The signs are up. The big nesting areas are roped off. Fort Desoto has roped off a good portion of the north beach for nesting birds this year. The tons of locals who frequent that beach aren't going to be happy.
Sandwich terns doing a mating dance.
Sandwich terns getting busy.
The terns bring fish to entice the mate. It looks like the one on the right wasn't impressed.
Laughing gulls mating. She looks at me like "I'm going to need a cigarette."It's mating season on Fort Desoto beach. The beach was full of gulls and terns getting down to business. Soon they will be hiding out nesting and fighting off the blackbirds and bigger gulls who will try and steal the eggs. Please, if you are visiting any Florida beaches, stay out of the roped off areas. It's easy to not see a nest and step on one or scare the parent into abandoning the nests.
Amazing shots!
ReplyDeleteI am glad they roped the areas off and put up signs.
I remember last year in Hungary when I didn't realize why they had roped of some areas, now I know (they don't use signs) :)