Osprey Fishing
This is a great video of an osprey fishing. At one point he even gets a flounder off the bottom of the ocean floor.
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It’s Snowy Plover Nesting Season
Nesting season has started for these tiny birds. Attend the talk tomorrow at SCCF at 10AM to find out all about these interesting birds. Keep your dogs well away from them as they scare easily and might abandon their nests. Read More »
Screech Owls on Sanibel
It’s screech owl nesting season time again. Find out all about these unique little birds at the “Owl Tales” talk Wednesday 10AM at SCCF. They make a very distinctive trilling noise best heard at night or very early in the morning before dawn. Read More »
Inaugural Tarpon Tournament
Ding Darling Wildlife Society and Doc Fords restaurant have joined forces for a tarpon tournament to be held May 5. All entry fees will be distributed as tournament awards, but sponsorship donations will help support the work of the wildlife society. With the mild winter we had, the Gulf waters are warming up quickly and there are reports of tarpon... Read More »
Shell Fair
There were all sorts of beautiful and unusual displays at the Shell Fair this past weekend. They must have had a record turnout on Saturday as the traffic was terrible! Read More »
Sanibel Happenings
I hate the traffic this time of year, but I do like the fact that there is so much to do on the islands. At SCCF there are loads of interesting talks about bobcats, coyotes, bears, owls, gators and birds. This year also there is new talk on the tides . Have you ever wondered why there are sometimes two high tides... Read More »
Boston Red Sox
The grand opening of the new spring training complex JetBlue Park at Fenway South will be Saturday, February 25 at 11:30. The ceremony will be followed by an open house where the public can walk freely around the park and enjoy concessions and entertainment. That same day will be the first full squad workout for the 2012 team. Go Sox! Read More »
Captiva Bank
Bank of the Islands has officially opened its new branch on Captiva next to the US Post Office. It is a full service branch offering all banking services including loans and an ATM. Captivans can now bike to the bank instead of driving to Sanibel…a real plus with the seasonal traffic as bad as it is now. Read More »
Sanibel Shellabration
The Sanibel Shell Fair and Show will be celebrating it’s 75th anniversary this year. It is the longest running show of ist type in the country. The show runs March 1-3, but the Shellabration acitvities kick off Friday, February 17 at 10 AM with a mass Sanibel Stoop event at Bowmans Beach. For more details, visit www.Shellabration2012.com Read More »
Kudos to Sanibel School
Our on-island school was just rated #1 in the state by the Florida Department of Education. It was the top rated combination school for elementary and middle school students. This is the first time the DOE has posted its best to worst rankings of the 3,078 public schools in the state and the Sanibel School was the only Lee or Collier County... Read More »