White pelicans and roseate spoonbills on Wildlife Drive
Under way at 11:24
Through the "lake" into Pine Island Sound.
Osprey pair on one of the Wulfert Keys
Is that an eagle on another key?
Yup
Juvenile bald.
Another of the Wulfert Keys is a pelican roost. Popular one, judging from the poop.
Pat, resting his bum. The previous owner of the Pungo paddled it with a big blue seat cushion. Which I have. The seat is hard. By the way, if the previous owner is reading this, how are you?
Landed at 1:38. Got Pat's rental car in the Visitor Center lot, drove in the busy, but not as heavy as Saturday, Periwinkle Drive traffic to the SIBC
Cheese, crackers, summer sausage, beer, time for a beach walk
Dolphins
Wildlife Drive
On the water at 4:20
Ibis and spoonbill in the secret spoonbill spot
High tide, so I was able to paddle into the mangroves and see a few more
The area across from the original Observation Tower (to distinguish it from the new tower), which had been full of mud flats when Pat and I drove past in the morning, was now deep enough to paddle. I went to investigate the birds on the islands. Lots of white in the distance
Snowy egrets
A lone white pelican
Mostly snowy, and a great egret
IbisBrown pelican with ibis
White pelicans through the Olivia bridge.
A name not found on any map, but pictures of my great niece here, in December.
She was on the bridge, not below.
Yellow crowned night heron
Landed at 6
9:30, moonrise over I-4. The biggest light.
3 comments:
Where is the new observation tower?
As reported in December, near the parking lot end of the Indigo Trail.
http://davesyaktales.blogspot.com/2013/12/sanibel-wednesday.html
Good location.
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