Florida 2022 - Please Don't Feed the Chickens

 A Key West welcome sign:

 

And just as advertised, they are all over Key West:

 

They are descendants of long-ago escapees.

 

While they started as escaped domestic chickens, they slowly reverted to their wildlife form, known as Red Junglefowl. 

 

If ever wanted to know what the inside of a rooster mouth looks like... now you do.

 

Another funky denizen of Florida (and many other places) is Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron.

 

 

Among many other domestic birds that escaped captivity and colonized Florida is Muscovy Ducks.

 

Here is one with her entire family. 

 

 

 

Sharp-clawed cuteness.

 

 

One of Florida specialties: Mangrove Cuckoo:

 

And a good find anywhere, especially in a palm tree hole - Eastern Screech Owl:

 

 

Some more cool inhabitants of the sunshine state:

 

 

And another Key West Sunset: