Ft Desoto’s Dog Beach
Northern Harrier
This was interesting. As we watched this tug pulling a large barge, all of a sudden it turned around and headed back out toward the Gulf. Turns out it was just moving from a "pulling tug" to a "pushing tug" as it attached itself to the back of the barge for better control heading under the Skyway Bridge.
Turkey Vultures were taking advantage of the 20-30 mph winds and merely soared without flapping their wings as they scanned the island for a potential meal.
Sandwich Tern, one of the two tern species that breeds on Egmont Key.
230 PAIRS of Sandwich Terns nested on Egmont this year
That black bill with the yellow tip is a helpful field identification mark.
A group of Sandwich Terns is collectively known as a “honey” of terns.
Even though it was a windy day, there were lots of boats out and about.
By far the two most common butterflies on Egmont Key this time of the year are the Monarch
and the Gulf Fritillary
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