OSPREY OBSERVING GULLS & SHOREBIRDS, GOODLAND, MARCO ISLAND, FL

   This is an unusual photo.  You don't normally see an Osprey among gulls and shorebirds like this.  The gulls and shorebirds don't seen concerned.

OSPREY EATING A FISH, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL

BREEDING MALE MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL

   This Magnificent Frigatebird is in breeding plumage as can be seen from the large red gular sack on the bottom of its neck.  The male inflates this to attract the female.  You can also see the large forked tail.

ROSEATE SPOONBILLS, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL

WILLETS, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL

MORNING GLORY, BRIGGS BOARDWALK, ROOKERY BAY, NAPLES, FL

BREEDING MALE MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD IN FLIGHT, ROOKERY BAY, NAPLES, FL

   You can see the red pouch on the neck of Magnificent Frigatebird.  This tells us that this bird is a male in breeding plumage.