Wednesday, June 15, 2016
SNOWY PLOVER, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL
We can ID this plover as a Snowy Plover as follows:
- Black bill.
- Dark legs.
- Incomplete breast band: dark patches on either side of the breasts.
- White underparts.
- Dark patch on white forehead.
The Snowy Plover is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 305.
AMERICAN OSTERCATCHER, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL
These photos and others at the beach on Estero Island were taken on Friday, June 10. We are just posting them, as my camera had to be fixed, due to it getting very wet in a rain storm on the beach that day. Just got the camera back today so I could transfer the photos to my tablet and than to the blog. The beach and a lagoon are located on the gulf side of Estero Island at its southern end.
We can easily ID this shorebird as an an American Oystercatcher by its very long and thick red bill, bold black and white pattern and pale legs.
The American Ostercatcher is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 304.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
BURROWING OWLS, KENDALL DR. & HERNANDO DR., MARCO ISLAND, FL
These Burrowing Owls were in a roped off area in a vacant lot at the corner of Kendall Dr. and Hernando Dr. This lot is on the way to and close to Tigertail Beach in Marco Island. There were three owls on the lot. One of them was on a stand, the two were together at the burrow.
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