WILLETS & SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE,SANIBEL,FLORIDA, 4/15/2021

   The Willets are the three larger shorebirds: one in the upper left and two on the right of the first three photos.  The Short-billed Dowtchers are the three smaller shorebirds in the lower left of the first three photos.  The last photo shows two Willets.

 

DANCING REDDISH EGRETS, DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE,SANIBEL,FLORIDA, 4/15/2021

 

FEMALE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE,SANIBEL,FLORIDA, 4/15/2021

 

BROWN ANOLE WITH REDDISH- ORANGE DEWLAP EXTENDED, POINT YBEL LIGHTHOUSE BEACH PARK,SANIBEL,FLORIDA,

  A dewlap is a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal.  Lizards, particularly those in the genus Anolis, extend their dewlaps during interactions with the same species, other lizards and potential predators.  This Brown Anole's dewlap is reddish when extended.  It probably thought I was a potential predator.

 

FEMALE NORTHERN CARDINAL, POINT YBEL LIGHTHOUSE BEACH PARK,SANIBEL,FLORIDA, 4/15/2021

 

REDDISH EGRET & WILLET, POINT YBEL LIGHTHOUSE BEACH PARK,SANIBEL,FLORIDA, 4/15/2021

 

OSPREY WITH FISH, POINT YBEL LIGHTHOUSE BEACH PARK,SANIBEL,FLORIDA, 4/15/2021