Purple Gallinule ~ This beautifully colored bird was walking around on the grass near the mangroves and waterway on the way to Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve.
Magnificent Frigatebird ~ I hadn't seen Frigatebirds for many years, and appreciated all over again their sharp angled shapes as they fly over.
Laughing Gull ~ The Laughing Gulls are the "default" gulls along the southern Florida coast. They are noisy and very snazzy with their black heads, red bills and white eye crescents.
