RING-BILLED GULLS, FORT DE SOTO PARK, TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, 2/13/2023

 

SNOWY EGRETS ON ROOF & AT BEACH, FORT DE SOTO PARK, TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, 2/13/2023

 

ADULT LAUGHING GULLS IN BREEDING PLUMAGE IN FLIGHT & ON SAND WITH CRUSTACEAN IN BILL & 1ST WINTER LAUGHING GULLS, FORT DE SOTO PARK, TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, 2/12/2023

   The first eight photos show adult Laughing Gulls in breeding plumage  and the last four photos show first winter Laughing Gulls.  The adult Laughing Gull on the sand has some kind of crustacean in its bill.

 

OSPREYS IN NESTS, FORT DE SOTO PARK, TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, 2/13/2023

 

NONBREEDING RUDDY TURNSTONES, FORT DE SOTO PARK, TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, 2/13/2023

 

NONBREEDING ADULT & FIRST WINTER BONAPARTE'S GULLS, FORT DE SOTO PARK, TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, 2/13/2023

   The first and last photos show nonbreeding adult Bonaparte's Gulls.  The third and fourth photos show a 1st Winter Bonaparte's Gull taking off from the water.

 

FISH CROWS, FORT DE SOTO PARK, TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, 2/13/2023