Springtime in Florida

The Myakka River on the West Coast (131,648 bytes)A Beach on the Myakka River (227,708 bytes)The Shore on the West Coast...Red Tide made everyone cough like crazy! (133,406 bytes)Gazebo at Flamingo Gardens (175,006 bytes)Cincinnati Reds Spring Training (92,630 bytes)
Reds Intersquad Game (112,440 bytes)Ball coming off the bat (134,804 bytes)Base Hit! (117,637 bytes)Behind the Plate (150,048 bytes)La Coquina at Ft. Lauderdale (109,685 bytes)
Beach at Ft. Lauderdale (62,519 bytes)Panoramic view of the La Coquina Beach (15,647 bytes)Panoramic interior view from the Condo at La Coquina....nice! (54,540 bytes)Sunrise at Ft. Lauderdale (26,987 bytes)More Sunrise at Ft. Lauderdale...just a couple of minutes later. (44,902 bytes)
Anhinga watching the sun come up. (46,152 bytes)Anhinga with mating colors drying its wings (146,811 bytes)Blue Heron in the sun (126,238 bytes)This duck is just standing around (99,246 bytes)This Egret is in a hunting pose. It snatched an insect from the bush a second later. (175,228 bytes)
Egret mating plumage. (125,976 bytes)Magnificent Peacock. Mating season had the males trying to impress the ladies. (181,758 bytes)Some very pink Flamingos. Noisy critters! (80,403 bytes)Heron chicks. Just a day or two ago they were still in their eggs. (106,929 bytes)Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe, with the proud parents (200,451 bytes)
Family portrait! (139,577 bytes)Very friendly Ibis looking for handouts (87,359 bytes)That's not very nice (135,899 bytes)Stoic Pelican finally posed for me (117,102 bytes)The fish was actually regurgitated by this parent to feed the chick in the next picture (146,419 bytes)
Amazing that the little one could eat the whole thing. Kind of a gruesome sight, really. (155,718 bytes)This mother Otter is keeping watch over her babies. No one is allowed near her house! (124,771 bytes)