Linda and I had planned to take a trip to Honeymoon Island, not far from Clearwater Beach to check out the owls. They should be nesting now, but we decided to make a trek south instead. At first I was a bit apprehensive about crossing the Skyway bridge. No, I'm not afraid of heights. We had fog this morning, and I was afraid visibility would be low. Strangest thing. It was one of the few areas that didn't have fog.
There isn't much to see on Anna Marie. Like most of Florida, the rich have been allowed to build gigantic condos and homes that block the view of the road. It was too early to stop and have lunch. So we decided to head little bit further south. John Steinbeck was right. In his book, Travels with Charley written approximately 1961 or 62, he wrote that one day we wouldn't be able to tell one American Town from then next. Longboat Key wasn't any different from any other coastal town in Florida.
We found a nature preserve on out way out of town. Not much nature going on in it. A Blue Heron and another bird in the mangroves. That was about it. I have to admit it was a nice Sunday drive.
2 comments:
great shot of a royal tern, the one hiding in the mangroves is a mockingbird
you are correct, it is Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in the mangrove, the white eye ring is the give away
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