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Yes, we have ospreys!
N 0 B 217 C 1 E May 25, 2008 F May 25, 2008
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Ospreys are plentiful on the Mason Neck peninsula.

Pandion haliaetus
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Lorton, Virginia

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Gosling crossing
N 0 B 154 C 2 E May 25, 2008 F May 25, 2008
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Canada goose goslings climb over a piece of driftwood, following their parents' example.

Branta canadensis
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Lorton, Virginia

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Heron at home
N 0 B 165 C 1 E May 25, 2008 F May 25, 2008
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Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge contains a large great blue heron rookery. The summer months are filled with immature herons trying out their wings in the marsh.

Ardea herodias
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Lorton, Virginia

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Pair of scavengers
N 0 B 136 C 1 E May 25, 2008 F May 25, 2008
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Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) circle over the Great Marsh of Mason Neck, along the Potomac in Virginia.

Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Lorton, Virginia

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Faraway eagle
N 0 B 204 C 1 E May 25, 2008 F May 25, 2008
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Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge is renowned for its bald eagle habitat program. The area is home to several nesting pairs and hosts many wintering eagles during the cold weather months.

I actually saw three eagles this morning (two adults and an immature) -- but I heard them screeching before they appeared. They never came in close enough for a good shot.

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Lorton, Virginia

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