Headed back to Fort Desoto for the second time in less than a week after not being there since before last years hurricanes. The main goal was to catch a few more of the migrating birds and I got a few different ones from my trip last Sunday. I also watched some of the shorebirds, mainly the terns and the pelicans.

Sunrise over the North end of the Skyway Bridge.

Pelican silhouette at sunrise.

Laughing Gull flyby.

Hey do you want a fish? (Royal Terns)

Too bad, I’m just going to fly away with it after bringing it to you. (Royal Tern)

Sandwich Tern flyby.

Royal Terns… You know what they are doing.

They have an audience. This fellow kept interrupting for some reason.

He didn’t take kindly to being interrupted.

Cattle Egret (male) with breeding plumage. Normally they are all white.

Box Turtle. This was a very unexpected find that just strolled past our feet while we were looking up at birds.

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Summer Tanager (male).

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Male).

Black and White Warbler taking off.

Indigo Bunting (male)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male)

Brown Pelican diving for fish.

Brown Pelican starting its dive.

Brown Pelican in flight.

Nanday Parakeet couple.