Linking up with NF Winged and Skywatch Friday
Sorry, I still have so many vacation photos I am going thru. These shots are from the evening of the 4day and some from the morning of the 5th day of our vacation. I hope I am not boring everyone with more vacation shots and birds. I took probably close to 1500 photos and we put 1641 miles on the car. LOL, we see and do a lot during our vacations.
On this evening we had dinner near the coast of Bonita Springs beach. I was loving the fish tacos and conch fritters. After dinner we checked out the sunset on the beach, it was a little cloudy but still some colors in the sky.
The sanderlings found the one section of sand that reflected the sunset.
The next morning we packed up and headed south once again stopping at Shark Valley in the Everglades National Park. During the tram ride, we stopped to take a walk on the trail to the tower and overlook. This tower reminds me of the tower in the Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park, it is just missing the steep hill before the tower. LOL, I do not think there are hills in Florida.
We only had a twenty minute break to get to the top of the tower and back to the tram. There was only one obstacle in the way. Luckily our ranger and guide Cynthia came along and spooked this gator away with a stick. Cynthia insisted they are more of afraid of us towering over them, she banged the stick on the ground and off it went back into the water.
From the the top of tower, I could not believe all the birds roosting in the trees. Above is a flock of the Spoonbills, I love their pretty pink color.
When you are high up in the tower and looking down, we could see the birds landing in the treetops.
I was really enjoying the flock of Roseate Spoonbills in flight.
We saw some cool clouds formations. A beautiful day in the Everglades National Park. We made this a quick stop in the Everglades Nat'l Park, our main destination for the day was Key West. So after the tram ride and a quick walk, it was back in the car for more fun. The Everglades Nat'l Park will appear later again during our vacation with more birds and lots more gators. I hope you enjoyed this post.
Thanks for visiting my blog and I always appreciate your comments.
Happy Skywatching to everyone!
To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit Skywatch Friday
and to see more of the winged critters check out NF Winged
Thanks to Sylvia, Yogi and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday! Thanks to the host of NF Winged. Also, thank you for stopping by to see my post. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.
Sorry, I still have so many vacation photos I am going thru. These shots are from the evening of the 4day and some from the morning of the 5th day of our vacation. I hope I am not boring everyone with more vacation shots and birds. I took probably close to 1500 photos and we put 1641 miles on the car. LOL, we see and do a lot during our vacations.
On this evening we had dinner near the coast of Bonita Springs beach. I was loving the fish tacos and conch fritters. After dinner we checked out the sunset on the beach, it was a little cloudy but still some colors in the sky.
The sanderlings found the one section of sand that reflected the sunset.
The next morning we packed up and headed south once again stopping at Shark Valley in the Everglades National Park. During the tram ride, we stopped to take a walk on the trail to the tower and overlook. This tower reminds me of the tower in the Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park, it is just missing the steep hill before the tower. LOL, I do not think there are hills in Florida.
We only had a twenty minute break to get to the top of the tower and back to the tram. There was only one obstacle in the way. Luckily our ranger and guide Cynthia came along and spooked this gator away with a stick. Cynthia insisted they are more of afraid of us towering over them, she banged the stick on the ground and off it went back into the water.
From the the top of tower, I could not believe all the birds roosting in the trees. Above is a flock of the Spoonbills, I love their pretty pink color.
When you are high up in the tower and looking down, we could see the birds landing in the treetops.
I was really enjoying the flock of Roseate Spoonbills in flight.
We saw some cool clouds formations. A beautiful day in the Everglades National Park. We made this a quick stop in the Everglades Nat'l Park, our main destination for the day was Key West. So after the tram ride and a quick walk, it was back in the car for more fun. The Everglades Nat'l Park will appear later again during our vacation with more birds and lots more gators. I hope you enjoyed this post.
Thanks for visiting my blog and I always appreciate your comments.
Happy Skywatching to everyone!
To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit Skywatch Friday
and to see more of the winged critters check out NF Winged
Thanks to Sylvia, Yogi and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday! Thanks to the host of NF Winged. Also, thank you for stopping by to see my post. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.
Thanks for taking us on vacation with you. Glad I was watching the alligator from a distance!! Chel x
ReplyDeleteNEVER apologise for including your holiday snaps - they're great!! Love the sunset, but love your adventures too!!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoying your vacation photos, Eileen -- but that alligator! That's rather scary. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures!
ReplyDeletelove the glow. amazing!!
ReplyDeletein flight bird shot. i wish i could fly.
& lastly those clouds are awesome. i think i saw a heart in the up left corner. nice!! ( :
I'm loving all the photos, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving all the beautiful photos, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteIt's a learning experience to see what goes on in other parts of the world.
I hope you have a wonderful day!
Your Sunset is amazing and gorgeous ! I love this colors. Best regards, Synnöve
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series! I love the sunsets. The colours are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying your vacation by looking at your wonderful photos. Whoa on the alligator. Great shot on the birds landing in the treetops.
ReplyDeleteKeep them coming Eileen. I love them!!! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour sky pictures are wonderful. Did you see any snakes, while in the Everglades?
