Terns & More

Terns species sought after by birders were returning to their nesting grounds on the keys near Fort Jefferson. - Brown Noddies are flying close to the surface, Sooty Terns higher ...

Both species appeared fully engaged in courtship (bringing food for a potential mate) ...

Sooty Tern

Sooty tern

Brown Noddy

Brown Noddy

 Elsewhere around the island, there were a variety of pelagic and shorebird species. A sampling ...

Willet

Royal Tern

Black Skimmer

Good Birding ! !