Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area

This area offers a wonderful walk along the beach and the lagoon.  Springtime of course is the time for nesting and this place has many opportunities to view wildlife, young and old.  In this area the wildlife can be moving fast, it will challenge your skills to get a good shot.  There is a mile and a half area at the bottom of the island that is set aside for wildlife protection, but during the time these areas are roped off (really string) there is room to walk in and around the area.

Map

Dive Bombing Terns are everywhere trying to protect their nests.  They never really touch you, but they come close, very close.  This is a tern coming straight down into my camera.  With manual fixed focus I was able to burst off many shots as the bird came into range, I was trying to get at least one or two that were good.

Wilson Plovers