Magnificent Frigatebird

July 13, 2015

Over the weekend a Magnificent Frigatebird showed up on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joe River. Not sure how or why she is all the way up here from the tropics but the thought is that she got caught up in tropical storm Bill and deposited at the southern tip of Lake Michigan. The first reports of a Frigatebird were from the Chicago area. The Magnificent Frigatebird has a wingspan of 7 to 8 feet, built for gliding above the ocean waves.. We watched it soar in the sky above us for 15 plus minutes without a wing beat. It was great to see this beautiful bird, I hope it finds it's way back home. More pics of the bird are here.

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