Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield

Author: Lewis Holmes
Host: Pepin Mittelhauser
Producers: Glen Mittelhauser, Daaby Tingle
In this episode, Pepin reads an essay by Lewis Holmes describing an unusual feeding association between Snowy Egrets and cormorants on the tidal flats of Scarborough, creating what Lewis describes as a lively ballet between two very different birds.
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