Fort Desoto
After the storm went through earlier this week, we started hearing stories of Flamingos showing up at Fort Desoto. We had to go check it out since they’re not native to that part of Florida. As luck would have it, they got scared off by the crowd of people that showed up to see them and flew to a secluded lagoon that was difficult to get to. We missed out on seeing them this time. The day was filled with quite a few other birds that made the trip worth it…
Marbled Godwit hunting in the shallow water
The juvenile Reddish Egret has its full colors now, its just smaller in size but not attitude
Reddish Egrets playing
Reddish Egrets
Reddish Egrets hunting
The Reddish Egret hunting dance
Reddish Egret on the move
Reddish Egret walking on water
Reddish Egret sneaking past a photographer
Laughing Gull with a shrimp it just plucked out of the water
Osprey about the hit the water. Notice the membrane over its eye is closed to protect it from impact
Osprey with its successful catch
American Oyster Catchers flying low over the water
American Oyster Catchers sharing a small fish
American Oyster Catcher
American Oyster Catcher watching me
American Oyster Catcher walking through the seaweed that washed up on the beach
American Oyster Catcher saying hello
American Oyster Catcher showing how to hop through the water
American Oyster Catcher taking off
Black Crowned Night Heron watching me through the trees as it flies around the beach
Reddish Egret hunting
Reddish Egret making eye contact
Reddish Egret doing its hunting dance
Reddish Egret hunting
Despite missing out on the Flamingos, we saw some cool birds and got to observe their behaviors. We’ll try again to see Flamingos in a few days.