When we first started our turtle walk this morning, just before daylight, there wasn't much air moving and it seemed a little warm. The Moonflowers were still in full bloom, but were closed when we returned.
As soon as we walked out onto the beach, we felt a nice breeze. The eastern sky was glowing from the approaching sunrise.
As we walked to the waters' edge, we were greeted by jumping Mullet. :) We walked along watching them for quite a while. There have actually been studies as to why Mullets jump like they do. Some think they are taking breaths of fresh air because the water has a depleted supply, to rid themselves of parasites, or simply playing. Whatever the reason, it's quite entertaining. I tried to catch a shot of one in mid-air, but with my little cell phone camera, that didn't happen. The one below, does show the water after the fish went under. :)
This one actually shows the water splash! :)
There were a lot of small shells on the beach.
This appears to have been a big fish.
Someone must have made and decorated their own beach umbrella holder.
A lone fisherman.
An 18" hole, just waiting for a foot. :)
It was a pretty uneventful walk. There was even a lack of trash. The only thing I picked up was one balloon. Yay!!! There were no signs of turtle activity in our zone. We only saw one Snowy Plover that appeared to be hiding a baby under her wing.
Shells I carried home.
What if the oil spill does reach Sanibel Island, an article written by
Eric Taubert.
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