June 7, 2017

Location: Dry Tortugas

I am an Eastern Wood Pewee,
I'm mostly grey with distinctive long wings.
I have a slight point on the top of my head,
And I nest in trees and saplings.

Sources: Cornell Lab - Eastern Wood-Peewee

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

June 6, 2017

Location: Dry Tortugas

I am a Northern Parula,
I'm blue-grey with a yellow chin and chest.
I have two white bars across my wings,
And I use epiphytes to build my nest.

Sources: Cornell Lab - Norther Parula

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

June 5, 2017

Location: Dry Tortugas

I am a Magnolia Warbler,
I have a yellow chest with a black necklace and stripes.
By back is grey and black with white accents,
And I like to eat spiders, insects and larvae.

Sources: Cornell Lab - Magnolia Warbler

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

June 4, 2017

Location: Dry Tortugas

I'm an Atlantic Ghost Crab
I have 8 walking legs and 2 claws that I use like hands.
My burrow can be up to four feet deep,
And I can disappear right into the sand.

Sources: Chesapeake Bay Program - Atlantic Ghost Crabs

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

June 3, 2017

Location: Dry Tortugas

I am a decapod crustacean
Known as a Hermit Crab,
I don't need a shiny new Winnebago,
I just carry my house around on my back.

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

June 2, 2017

Location: Dry Tortugas

I'm known as a Catbird
My butt has a bright red hue
The rest of me's grey, with a black beret,
When I turn my back, you know that you've been mooned.

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

June 1, 2017

Location: Dry Tortugas

I am an Eastern Kingbird,
I'm dark grey on top and white down below.
I'm the summer I eat bugs and beat up other Kingbirds,
But in winter I'm a more social fellow.

Sources: Cornell All About Birds - Eastern Kingbird

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson