One of my motivating factors in visiting the Tampa area was the chance to visit Fort DeSoto. Looking at all of the pictures taken there make me envious of the great and different birds than what we see here in Cape May County. I was disappointed to go to the park this AM and find the North Beach is closed because they are making a movie there. We did get to see the Shorebird Restoration Area. Among the shorebirds we saw a Reddish Egret (life bird) which was a target bird for me plus a Long-billed Curlew, a species I really love. Some of the other shorebirds we saw were Western Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers, Piping Plovers, Wilson Plovers and Snowy Plovers. An added bonus was a group of Magnificent Frigatebirds flying over the causeway as we left the park.
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| Reddish Egret |
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| Long-billed Curlew |
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| Wilson's Plover |
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| White Ibis having lunch |
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| Magnificent Frigatebird |
