Sunday December 16

There isn't much to say that has not been said about the horendous events in Newtown Connecticut. Hopefully the people of this country will finally demand that our elected representatives develop a backbone and do what is right.

We were in need of a quiet evening at the beach.

 

 



 



 

Anna Maria Sunset

We were back at Bradenton Beach for the sunset and there were quite a few people enjoying the evening.

This guy was having pretty good luck with his throw net.

 

 

There were quite a few birds hanging around looking for a free meal.

 

 





There was one kite surfer taking advantage of the almost perfect conditions.



 

There were a lot of people walking the beach enjoying the sunset.

 

 

 

 

  

And then as the sun set the moon appeared as it was setting.

 

 





All in all a beautiful evening.

 

 



June 29 - After Tropical Storm Debby

Debby beat us up for about a week and today we found out just how bad.  The photos below are our favorite beach on Anna Maria Island. The beach with it's snow white powdery sand is gone. Also there were over a hundred Loggerhead turtle nests on the beaches, most of them were washed away. The experts are saying hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand was washed back into the gulf.

It will probably be many years before the beaches are what they once were

but life goes on, the sailors are still here and the dolphins and we will be here as much as possible.

Sunday October 2 - Reddish Egret

From the description I found I think this is an immature dark morph Reddish Egret.



Saturday October 1

Monday September 26

Snowy Egret, gotta love those yellow feet

Saturday September 3

I think this is a Dunlin, a lot of the shorebirds look so much alike it's hard to tell.



September 2 - Dolphins

There were dolphins feeding at the beach today, two pair of them. About all you can see are their backs and dorsal fins and occasionally a tail. The fourth photo is a Magnificent Frigatebird, they have a wingspan of almost eight feet.

August 28, 2011 - Back to the Beach

We haven't been to Anna Maria Island for several weeks, so today we went out and got our beach fix. There was really rough surf and the strongest rip current I've ever experienced. We weren't able to spend much time in the water, so I spent most of the time taking pictures.