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joanel | profile | all galleries >> FLORIDA TRIPS 2003-2019 >> Florida Trip - Jan 4-22, 2010, Merritt south & over to Sanibel >> Sanibel tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Merritt Island Jan 2010 | Viera Wetlands | Green Cay Wetlands | Wakodahatchee Wetlands | Fairchild Garden 2010 | Everglades | Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary | STA 5 (storm treatment area 5) | Sanibel

Sanibel

Last but not least. Probably our favorite place in Florida. Not so much because of the birding, which is often better elsewhere, but just the whole flavor of the island. A large percentage is nature preserve. No high rises over 4 stories tall. No traffic or street lights. No chain stores or restaurants. We spent 5 days here this year. It finally warmed up a bit. Lots of ospreys. The Burrowing Owls are from Cape Coral.
Osprey
Osprey
Osprey
Osprey
Osprey in flight
Osprey in flight
Osprey eating
Osprey eating
Yellow Crowned Night Heron
Yellow Crowned Night Heron
Yellow crowned with food
Yellow crowned with food
Yellow crowned night heron
Yellow crowned night heron
Bird watcher- notice short sleeve shirt compared to earlier pictures- shark valley
Bird watcher- notice short sleeve shirt compared to earlier pictures- shark valley
Black-bellied plover
Black-bellied plover
Black-Bellied Plover
Black-Bellied Plover
Dunlins
Dunlins
Willet
Willet
Royal Terns
Royal Terns
Royal Tern
Royal Tern
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone
Ring billed Gull
Ring billed Gull
Roseate Spoon bills
Roseate Spoon bills
Roseate spoonbills
Roseate spoonbills
Spoonbill Preening
Spoonbill Preening
Dolphin
Dolphin
Beach on warmer day finally with walkers
Beach on warmer day finally with walkers
Sanibel Light house
Sanibel Light house
Red Shouldered Hawk - cropped
Red Shouldered Hawk - cropped
Ibis
Ibis
Cormorant with fish
Cormorant with fish
Cormorant with fish
Cormorant with fish
Pied billed Grebe
Pied billed Grebe
View of Ding Darling
View of Ding Darling
Low tide- where are the birds?
Low tide- where are the birds?
Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican
White Pelican coming in for a landing
White Pelican coming in for a landing
White Pelican
White Pelican
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret
Reddish Egret (heavily cropped)
Reddish Egret (heavily cropped)
Eagle nest- very very far from camera
Eagle nest- very very far from camera
Red shouldered Hawk near eagle nest
Red shouldered Hawk near eagle nest
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl at sunset
Burrowing Owl at sunset
Flowers- morning glories?
Flowers- morning glories?
Bananas outside our motel
Bananas outside our motel
Sunset view coming back from Cape Coral
Sunset view coming back from Cape Coral
Sunset
Sunset
Sunset on Captiva
Sunset on Captiva