The Amazing Birds of the Dry Tortugas
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007Debra Hess
Yankee Freedom II Naturalist
One of the many natural wonders of the Dry Tortugas is the unusual nesting birds and the numerous migratory visitors. The proximity of these islands to the Yucatan, the Bahamas, Cuba, the Antilles, Central and South America, combined with wind, rain and storm events, make the Dry Tortugas a refuge for migrating birds. (more…)