ReplyDeletebeautiful scenes! nope, not tired of them, yet! sure glad we don't have gators here!
ReplyDeleteYou captured a very beautiful sunset. While I'm glad the ranger said alligators were more afraid of us, I still don't think I'd want to meet one on a walkway. The view from the tower is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI probably would have taken at least that many photos or more so don't feel bad, they're not boring! Love the big flocks of birds and that sunset is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunsets! I've never seen that many spoonbills in flight. I can't imagine having to sift through 1500 photos. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, Eileen! I love the photos with the spoonbills!
ReplyDeleteA great collection.
ReplyDeleteBest whishes.
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Gorgeous photos from such a fabulous area, Eileen. That tower does look like the one at Clingman's Dome. One time--when we were hiking up to that dome, my friend with MS was with us --going up in her wheelchair. She could have made a ton of money giving people a ride up that HUGE hill... ha ha
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Betsy
Beautiful sunset photos! The whole series of photos is really nice. Love seeing all that you see!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! The colors of the sky are beautiful. It's so blue in those last photos! I enjoy seeing your vacation photos because we don't get away very often so I can live through you :)
ReplyDeleteHallo Eileen!!Wonderful pictures!!What lovely birds spoonbills are!!I love sunsets,so beautiful pictures and fantastic colours in the sky!!I realy enjoyed this trip too!!Thank you for sharing!!Have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteDimi..
There's nothing quite as beautiful as a beach sky is there Eileen?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skyes and birds.
ReplyDeleteLovely serie of photos!
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely skies and I do love the birds in flight! Wonderful captures for the day, Eileen! What a great trip!! Thanks for sharing the beauty and the fun!! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteNice pictures, I love these beautiful blue skies at sunset on the beach! Greetings.
ReplyDeleteI love those images of the beach at sunset!!! And the spoonbills in flight are gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteDearest Eileen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a GORGEOUS pictures from your vacation and the sky(*^▽^*)~*☆
Ideal life with wonderful skill for photographing and wish to live close to you, I mean for the nature and learn from you p;)
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Wow! ~ Fantastic adventure and photography! ~ thanks, ^_^
ReplyDeleteThe sunset was very beautiful. I also loved the birds in flight and other shots.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite the interloper on the trail, worse than our rattlesnakes!
ReplyDeleteAlways beautiful amazing photos . . .
ReplyDeleteShark Valley tram ride is really wonderful! Last time I was there, saw so many birds and gators! Will be heading there soon again!
ReplyDeleteBTW, nice post and good pictures :)
Oh man, so jealous of the spoonbills!! Not so jealous of the gator though, those guys freak me out.
ReplyDeleteStunning series, Eileen. Love it.
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What amazingly lovely skies!
ReplyDeleteThat is so great you got to the beach! Beautiful skies!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular sunset shots! I don't think I'd want to test if the gator was more scared of me than I was of him.....
ReplyDeletewhoa, a jaywalking alligator!:p i enjoy looking at photos of places i probably wouldn't see in person. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots from your vacations. I never tire dreaming of vacations.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots, Eileen, you're not boring me at all. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow you traveled all around me! We are in Fort Myers, FL.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Love spoonbills.
your sunset photos are beautiful and i love the birds in flight too.
ReplyDeleteWow! Many beautiful shots. I enjoyed your photos very much.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful weekend.
Those pink spoonbills are something else! Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteIt is so funny that the birds found the spot that reflected the light. I so love your pictures.
ReplyDeleteSo much for my white trousers can you believe we had hailstones this afternoon so I have the heat on. It's a funny old world. Have a lovely weekend
Amazing photo's! Love the sunsets! They are completely breath taking! How cool to see that gator!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots
ReplyDeleteYou are each day better
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Great shots, Eileen
ReplyDeleteHugs
Tina
PS.
Thanks for your comments
They are beautiful sky shots of Florida and nothing is wrong with sharing them..I like them!
ReplyDeletegreat series of sky photos, dear eileen.
ReplyDeleteyou always share such beautiful pictures! i also loved the birds in flight.
happy weekend~
boy....you sure did get a lot of blog material on this trip, and i am lovin' it!!
ReplyDeletethe spoonbills in flight is just amazing!!
happy friday eileen, i hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
ps...keep 'em coming!!
Oh yes, what beautiful skylines, pure genius Eileen.
ReplyDeleteI really want to visit this park someday, your photos are inspiring me more to plan for a trip there soon
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful skies!
ReplyDeleteWonderful images Eileen.
ReplyDeleteThey make me a touch homesick for Florida
Thanks so much for the lovely tour. I love your photos and I don't blame you for taking so many. I have thousands and only a handful as nice.
ReplyDeleteLovely post!
ReplyDeleteI love the shot of the Spoobills in flight!
And the 'gator is quite typical of florida encounters!
Beautiful lighting in all photos!
Cheers Eileen!
You found so many birds but no sharks in the Shark Valley.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flight shots! Wonderful birds in this area. This looks like a perfect vacation. Your first shots made me hum, "Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset....:)"
ReplyDeletewow, such an interesting place. Love the skyshots. Especially with the spoonbills.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunset and the alligator looks very daring.
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