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joanel | profile | all galleries >> FLORIDA TRIPS 2003-2019 >> Florida Jan 2-23, 2011, 3 weeks, merritt, south, sta 5 and over to Sanibel >> Sanibel island tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Merritt Island and surrounding areas | Viera Wetlands | Loxahatchee, Wakodahatchee & Green Cay | Butterfly World | Picolo Park, Everglades, Naples Botanical Garden & Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary | Sanibel island | STA 5 - Clewiston

Sanibel island

We spent almost a week here. This is our favorite place in Florida to visit. In addition to the usual birds and wildlife there were quite a few brown pelicans on the gulf side and in Ding Darling Nature Refuge near the drive. There was an osprey nest across from our condo. You can watch the pictures by clicking the slide show icon in the upper right or by clicking on each one to see them larger and then clicking next. Notice they are not all birds!!!!
Beach chairs waiting for you
Beach chairs waiting for you		 Banana tree at our condo
Banana tree at our condo		 Lanai at condo
Lanai at condo		 Canal view from condo
Canal view from condo
Sunrise at Ding Darling nature refuge
Sunrise at Ding Darling nature refuge		 Sunrise at Ding darling with the moon still out
Sunrise at Ding darling with the moon still out		 Sunrise at ding darling
Sunrise at ding darling		 Boats at Tarpon Bay
Boats at Tarpon Bay
Tour boat at tarpon bay
Tour boat at tarpon bay		 Fish pier - east end
Fish pier - east end		 Sailboat
Sailboat		 Speed boat tour - we did not take
Speed boat tour - we did not take
Guess who
Guess who		 Guess again
Guess again		 Our shadows on the beach near sunset
Our shadows on the beach near sunset		 Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Osprey looking for a fish
Osprey looking for a fish		 Osprey in flight
Osprey in flight		 Osprey coming back to nest with berries?
Osprey coming back to nest with berries?		 Osprey landing at nest across from condo in top of pine tree
Osprey landing at nest across from condo in top of pine tree
Snowy egret fishing
Snowy egret fishing		 Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret		 Blue heron
Blue heron		 Immature night heron
Immature night heron
Red Breasted Merganser
Red Breasted Merganser		 White Pelican
White Pelican		 Willet
Willet		 Yellow Crowned night heron
Yellow Crowned night heron
Brown pelican
Brown pelican		 Pelican diving for food
Pelican diving for food		 Pelican diving
Pelican diving		 Pelican eating
Pelican eating
Sandwich Tern landing
Sandwich Tern landing		 Royal & Sandwich terns
Royal & Sandwich terns		 Royal Tern
Royal Tern		 Eagle Nest on Gulf? drive- far away image heavily cropped
Eagle Nest on Gulf? drive- far away image heavily cropped
Willet
Willet		 Willet landing
Willet landing		 Tricolored Heron catching something
Tricolored Heron catching something		 Snowy Egret hunting for food
Snowy Egret hunting for food
Osprey at ding darling with a fish
Osprey at ding darling with a fish		 Osprey eating a fish
Osprey eating a fish		 Red bellied woodpecker with berry
Red bellied woodpecker with berry		 Eagle from nest at the Dairy Queen
Eagle from nest at the Dairy Queen
Immature Herring Gull
Immature Herring Gull		 Willet at sunset
Willet at sunset		 Cormorant with fish
Cormorant with fish		 White Pelican
White Pelican
White pelicans sleeping, preening etc.
White pelicans sleeping, preening etc.		 Pelican stretching
Pelican stretching		 Pelican landing
Pelican landing		 Pelican taking off
Pelican taking off
Pelican crash diving to catch something
Pelican crash diving to catch something		 Brown Pelican eating something hopefully
Brown Pelican eating something hopefully		 Pelican close up
Pelican close up		 Flying
Flying
Sunset on the gulf
Sunset on the gulf		 Sunset at the east end
Sunset at the east end		 Sunset at the east end
Sunset at the east end

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Waynecam28-Mar-2011 01:52
These are some of the best bird shots I've seen recently. Especially the osprey photos. Nice work.
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