RUDDY TURNSTONE, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL

GREAT EGRET TAKING OFF, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD IN FLIGHT, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL

WILLET, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL

WHITE IBISES, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL

   The White Ibis in the foreground is an adult, the one in the background a juvenile.

BREEDING LEAST TERNS, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL

SNOWY PLOVER, ESTERO ISLAND, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL

   We can ID this plover as a Snowy Plover as follows:

• Black bill.
• Dark legs.
• Incomplete breast band: dark patches on either side of the breasts.
• White underparts.
• Dark patch on white forehead.

   The Snowy Plover is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 305.