RED-FOOTED BOOBY AND BLACK NODDY PHOTOS.

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: I just got back from a 3-day trip to the Dry Tortugas, I will be returning for another 18-days straight in three more days! We had a great trip with a good list of species seen, of course the highlights being an immature RED-FOOTED BOOBY and TWO BLACK NODDIES! Some other interesting new birds for my Dry Tortugas list were up to four Turkey Vultures and one Swallow-tailed Kite. We had 15 species of Warbler, 3- vireos an Upland Sandpiper and the usual assortment of other migrants. 90 species was the total for the trip. : Below you will find video grabs of the RED-FOOTED BOOBY as well as video grabs of “BOTH” BLACK NOODIES, I would not be surprised if there are more. Getting video footage is a real challenge in a 14-foot boat with 4 or 5 other passengers with the wind and the waves moving us all around. The photos below were taken through a scope while on this 14-foot boat, talk about tough photographing! : Red-footed Booby : : : <img src="http://southfloridabirding.com/RFB1.jpg" : : Red-footed Booby : : <img src="http://southfloridabirding.com/REDFB2.jpg" : : Red-footed Booby : : <img src="http://southfloridabirding.com/REDFB3.jpg" : : Red-footed Booby : : : <img src="http://southfloridabirding.com/REDFB4.jpg" : : Black Noddy the first one I saw. : : : <img src="http://southfloridabirding.com/BLN1.jpg" : : Black Noddy the second one found. : : : <img src="http://southfloridabirding.com/BLN2.jpg" : : For any birders who would like to go to the Dry Tortugas I still have spaces available; this is the easiest and best way to see the RED-FOOTED BOOBY. During the last three days the booby seems to be there first thing in the morning and then it leaves to feed and then comes back about 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. The ferryboats get to Garden Key about 10:30 a.m. and leave by 3:00 p.m. so seeing the booby during that time may not be possible. The other fact is Long Key is about three quarters of a mile from Garden Key. If the booby does stay during the time the ferryboats are there the heat shimmer though a scope may make it impossible to see from Garden Key. : Call or e-mail me if anyone is interested I will be giving discounts on a 3-day trip with a portion of the proceeds go to Tropical Audubon Society in Miami. Remember to call me in the next three days, as I will be going back to the Dry Tortugas for the rest of my tours. You can still e-mail me or call after my three days at home and my wife will try and contact me between trips. : Current dates with spaces are: : April 14-17 : April 20-23 : May 2-6 : : Larry Manfredi : Phone: 305-258-9607 : Homestead, FL. : E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net : http://www.southfloridabirding.com : : : : :

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