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Great Egret

Ardea alba - ISO 6,400 - we were told the green coloration is a breeding color.

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea - ISO 8,000

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea - first year juvenile is white.

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Florida Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys nelsoni

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Sand Ripples

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Waves

A weather system was kicking up waves along with a high tide.

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus - active surf had more shore birds feeding.

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Sand Ripples

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Waves

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Sanderlings

Calidris alba

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Ring-billed Gull with Seahorse

Larus delawarensis - big waves washed up the seahorse.

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Willets

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Clouds

Lines of cloud look to radiate due to the distance.

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Empty Beach

High tide and big waves resulted in a nearly empty beach.

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Empty Beach

Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Umbrellas

Put away for the day.

Ritz-Carlton Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Beach Lounge Chairs

Ritz-Carlton Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Sundown

I was having a glass of wine and watching the sunset.

Ritz-Carlton Beach Bar, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017

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Willets & White Ibis

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus & Eudocimus albus

J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlfie Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 23, 2017

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White Ibis & Willets

Eudocimus albus - adult and two juveniles with Catoptrophorus semipalmatus.

J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlfie Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 23, 2017

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American White Pelicans

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlfie Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 23, 2017

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Florida Scrub Lizard

Sceloporus woodi

J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlfie Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 23, 2017

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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea, juvenile.

J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlfie Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, January 23, 2017

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Resurrection Fern

Pleopeltis polypodioides - rain had revived the ferns.

Kirby S. Storter Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, January 23, 2017

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