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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Birding Holiday: Spending Presidents’ Day at Fort DeSoto

Roger Simmons, March 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Since I was off from work on Presidents Day, I decided to make the daunting trek to Fort DeSoto Park near St. Pete Beach. The daunting part, of course, was traveling to Tampa on Interstate 4, which is never fun.

But I have to say, even getting stuck in I-4 traffic was worth it for the shore birds I was able to photograph as sunset approached on the Gulf of Mexico.

And those birds included a very photogenic Reddish Egret, who was parading around in the lagoon on North Beach as the sun set.

(And I can’t forget the the baby Great Horned Owls, who were included in a previous post.)

Wilson’s Plover, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Snowy Plover, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Ruddy Turnstone, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Piping Plover, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Piping Plover, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Semipalmated Plover, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Reddish Egret, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Reddish Egret, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Reddish Egret, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Reddish Egret, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Reddish Egret, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
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