“Flowers are the music from the ground.
From earth’s lips
spoken without sound.”
– Edwin Curran
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Month: July 2020
Sea Turtle Babies!
Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation Coastal Wildlife Director Kelly Sloan was on beach patrol last month when she came upon the rare opportunity to see and film baby loggerhead sea turtle emerge from a nest on Captiva Island.
Inventory of the nest three days later showed 90 hatchlings successfully emerged and scurried towards the Gulf of Mexico.
“The screen on top of the nest is to discourage predation,” explained Sloan. » Read more
2020 Audobon Photography Awards
Photo by Scott Suriano
Calling all birders and bird lovers! This year’s 2020 Audubon Photography contest brings us from Alaska to Australia, and all the parks in between, to commemorate some of the best avian photography taken of birds in their natural habitat.
Click here for more than 100 of the most beautiful images you’ll ever see. Yes, the photo above was taken from Sanibel Island. » Read more
Check. Check. Check.
A fun article by Kathryn Brintnall, a board member for The International Osprey Foundation:
“Notebook and pen, check.”
“Water, check.”
“Smart-phone with map app, check.”
“TIOF uniform T-shirt, check.”
“Put more air in my bike tire, check.”
“I’m ready,” called The International Osprey Foundation’s youngest volunteer to her father as she prepared to help TIOF map all of the osprey nests on Sanibel and Captiva using GPS coordinates. » Read more
Oh, Baby!
What a creative idea from our friends at Ding Darling!
Missing out on much critical financial support as a result of COVID-19, the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge decided to hold an online fundraiser to help support the refuge.
You are cordially invited to attend the Virtual “Ding” Baby Bird Shower, with the funds raised going toward sustaining wildlife, » Read more
Sands of Time
As our island community does its part to help stop the spread of COVID-19, one Captiva group is offering alternative entertainment for when binge watching TV shows gets old.
The Captiva Island Historical Society recently added its latest documentary, titled “Sands of Time: History of Erosion on Captiva,” to Amazon Prime for streaming. It is available for purchase for $19.99 and joins two previous films created by the CIHS, » Read more
Sweet Indeed!
Chef Melissa Donahue of Sweet Melissa’s Cafe
James Beard-nominated Sweet Melissa’s Café has been honored by Wine Spectator’s 2020 Restaurant Awards with the Award of Excellence for their highly-curated wine list.
The annual program recognizes restaurants around the world as the top destinations for wine lovers. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their excellent breadth across multiple wine growing regions and a significant vertical depth of top wines. » Read more
Scenes from Sanibel #93
Let your dreams take flight!
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Today’s Guest Photographer: Allen Sparks » Read more
Right-Handed or Left?
Photo from CNN.com
Are you right-handed or left-handed? Would it surprise you to learn that dolphins also show a clear preference for what scientists call “lateralized behavior”?
Recently, researchers have found that bottlenose dolphins show a strong bias for their right side when it comes to foraging for food on seabeds. » Read more
It’s really rather interesting! To learn more about one particular study,
The Spectacular Snowy Egret
Photo by Kyle Sweet
This beautiful, graceful bird has quite the survival story!
As a year-round resident to our barrier islands, the Snowy Egret is one that you can now enjoy seeing at the beach, in the wetlands, or in an island freshwater swamp.
Did you know, however, that the plume trade in the late 19th century nearly destroyed the Snowy Egret population? » Read more
