I don’t think this great white egret is too impressed by this sign.
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Scene in Sanibel: February 18, 2015
When I travel I try to find a gloriously tacky souvenir to bring home for my parents. In Sanibel, that means finding something made of seashells. As it turns out, I had to spend quite some time deciding amongst the bountiful options of Christmas tree ornaments. I very nearly picked out this starfish scuba diver, who looks to me like Beaker (the muppet) on a beach adventure:
But in the end, I opted for Santa with his little bag of tiny colorful shells: 
They loved it.
Scene in Sanibel: February 16, 2015
Just a flock of ibis. No big deal.
Scene in Sanibel: February 13, 2015
I enjoyed watching the fishing boats go in and out as I sat on our deck. One morning I saw a dog hanging around. Suddenly the captain yelled “HANK! LET’S GO!” – and this dog jumped onto the boat and settled in. I love that Hank goes fishing.
Scene in Sanibel: February 11, 2015
After seeing the nightmare tree crabs at the Ding Darling wildlife refuge the tour guide took us all onto a pier. At this place, I finally understood the line “the fish are jumping” in the song “Summertime” in Porgy and Bess.
Scene in Sanibel: February 9, 2015
While on Sanibel Island we visited the Ding Darling wildlife refuge. We had a guided tour. At one of the stops we walked into a wooded area and the tour guide pointed out the tree crabs. They were everywhere. And they are super fast, too. It was at this time I decided Florida is made at least in part of nightmares.
Scene in Sanibel: February 4, 2015
This snowy egret landed on the pier just in front of our cabin. He posed for quite a while and I got quite close. They are clearly used to humans taking photos.
Also, he looks a lot more elegant in flight. Just saying.
Scene in Sanibel: February 2, 2015
Seeing that heron in my yard yesterday reminded me I have a lot of photos from Sanibel Island I haven’t yet shared. I also have one video – of a great blue heron. When the fishing boats would come back to the dock they would leave the bait bin open. The birds were clearly aware of this and lined up to snack. We must have watched this guy eat twenty fish! (just off the right you can see the beak of an egret who was waiting for his turn…)
Scene in Sanibel: December 31, 2014
Seriously. Pelicans are just weird.
Scene in Sanibel: December 30, 2014
Oh, just a great blue heron hanging out on a boat at the dock in front of our cabin. No big deal.
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