Beachcombers love SEA TURTLES just as much as sandy toes and seashells. Beginning in the late 1950s, Charles LeBuff started monitoring the nesting habits of female SEA TURTLES on Sanibel to evaluate threats to the population....
Read MoreIt’s wild how many colors and patterns of COQUINA shells my friend Celeste and I found last week on Sanibel. Combing the beach to look for beautiful treasures is the best place in the world to catch up with a dear friend...
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My mind is blown by how many spectacsheller SPECTRAL BITTERSWEETS cover the beach on Jupiter...
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Happy Mothers Day to you and to all of the island moms that make Sanibel so special… like...
Read MoreI found this odd looking “thing” on the beach a while ago so I brought it home to do some research on it since it was so dang interesting. Sometimes I’m like Shelly May Clampett bringing home parts of...
Read MoreSEA TURTLE nesting season begins today! I normally enjoy seeing beautiful beach art but it can be disastrous for a female turtle in nesting season. On our island summer nights from May through October, female loggerhead turtles...
Read MoreTurtle nesting season begins today! I normally enjoy seeing beautiful beach art but it can be disastrous for a female turtle in nesting season. On our island summer nights from May through October, female loggerhead turtles (and...
Read MoreOur blog friend Kaybe witnessed SEA TURTLES hatching! And …. she captured this magical event on video at Blind Pass Beach (not Captiva’s Blind Pass) in Englewood, FL! She even got this cool video of the the...
Read MoreMy friend Susie who owns MacIntosh Books saw baby SEA TURTLES hatching! She got to share the experience with her best friend Gail who was visiting from Maryland. Lucky girls! You can see that little guy sliding on his back...
Read MoreTo see a SEA TURTLE coming ashore and laying her eggs is a rare sight. This is what Richard, Anne France, Laura and Paul got to see last week on June 2 at 11 p.m. on the beach at Junonia of Sanibel condos. Richard had his cell...
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