Willets in J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida (@ Bill Gozansky/age fotostock)

Willets in J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida (@ Bill Gozansky/age fotostock)

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• Ornithologists call a group of these birds a “contradiction,” “fling,” or “time-step.”""But what if you find yourself alone, face to beak, with just one?
• A famous naturalist and painter once recommended these fowl as food and said that their eggs were “tasty.”""Now, was that any way for this artist to treat his models?
• You\ll find more than birds to watch around these parts.""Take a look at the top 5 things to do here
• Over 75 years ago, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist founded the National Wildlife Federation to protect animal habitats like this one.""And now, over 5,000 acres of tidal flats and wetlands are protected here in his honor