JUVENILE ROYAL TERN, GOODLAND, MARCO ISLAND, FL

   Juvenile Royal Terns have orange legs and bills, while adult Royal Terns have black legs and more reddish bills  This is a juvenile Royal Tern; however you can see in the photo,'' that its legs are starting to turn black.  This generally occurs in November.

NONBREEDING PIED-BILLED GREBE, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

WATER LILIES, BRAZILIAN GARDEN, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

BRAZILIAN GARDEN, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

ORCHIDS, ORCHID GARDEN, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

WHITE IBIS, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL

BIRDING HOTSPOT: GOODLAND WATERFRONT, MARCO ISLAND, FL

   This past Thursday after birding at Tigertail Beach we went to Goodland at the other end of Marco Island.  It turned out to be a hotspot for terns.  We also sighted pelicans, waders and gulls.  Here are photos showing the abundance of terns at Goodland.