On Sunday, we took the 5-mile long wildlife drive through the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. It was amazing how much wildlife could be seen easily from the road. In the evening, we had dinner with Tricia and Mary.

Ding Darling

White ibis

Anole

Red mangrove trees
(They grow with part of their roots in the air to handle the rise and fall of the tide. They can handle water which changes from fresh to brackish to quite salty from week to week.)

Osprey in its nest

Little blue heron
(No, it's not just a small great blue heron
Little blue heron is different bird.)

Roseate spoonbills

Anhinga drying its wings on the roots of a mangrove tree

Rich and Alan

Spanish moss on a live oak tree

Epiphytes growing on a tree

A beach on Sanibel Island

Dinner with Tricia and Mary

Oops. We forgot to take any photos. Drat!