Ding Darling was scheduled to be closed today due to preparations for Hurricane Dorian. As of now, it appears that Sanibel will not receive any impact from Dorian. We are very grateful, but also send our thoughts and prayers for those who are in the path of Dorian.

Today, my photos are from a trip through Ding that I took on Thursday with a great friend of mine. The volunteer at the gate told us there had been 48 Roseate Spoonbills near the tower earlier that morning. That would have been great to see!

This Cormorant was almost too close to get a photo. Click on the photo and check out the drops of water on his chest.

My friend spotted this gator in the distance. He appears to be fairly big.

I hate when the wind destroys my hair.

If you didn’t see the wildlife cam photo of the very healthy bobcat in our backyard during daylight recently, the photo is below.

The wildlife cam also recorded a hawk with a dove in his clutches. I grouped the still photos together in a short video clip below.