And I saw 3 of them this week. Lori and I started with Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West. This little park is good for migrant birds but doesn't open until 8 AM. We were there at 7:30 itching to get in. We found some good birds around the fort including this Common Yellowthroat.
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Common Yellowthroat |
And this Northern Parula that posed nicely.
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Parula |
We also saw this poor Northern Pintail that is obviously injured and cannot make the journey back north where he belongs. Handsome duck.
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Northern Pintail |
And then there were the cannons.
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Giant Cannon |
We toured the fort and found this Common Ground Dove up on the rampart. What a cutie. He was just on the other side of the wrought iron fence which made him look like a caged bird.
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Common Ground Dove |
These Iguanas clinging to the wall to warm up. Iguanas are everywhere is south Florida. Yuck.
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Iguanas |
We visited another really cool fort a few days later.
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