Sanibel Island Day 1

We walked on the beach a bit this morning and I took this photo of Sandy Bend, where we are staying for 2 weeks.  Ours is Unit 3 on the lower left.


We grocery shopped and got settled this morning.  This afternoon we took the drive through Ding Darling and took the requisite bird photos.  This snowy egret was begging for bait from a fisherman.


This is the more usual view of lots of birds out on the flats.


Including the huge white pelicans.


And a group of roseate spoonbills.


So far we have seen the following birds, and I've probably forgotten some.

• Osprey
• White Ibis
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Little Blue Heron
• Great Blue Heron
• Tricolor Heron
• While Pelican
• Brown Pelican
• Great Egret
• Cattle Egret
• Snowy Egret
• Reddish Egret
• Willet
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Roseate Spoonbill
• Turkey Vulture
• Laughing Gull
• Ring-billed Gull
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Anhinga
• Black-crowned Night Heron
• Blue-winged Teal
• Fish Crow
• Royal Tern
• Sanderling