We saw this Magnificent Frigatebird dive for something on land, probably some food, but lost sight of it. We couldn't see how it ended.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
ADULT MALE MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD IN FLIGHT, FRED G MACKLE COMMUNITY PARK,MARCO ISLAND,FLORIDA, 1/29/2020
In these photos you can see the red throat of the adult male Magnificent Frigatebird.
IMMATURE MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD GRADUALLY MOLTING INTO ADULT MALE, FRANK G. MACKLE COMMUNITY PARK,MARCO ISLAND,FLORIDA, 1/29/2020
Immature Magnificent Frigatebirds remain in their juvenile plumage for 4 to 6 years and then molt into their respective adult plumage type. The immature Frigatebird is similar to the adult female, but the white on the undersides extends to the belly.
In the photos below we can see that the white of the underside does extend to the belly and that it is gradually getting black throughout. This indicates that it is an immature male that is gradually molting into its adult plumage.
GRAY CATBIRD IN LARGE POTTED PLANT & ON CHAIR IN CAFE, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 1/28/2020
Sharon and I were sitting at an outdoor table at the cafe at Naples Botanical Garden sharing a scone and ginger limeaid. All of the sudden a Gray Catbird flew into the large potted plant next to our table. It stayed there for about 10 minutes and then flew onto an empty chair at our table. A short time later it flew onto the ground and picked up a small object with its beak. It probably thought it was food, but it wasn't, so it dropped it and then flew away.
The first six photos show the Grey Catbird in the potted plant. The lastthree photos show the Catbird on the chair.
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