December 2018 - Sanibel Island
Our two week tour of southern Florida began with a few days on Sanibel Island. We came to Sanibel for the shelling, which did not disappoint. We were also hoping to have some beach days, but the weather was quite poor most of the time we were there. In the breaks between the rain we were able to spend some time at the national wildlife refuge, which had some great birds. It also had the number 1 restroom in the country, which was very serendipitous for a restroom related filming project I'd already been planning to work on while in Florida. When we finished in Sanibel, the trip moved on to Fort Myers.
Our two week tour of southern Florida began with a few days on Sanibel Island. We came to Sanibel for the shelling, which did not disappoint. We were also hoping to have some beach days, but the weather was quite poor most of the time we were there. In the breaks between the rain we were able to spend some time at the national wildlife refuge, which had some great birds. It also had the number 1 restroom in the country, which was very serendipitous for a restroom related filming project I'd already been planning to work on while in Florida. When we finished in Sanibel, the trip moved on to Fort Myers.
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| Bowman's beach: great for shells, but not exactly swimming weather | Shelling! | |
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| So many shells! | Royal terns on the beach | |
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| A whole bunch of spotted sandpipers | The number 1 restroom in the country. For real! | Behind the scenes filming at the restroom |
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| Here we go! | Glad to have those scenes finished | |
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| Such a cool ceiling | We had a great time at the restroom | Riding along a trail at the wildlife refuge |
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| Another important filming stop | ||
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| Riding back to the condo | At the beach at the tip of Captiva. If it looks cold, it's because it was. | |
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| The Sanibel lighthouse - not much. | The scenic drive at the wildlife refuge. Many birds to be seen along the way. | A little blue heron |
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| A double-crested cormorant | A double-crested cormorant doing some fishing | A wood stork |
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| A squadron of American white pelicans | An osprey on guard duty | |
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| A tricolored heron | A snowy egret | Bad hair day! |
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| A white ibis | An anhinga, all finished drying | The large pond at the center of the park |
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| A spotted sandpiper | A great egret | An immature snowy egret, sporting green legs |
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| A little blue heron right outside where we were staying | An osprey eating dinner |