My Trip to
Sanibel Island Florida

Ibis Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
We spotted this White Ibis. If you stand still and look closely you can find all kinds of birds in the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge.
Ibis Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
But you have to look closely, they hide among the mangrove trees.
Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
The picture on the right... I was standing on a wooden platform that goes out into a stand of mangrove trees and my partner spotted the spider on some roots just below the platform. It doesn't look so bad in this picture, but that spider was almost as big as my fist. (shudder)
Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
Look closely...
alligator Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
alligator Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
We found the alligator lurking among the mangrove trees. We were standing just a few feet away from him! He went on past us and I got in the car really fast!!!
alligator
He's there!
alligator

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