At the first of two seasonal “Breakfast and Birds” presentations hosted by Friends of Tigertail, several common and more unusual avian species displayed entertaining behavior for the group. Expert birder Fran Huxley reviewed physical and behavioral bird characteristics before taking the group to the lagoon beach to practice identification techniques.
Many semipalmated plovers and dunlins ran along the sand while sanderlings darted in and out of the water. Herons, egrets and pelicans displayed dancing, flying, and diving behavior as a belted kingfisher hovered above before sharply descending into the water for food.
Birds less commonly seen at the beach were also present. A palm warbler darted near the water’s edge while a loggerhead shrike perched on mangrove branches. The group thoroughly enjoyed the display of unique bird behaviors while learning how to distinguish each species…