This is the week before Easter and traditionally it is one of the busiest time for tourism in and around the island - making traffic unbearable at times and as such I spend more time closer to home and enjoy observing the local shorebirds.
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| And it also happens to be the beginning of Snowy Plover season. |
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| And the Royal Terns are putting on their bright bill and darker crest. |
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| A female Snowy Plover taking a break. |
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| This is what I mean by the height of tourism - birds and humans co-existing. |
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| The Bald Eagle found a shady spot along the beach too. |
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| The Willets were blending quite well, I almost missed them. |
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| One of the new enclosure for the Snowy Plover nesting - a Fish Crow having a good laugh as he says: "boundaries does not apply to me". |
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| Then a visit to Bunche Beach with the hopes of locating the Curlew and the Whimbrel but no luck this time, the usual suspects were present - the White Morph of the Reddish Egret with the transmitter was present as well as 6 Dark Morph. |
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| Black Skimmers and a young Great Blue Heron with Fort Myers Beach in the background. |
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| Usual sighting on Bunche - Black Skimmers and Royal Terns. |
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| This one has bands - I could only make out "88". |
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| Sanderlings by the 100s today - most likely getting ready to make their northern journey back. |
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| Well, folks, it's almost migration time - stay tune....it may get exciting. |
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