Day 10 Captiva

 This morning at 8:30 we headed off to Bailey Tract for a walk to see birds and wildlife.  As we entered the walk I spotted this Osprey and Black Bird:

At the first pond we saw a Great Blue Heron and an Alligator which everyone seems excited to see:

Then woodpeckers were spotted including a pair of  Pileated and a Red-Bellied :

and a blue heron 

Made  a rest at "our"  bench - a stop  we always make.... the bench has been replaced with a newer one :

Did not see any ducks which are usually present.  Some shots of the views along the tract:

On our way back,  we saw several Wood  Storks  sitting in the top of the trees along with a Great Blue Heron:

The battery in my camera went dead at this time so I missed shooting the storks but Al snagged some shots.   As we exited the tract at 11:00, we passed Lillian and Donald Stokes who were watching for a Sora and a Clapper Rail which we did not see.  According to a post on their blog they did get some sightings at another time.  Click here to see. 

We stopped at Bailey's for Tenderloins (Valentine Dinner) and Yellow Tail Snapper (tonight's dinner).    Had sandwiches for lunch at the cottage.  Spent afternoon between the pool and beach.

Pan seared  the Snapper for dinner and served with lemon butter sauce and roasted Brussel Sprouts and Salad.