INTERESTING SIGHTS IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, 3/25-3/27/18

SHARON & GEORGE AT RESTAURANT IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, 3/26/18

GRAY CATBIRD, KEY WEST TROPICAL FOREST & BOTANICAL GARDEN,STOCK ISLAND,FLORIDA, 3/27/18

FEMALE MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD IN FLIGHT, KEY WEST TROPICAL FOREST & BOTANICAL GARDEN,STOCK ISLAND,FLORIDA,3/27/18

OVENBIRD, KEY WEST TROPICAL FOREST & BOTANICAL GARDEN,STOCK ISLAND, 3/26 & 3/27/18

   We can ID this warbler as an Ovenbird by its olive upperparts, white underparts heavily streaked with black, white eyering and a line of orange feathers running along the top of head bordered on each side by blackish-brown stripes.  The eyes are dark, the upper mandible of the bill is dark, the lower mandible is horn-colored and the bill is pointed.  The Ovenbird's legs and feet are pink.

   The Ovenbird gets its name from the shape of it's nest, which has a dome shape and side entrance that make it resemble a Dutch oven.

JUVENILE SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, KEY WEST TROPICAL FOREST & BOTANICAL GARDEN, STOCK ISLAND,FLORIDA, 3/26/18

BREEDING LAUGHING GULL IN FLIGHT, KEY WEST,FLORIDA, 3/26/18