I was very happy today to have won Honorable Mention in the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge Amateur Photo Contest. There were 122 photos submitted from 17 states and 5 countries. So, the competition was quite steep. The photo below is my photo that received Honorable Mention. You can see all the winners here - https://www.dingdarlingsociety.org/photo-contests/2016/DDD_photoContest_2016.html
Seeing the contest photos of the manatee made me comment to my husband that I had never gotten a chance to get pictures of a manatee. A couple of hours later, I was walking across a bayou bridge at Bowman's Beach and found this mama and baby in the water below.
I went on to spend a couple of hours sitting on the beach visiting with friends. The weather was perfect, the visit was great, and this gull came along for a quick photo.