NONBREEDING ROYAL TERNS & A ROYAL TERN IN BREEDING PLUMAGE, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

   The first photo shows three Royal Terns in nonbreeding plumage, i.e. they all have white foreheads.   The second photo shows a Royal Tern in breeding plumage, i.e it has no white forehead and the black cap covers the entire crown, including the forehead.  This is the time of year when Royal Terns plumage molts from nonbreeding to breeding plumage.

 

OSPREY IN NEST, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

FISH CROW, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

LAUGHING GULL, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

ANHINGA & AMERICAN COOTS, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

ROYAL TERNS & RING-BILLED GULLS, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

MUSCOVY DUCK, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

TURKEY VULTURE IN FLIGHT, FLINT PEN STRAND-RED TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, FLINT PEN STRAND-RED TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

EASTERN PHOEBE, FLINT PEN STRAND-RED TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

PURPLE MARTIN INFORMATION, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

COMMON GROUND-DOVE, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

SPOTTED SANDPIPER, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

JUVENILE COMMON GALLINULE, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

BELTED KINGFISHER, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

KILLDEER, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

SNOWY EGRET, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

WHITE IBIS IN FLIGHT, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

MOTTLED DUCK IN FLIGHT, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

TRICOLORED HERON, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

GREAT EGRET, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

ADULT & JUVENILE LITTLE BLUE HERONS, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

GREAT BLUE HERON, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

MALE BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

WHITE-TAILED DEER, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025

 

FEMALE MERLIN, FLINT PEN STRAND-ORANGE TRAIL, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 2/27/2025