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Seabird aggregation
This photo taken near Cape Lookout, NC displays a large aggregation of seabirds on a sandbar. There are many different species on this sandbar, brown pelicans, cormorants, albatrosses, and many others. This gathering is fairly common, as most birds are social in nature, however if food was involved, interspecific and intraspecific competition would be evident. These birds are most likely waiting for gifted food from passing boats, scanning the surrounding shallows for prey, or sunning themselves to dry out their wings.
Seabird aggregation
This photo taken near Cape Lookout, NC displays a large aggregation of seabirds on a sandbar. There are many different species on this sandbar, brown pelicans, cormorants, albatrosses, and many others. This gathering is fairly common, as most birds are social in nature, however if food was involved, interspecific and intraspecific competition would be evident. These birds are most likely waiting for gifted food from passing boats, scanning the surrounding shallows for prey, or sunning themselves to dry out their wings.