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As mentioned earlier, it was cold on my visit to the refuge last week, as seen in the following shot.

Winter scene at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.

A Greater Yellowlegs was actively looking for food.

Greater Yellowlegs.
Greater Yellowlegs.

A Ring-billed Gull flew nearby and performed acrobatic moves to try unsuccessfully to catch a fish.

Ring-billed Gull.
Ring-billed Gull.
Ring-billed Gull.

A Cooper’s Hawk was perched silently on a branch and did not fly away as I approached it. Perhaps it was still digesting a meal.

Cooper’s Hawk watching left.
Cooper’s Hawk watching right.