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‘Birds of a Feather’

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Photo of the Week: Nov. 30- Dec. 6, 2015

Photograph by Mary Ward of Wilmington.

Photographer Mary Ward captured this image, “Birds of a Feather,” Aug. 23 at Federal Point at Fort Fisher.

“Close to sunset a few long-billed birds were hanging out in the water eating what they eat, then took flight. Looked around for them, then glanced up and saw them sitting up in a tree,” Mary said in her submission.

This photo was submitted to Coastal Review Online’s photography contest. We want your best shots to tell a story about North Carolina’s coast by capturing its culture, nature, people or news. Visit our submission guidelines for contest details. #CROphoto

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