Fort Myers/Cape Coral FL
Dec 18, 2023 20:21:45 #
I am spending 10 days in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area in mid January. What are some photographic opportunities within an hour+/- drive?
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Dec 18, 2023 20:32:28 #
jjenk wrote:
I am spending 10 days in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area in mid January. What are some photographic opportunities within an hour+/- drive?
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The Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. https://corkscrew.audubon.org/
The Naples Botanical Gardens is also nice.
Dec 18, 2023 20:45:26 #
Depends on your interests.....
Sanibel Island, Edison and Ford's Winter estates; looking for sharks teeth on Venice beach,...
Sanibel Island, Edison and Ford's Winter estates; looking for sharks teeth on Venice beach,...
Dec 18, 2023 20:53:46 #
Longshadow wrote:
Depends on your interests.....
Sanibel Island, Edison and Ford's Winter estates; looking for sharks teeth on Venice beach,...
Sanibel Island, Edison and Ford's Winter estates; looking for sharks teeth on Venice beach,...
I haven’t been to Sanibel, but yes!! The Edison and Ford Winter Estates is a good place.
Dec 18, 2023 20:54:32 #
lbarnett25
Loc: Baldwinsville, NY
If u shoot wildlife there’s the super Ding Darling Natl Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island.
Dec 18, 2023 22:36:16 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
Gamble Plantation at Ellenton, Fort DeSoto, evening shots of the Sunshine Skyway bridge would be cool.
Dec 19, 2023 05:59:07 #
The burrowing owls of Cape Coral were worthwhile for us. Biggest population in Florida is there. Easy to google their locations near the library, etc.
Dec 19, 2023 07:20:17 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
jjenk wrote:
I am spending 10 days in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area in mid January. What are some photographic opportunities within an hour+/- drive?
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
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Dec 19, 2023 07:52:40 #
Dec 19, 2023 08:14:20 #
Mac wrote:
The Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. https://corkscrew.audubon.org/
The Naples Botanical Gardens is also nice.
The Naples Botanical Gardens is also nice.
And the Naples Zoo is right next to the gardens!
Dec 19, 2023 09:27:44 #
To the east is Bok Tower Gardens (world famous) for their tower with bells & all of the walkways with literally every flower you can imagine. A little more than an hour in Lakeland is the Circle B Bar Reserve. Numerous well marked trails with several various wildlife (January is a hot time for Bald Eagles nesting). North of Ft. Myers by an hour is Mote Marine Lab & Aquarium (world famous..Allow at least 2-3 hours).
Dec 19, 2023 10:43:13 #
nimbushopper wrote:
And the Naples Zoo is right next to the gardens!
Dec 19, 2023 10:56:58 #
lbarnett25 wrote:
If u shoot wildlife there’s the super Ding Darling Natl Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island.
An outstanding place - I love it.
Dec 19, 2023 12:12:10 #
If you don't mind a little drive, go to Sarasota and visit the Ringling Estate. The house and grounds are beautiful, and they have a circus museum there. We spent a very pleasant afternoon in that area.
Dec 19, 2023 13:45:26 #
jjenk wrote:
I am spending 10 days in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area in mid January. What are some photographic opportunities within an hour+/- drive?
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
JJENK, I live in Fort Myers, and would be happy to consult. Let’s do it by PM, which would be faster and more personal.
For all those who are recommending Sanibel and Ding Darling, sad to say that these places are not (yet) the wonderful places that you may have visited in the past. Hurricane Ian overwashed much of Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach. I would generously put the recovery at about 33%. The rebuilding efforts also impact access. Traffic onto Sanibel over the temporary causeway can back up for an hour or more. And although Ding Darling reopened last April, most visitors have been disappointed by the bird population. There are many other places to go birding that do not involve long periods sitting in traffic.
But, please come visit. It is still warmer than wherever you are coming from!
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