Did I mention the view from our room?

Approaching rain clouds in the Atlantic Ocean approach Islamorada on Monday, March 16th. Photo taken from our room.

Becky goes nuts with Coconuts

Becky taking a photo of a palm tree at Crane Point on Monday, March 16th.

Sunrise over the Keys

View from our balcony as the sun rose over the Florida Keys the morning of Monday, March 16th.

Magnificent Frigatebird

The photo of this Magnificient Frigatebird (yes Magnificient is part of the bird's name) was taken on Sunday, March 15th in Florida Bay off of Islamorada, FL.

White Herron

Taken at a rookery off of Islamorada, FL in Florida Bay on Sunday, March 15th.

Good Times

Taken on Sunday, March 15th, from Florida Bay off of Islamorada, FL from the deck of Captain Ann Baxter's boat. Good times.

Seminole Sunrise Project for February

I have not posted in a while but this morning I got up to work on my sunrise project and after shooting some photos I must share a few of these wonderful images. Becky and I started this project to go the the same location every month for a year and photograph the sunrise. We choose Sealy's Landing because of the good view to the east over Lake Seminole.

This morning we got up at 6:00 am to catch the 7:11 am sunrise. When I got up I checked the temperature and knew the forecast was for 27 degrees but the temperature was 37 degrees. I thought that was odd and soon realized why, it was overcast outside and the clouds trap the heat in and keep it warmer at night. I thought our morning would be a bust but as we drove to the landing at 6:30 am I could see the deep red color coming from the east. There was a break in the clouds where the sun would rise. God provided one of his most spectacular sunrises this morning and I was blessed to be there to photograph it.

Otter At Play

Among all the birds at Ding Darling NWR an otter appeared and the birds scrambled to get out of his way.

More from Ding Darling NWR

Finally got an opportunity to sit down and go through some of the pictures I had taken over the past three days. The Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is an amazing place to see migratory birds up close. Here are a few more pictures. The top photo is a White Herron in flight taken from an observation tower in the refuge. The next photo is a Tri-Color Herron. The third photo down shows the difference between the American White Pelican (2nd largest bird in North America) and the Brown Pelican. Michelle and I saw American White Pelican last week on Lake Seminole. The biologist thought the pelicans we saw on Seminole might be migrating south. The fourth photo is of Roseate Spoonbills and the bottom photo is a Wood Stork.

Ding Darling NWR

Too tired to post more but Becky and I had a great time today on Sanibel Island at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge.