Tampa/Venice/Ft Myers: I am heading down to FL next Tuesday for 5 days. Can I get some UHH contemporaneous reports of the Rookery, Bunche, Estero and other active spots that are not to...

Properframe Loc: US Virginia

I am heading down to FL next Tuesday for 5 days. Can I get some UHH contemporaneous reports of the Rookery, Bunche, Estero and other active spots that are not to be missed next week. Wholly flexible solo trip and will be shooting twilight to twilight each day. Thanks in advance.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Properframe wrote:

I am heading down to FL next Tuesday for 5 days. Can I get some UHH contemporaneous reports of the Rookery, Bunche, Estero and other active spots that are not to be missed next week. Wholly flexible solo trip and will be shooting twilight to twilight each day. Thanks in advance.

Around Tampa, Lettuce Lake Park. Around Ft. Myers, Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
I'm sure others will give more ideas.

TonyBot

Sanibel- Ding Darling NWR (best on bicycle [open due to shutdown?]), Pine Island (colorful buildings, "artsy" culture), Ford-Edison Museum (yeah, a museum, but some photo ops), all in the Fort Myers area. Koreshan State Park (boardwalks, etc. the elusive "ghost orchid") in Estero.

If you can get a (and want to) kayak, and spend a day at it, any and all of Estero Bay is great for wildlife - and exercise. This is always on our agenda, usually starting in the Old Bonita area, and going down the Imperial River to Lover's Key. But, you can rent kayaks many places from Fort Meyers Beach on down. (Check weather and tides).

Whatever, though, lots of fun available, even for five days.

Good luck, enjoy, and show us some pics!

gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

You can also use the Florida Birding Trail as a guide. Gary http://floridabirdingtrail.com/

SafariGuy

Properframe wrote:

I am heading down to FL next Tuesday for 5 days. Can I get some UHH contemporaneous reports of the Rookery, Bunche, Estero and other active spots that are not to be missed next week. Wholly flexible solo trip and will be shooting twilight to twilight each day. Thanks in advance.

A place NOt to miss if you are in Venice and want to shoot birds!

Venice Area Audubon Society
4002 S. Tamiami Trail
Venice FL 34293

Take US 41 South 1/2 mile past Rt 776 turn right on to Annex Rd at the Anderson Sarasota County Administration Bldg...past the Venice Audubon Center to the Rookery on the right

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Properframe wrote:

I am heading down to FL next Tuesday for 5 days. Can I get some UHH contemporaneous reports of the Rookery, Bunche, Estero and other active spots that are not to be missed next week. Wholly flexible solo trip and will be shooting twilight to twilight each day. Thanks in advance.

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mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

Sanibel and Ding Darling. Captiva.

jimfullwood Loc: Sarasota, but Ex pat from UK

Myaka River State Park is a must, near Sarasota

VTMatwood Loc: Displaced Vermonta in Central New Hampsha

Lettuce Lake Park is a great place to go.

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

Properframe wrote:

I am heading down to FL next Tuesday for 5 days. Can I get some UHH contemporaneous reports of the Rookery, Bunche, Estero and other active spots that are not to be missed next week. Wholly flexible solo trip and will be shooting twilight to twilight each day. Thanks in advance.

Also, the little Burrowing Owls on Marco Island. Anytime before 10AM and after 4PM travel to the Island. Coming in from the North, after you get well into town the street makes a right hand curve and goes over a raised canal bridge. Turn right on the first street after the canal, go one block and turn right, immediately on the left are two burrows. Well worth the trip!

PMPPBoss

I lived in the Tampa Area back in the 1980s. There are some beautiful parks and nature trails in Hillsboro, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties. Just have to go to Florida's website and see where you want to visit. In this time of year you definitely have a wide variety of things you can see and photograph.

wetreed

Floyd wrote:

Also, the little Burrowing Owls on Marco Island. Anytime before 10AM and after 4PM travel to the Island. Coming in from the North, after you get well into town the street makes a right hand curve and goes over a raised canal bridge. Turn right on the first street after the canal, go one block and turn right, immediately on the left are two burrows. Well worth the trip!

Cape Coral also has Burrowing owls. They are almost everywhere, you can even see in vacant lots in most neighborhoods.

Properframe Loc: US Virginia

Thanks for all the great ideas!! Some were on my list and some of them are new ones I am adding thanks to your suggestions. Should be a very productive trip !!

Shutterbug57

Properframe wrote:

Thanks for all the great ideas!! Some were on my list and some of them are new ones I am adding thanks to your suggestions. Should be a very productive trip !!

Agree with Myaka State Park - here are a couple of images I got there several years ago.

ltatko

Hey Traveler!!
Go to Gasparilla Island, to town of Boca Grande. Birds and scenery. Both on Gulf and Charlotte harbor. Also,Boca Grande pass. Lighthouse, and Range light.
Lived there for 15 yrs +
Len