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One of several pools with a water view at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst
Captiva Island on Florida s west coast is known for its seashells, but what caught our attention immediately on a recent stay was the wildlife, especially the birds.
From our second story Marina Villa balcony at the South Seas Island Resort, we had a prime perch to see a great number of egrets, ibises, pelicans, blue herons, turkey vultures and especially ospreys fishing, flying and tending to their business.
We watched a yellow-crested night heron on our front lawn pick apart its favorite food, a crab, and devour it bite by bite. The ospreys were flying low, giving us a close-up view. We even watched one osprey build and defend a nest in a construction crane. Sadly, a crew came along to put the crane back to use a day later.
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