FEMALE MOTTLED DUCK WITH DUCKLINGS, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

NONBREEDING MALE INDIGO BUNTING AT FEEDER, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

MALE & FEMALE PAINTED BUNTINGS, AT FEEDER, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

   The first two photos show a male Painted Bunting and the third photo a female Painted Bunting.

COMMON GROUND-DOVE, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

   We can ID this dove as a Common Ground-Dove by the following:

• Small size.
• Orange bill with dark tip.
• Dark spots on wing coverts.

ZEBRA BUTTERFLY, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

   This Zebra Butterfly seems to have some of its wing missing.

PILEATED WOODPECKER, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

CASPIAN VS ROYAL TERN, GOODLAND, MARCO ISLAND, FL

   On a sandbar off of Goodland we sighted quite a few terns.  They seemed to be a mixture of Caspian Terns and Royal Terns.  The two species of terns are difficult to tell apart, particularly when they are in breeding plumage.  Here's how we differentiated them:

• The tern in the first photo is a breeding Caspian Term - it has a more reddish bill with a dark tip.  Also the black cap lays flat.
• The tern in the second photo is a breeding Royal Tern - it has a more orangish bill and no dark tip.  Also, if you look closely you can see that the black cap slightly swoops back.
• The tern in the third photo is a nonbreeding Caspian Tern - Again it has a more reddish bill with a dark tip.  It is nonbreeding because it has a dusky forehead, rather than a completely black head and forehead of the breeding Caspian Tern.