This is Bush Key and a portion of eastern Garden Key as seen from the north side of Fort Jefferson. Bush Key is long and narrow, a whisp of island continually shaped and reshaped by the seas that surround it. The plant life on the lsland is beach scrubby: cactus, sea lavender, beach cedar and gullberry among the dominant species. Look closely in the sky just above the island and you'll see the sooty terns and brown boobies. And in the center of the photo, you'll see the two snags that are seen in the previous shot of Bush Key. To their right is a sign marking the limits of where humans can trod during the long breeding season for sooty terns and brown boobies that call the island home for most of the year. Just as a point of reference, the tree tops of Long Key and a few frigatebirds above them can just be seen in the center left of the picture. You can see waves breaking as they meet the island. Photo by David Sedore
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