One of our reasons for going to Sanibel Island is that we hoped to kayak among the mangroves in the wildlife refuge. But the winds were very high the first few days we were there, and in any case they wouldn't let the rental kayaks out of their sight. So you could just paddle around the open bay, which is not very exciting. We took the late afternoon boat tour out into the bay and saw birds heading for their roost trees and saw dolphins frolicking out in the open water and manatees poking their noses out of the water.
On another day we took the drive through the refuge and saw lots of birds and several raccoons.
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Ibis
- Great Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Reddish Egret
- Tricolored Heron
- Green Heron
- White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Red-Breasted Merganser
This snowy egret visited us on the beach so we got a good photo.
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