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The Dry Tortugas

We spent our final full day of this trip at the historic Fort Jefferson on Garden Key of the Dry Tortugas, 68-mi. west of Key West. Construction began on this fort in 1834 and it was occupied by Union Soldiers in 1861. The nearby keys are the only known nesting sites in the U.S. for such seabirds as the Sooty Tern and the Brown Noddy. I would love to return in April during the height of migration as over 300 species of birds have been spotted from Garden Key!

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The Moat Wall at Fort Jefferson
The Moat Wall at Fort Jefferson		 Arched Textures
Arched Textures		 Magnificent Frigatebird Male
Magnificent Frigatebird Male		 Fort Lighthouse
Fort Lighthouse		 Pulling into Dock
Pulling into Dock
Salt Tolerance
Salt Tolerance		 Alternate Passage
Alternate Passage		 South From Alaska
South From Alaska		 Fort Jefferson Panorama
Fort Jefferson Panorama		 Fort Jefferson on Garden Key
Fort Jefferson on Garden Key
Bush Key Panorama
Bush Key Panorama		 Southern Exposure
Southern Exposure		 Palm Trees at the Fort
Palm Trees at the Fort		 Protective Moat
Protective Moat		 Falling into the Sea
Falling into the Sea
Cracks in the Wall
Cracks in the Wall		 Beach Morning Glory
Beach Morning Glory		 Adult Brown Boobies
Adult Brown Boobies		 Dry Tortugas Lighthouse ~ Loggerhead Key
Dry Tortugas Lighthouse ~ Loggerhead Key		 The Lighthouse ~ Loggerhead Key
The Lighthouse ~ Loggerhead Key
Portuguese Man O'War
Portuguese Man O'War		 Portugese Man O'War Jellyfish & Fish
Portugese Man O'War Jellyfish & Fish		 Sleepy Ruddy Turnstone
Sleepy Ruddy Turnstone		 In the Shadows
In the Shadows		 A Royal and Laughing Preen
A Royal and Laughing Preen
Preening Pellie
Preening Pellie		 Moonshadow
Moonshadow		 Skyjacking!
Skyjacking!		 Taking Off!
Taking Off!		 USCG Zephyr
USCG Zephyr
Garden Key Light
Garden Key Light		 Through the Keyhole
Through the Keyhole		 Yankee Freedom II
Yankee Freedom II		 Fishing Bush Key
Fishing Bush Key		 Fortress Walk
Fortress Walk
Cannonballs
Cannonballs		 The Second Beach
The Second Beach		 Virgin Cannon
Virgin Cannon		 Imposing Arms
Imposing Arms		 Down the Moat
Down the Moat
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebirds
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebirds		 Fly Fishing Garden Key's Flats
Fly Fishing Garden Key's Flats		 The Roll Cast
The Roll Cast		 Kestrel Snack
Kestrel Snack

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