LEAST SANDPIPERS, JN DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SANIBEL, FLORIDA, 3/4/2024

 

ADULT LAUGHING GULLS IN BREEDING & NONBREEDING PLUMAGE, JN DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SANIBEL, FLORIDA, 3/4/2024

   The first two photos show an adult Laughing Gull in breeding plumage, although the bill has not yet turned red.  The last two photos show a Laughing Gull in nonbreeding plumage.  March is generally the month when they molt from nonbreeding to breeding plumage.

 

ROSEATE SPOONBILL FLYING OFF FROM A LIMB & SPOONBILLS IN THE WATER, JN DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SANIBEL, FLORIDA, 3/4/2024

 

FLOCK OF DOUBLE- CRESTED CORMORANTS IN A LAKE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, 3/2/2024

 

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 3/2/2024

 

MOTTLED DUCKS, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 3/2/2024

 

GREEN HERON, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 3/2/2024