A day at Ding Darling on Sanibel Island, Florida

Roseate Spoonbills primping.

Little blue heron at Ding Darling.

White pelicans are the second largest flying bird in the US.

Cormorant fly by.

My birthday alligator

The little guy.

The big one across the pond from our car.

Closer

The big guy. Glad to have a long lens.

Forest ranger at the Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest told us about an alligator at a pond next to a campsite. Drove to the site where I saw a small gator. Took a photo and walked around the pond for a closer shot. When I got to the edge of the water, the gator saw me and slipped under the water out of sight. Then I looked up and saw the awesome twelve foot alligator on the other side of the pond. Imagine camping with these free ranging gators only yards away.

Black vultures. Juvenile on left. Former dog in middle.

Street sign a quarter mile from our condo. Hope to get a picture of one.:)))

How to greet a panther.

Many such orange trucks passed us during our photo shoot.

Six Mile Cypress Slough (slew)

Six Mile Cypress Slough is only about five miles from our condo in Ft. Myers. A slough (slew) is a deep water swamp where trees can't grow as dense as a forest. This enables a greater variety of habitat. Birds, gators, bobcats, snakes, turtles and many other creatures are viewable from the boardwalk.

Twelve foot alligator at last! Once they reach this length, they then get fatter.

Took this photo with a very long lens.

White Ibis has wonderful legs and beak for deep water eating.

This is really roughing it.:)))

Terrorist turtle sneak attack on a great blue heron.

Discovered just in time.

January 17, 2010 at Corkscrew Swamp, Southwest Florida

Dolphin training at Mote Marine, Sarasota, Florida

What do Manatees eat? Romaine

A friendly pet and a fish get results.

Well equipped photographer, Vicki.

Pelican balancing act.

Great way to fish.

New palms on Bunch Beach.

Disheveled roseate spoonbill at Ding Darling.

Sneaky green heron at Ding Darling on Sanibel

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Nice perch (click on any photo to enlarge)

Beautiful library on Cape Coral

Ospreys are busy nest building and mating on Pine Island, Fl.

Vicki photographing burrowing owl site near the library.

Cute little burrowing owl near its underground nest in Cape Coral, Fl.

~Another day in Florida~

 

Our Florida condo for two months January 7, 2010

Grounds of condo with pool house in back.

Hope to get a picture of a gator without getting eaten.

Beautiful but too cold to swim.

Our condo building in back.

~A Glimpse into Roger's World~

 

~Here is Roger's Base of Operations in Fort Myers, Florida~
This is the second bedroom, a/k/a Roger's World, in our winter digs, Fort Myers, Florida

 

~Sage's base of operations a few steps away~