An early morning trip out to the pools in the Fort Myers Beach area was productive.  The bird were magnificent with their feathers blowing in the gentle breeze. The light was perfect as was the action.

Here are some of the images from the beach:

Snowy Egret - Blowing in the Wind

The egrets were very active and there was plenty of fish to be eaten.

Snowy Egret with Catch

Lets Play Catch

Piping Plover

Little Blue Heron Fishing

Reddish Egret with Fish

Direction Change Needed

Next stop was Sanibel Island and the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge.  Ding Darling was quiet compared to the many trips I have done in the past but still a fun place to be.  Lots of Brown and White Pelicans, Cormorants, Red Breasted Mergansers and Pied Billed Grebes.

Juvenile Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican Take-Off

Who Will Be First

American White Pelican in Flight

White Pelican Landing

We left Ding Darling and drove to Captiva for lunch at a favorite spot “Key Lime Bistro”.   One of the members had developed a problem with her Nikon D700 that refused to focus properly so the day before we rented a body that had to pick up from the hotel.  Once assembled we left for our next photo location. Beautiful evening light made one forget the biting by the no-see-ums that some repellant took care of.  Here are some images in the awesome light:

White Ibis Juvenile Foraging

White Ibis

Then the sunset turned the skies a deep reddish pink – the water and the birds all seemed to get this glow.