2014-01 Marco Island Area, Florida #2

Cracklin' Jacks

Our first stop of the trip for a meal.

Naples, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Room #825 View

Hilton Hotel, Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Beach View, North

We went for a long walk North on the beach.

Hilton Hotel, Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Beach View, South

Looking South.

Hilton Hotel, Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Sanderlings

Calidris alba

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Willet

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Laughing Gulls

Larus atricilla

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Gulf of Mexico

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Royal Terns

Thalasseus maximus

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Black Skimmers

Rhynchops niger

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Black Skimmers

Rhynchops niger

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Royal Terns

Thalasseus maximus

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Sponge

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Gulf of Mexico

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Black Skimmers

Rhynchops niger

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Shells

Mostly living Strombus specie.

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Conchs

Strombus specie

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula - with nice plumage.

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Bivalves

Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Hilton Hotel, Marco Island, Florida, January 9, 2014

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Wood Storks

Mycteria americana

Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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West Indian Manatees

Trichechus manatus - mother and young.

Oasis Visitor Center, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Loop Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Loop Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Loop Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Bald Cypress trees

Taxodium distichum - with lots of bromeliads.

Loop Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Loop Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Giant Airplant

Tillandsia fasciculata - in bloom.

Loop Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Loop Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Great Egret

Ardea alba - with a fish.

Turner River Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Turner River Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Turner River Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Turner River Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Turner River Road, Big Cypress National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus - on nest.

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Red Mangroves

Rhizophora mangle

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus - in Red Mangrove roots.

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus - in Red Mangrove roots.

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus - in Red Mangrove roots.

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American White Pelicans

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - and a few Double-crested Cormorants.

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American White Pelicans

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American White Pelicans

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - and a few Double-crested Cormorants.

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American White Pelicans

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus - with unhealthy looking skin.

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Gulf of Mexico

Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Tower View

Marsh Trail, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Great Egret

Ardea alba

Marsh Trail, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, January 10, 2014

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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis - juvenile.

Marsh Trail, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Marsh Trail, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Marsh Rabbit

Sylvilagus palustris

Marsh Trail, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

Marsh Trail, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, January 10, 2014

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Burrowing Owls

Athene cunicularia - were our first stop for the day in a residential area.

Marco Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Big Cypress Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus - sunning.

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Giant Airplant

Tillandsia utriculata

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Debbie on the Boardwalk

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Resurrection Fern

Pleopeltis polypodioides

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Banded Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Needleleaf Wild Pine

Tillandsia setacea - a bromeliad.

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Slash Pine bark

Pinus elliottii densa

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Ferns

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Swamp

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Swamp

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Water Fern

Salvinia minima

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Swamp

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Wood Storks

Mycteria americana

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Racoon

Procyon lotor

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Racoon

Procyon lotor - hunting for food.

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Giant Leather Fern

Acrostichum danaeifolium

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Strap Fern

Campyloneurum phyllitidis

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus - my favorite photo of the trip.

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Grasses

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab

Uca pugnax

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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White-rumped Sandpipers

Calidris fuscicollis - resting.

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Roseate Spoonbills

Ajaia ajaja

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Roseate Spoonbill

Ajaia ajaja

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - bathing.

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus - with a fish.

Sanibel Causeway Bridge, Florida, January 11, 2014

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Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Manatee Park, Ft Myers, Florida, January 12, 2014

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Red-bellied Woodpecker, female

Melanerpes carolinus

Manatee Park, Ft Myers, Florida, January 12, 2014

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West Indian Manatees

Trichechus manatus - female with young in the center of the photo.

Manatee Park, Ft Myers, Florida, January 12, 2014

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West Indian Manatees

Trichechus manatus - with fish feeding on the Manatee's skin surface.

Manatee Park, Ft Myers, Florida, January 12, 2014

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West Indian Manatees

Trichechus manatus

Manatee Park, Ft Myers, Florida, January 12, 2014

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Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides - a bromeliad.

Manatee Park, Ft Myers, Florida, January 12, 2014

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Gulf Fritillary

Agrauls vanillae - on Ixora flowers.

Manatee Park, Ft Myers, Florida, January 12, 2014

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