seal Island
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