A perfect morning out at Fort Desoto wouldn’t be complete without seeing an oystercatcher. This one with the red band is a regular at the park. Someone out on the sandbar walked by and he came flying right by me.
A sandwich tern making a landing.
A tiny snowy plover on the exposed sand.
Piping plovers have orange legs.
A great egret cruising by.
A young red knot.
Lots of different shorebirds at Fort Desoto in early October.