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Wild
Florida
Monday 11th – Saturday 23rd February 2019
Day
1: Monday 11th February 2019
You fly from London to Tampa Bay via a US Hub airport before transferring
to your hotel.
Overnight in Clearwater
Day
2: Tuesday 12th February 2019
We spend the majority of the day visiting Honeymoon Island exploring
the causeway in the morning and evening with a visit to Honeymoon
Island State Recreation Park to see nesting ospreys and other birds.
If time permits, we may travel across town to a wood stork colony
situated on the eastern side of Tampa.
Overnight in Clearwater
Day
3: Wednesday 13th February 2019
We make an early start for Fort De Soto Country Park where we photograph
along the shorelines and lagoons. This will give us opportunities
to capture a variety of waders and other birds. In the afternoon
we head south to Venice and make an evening visit to the famous
Venice Rookery as the birds return to their roosts.
Overnight in Venice
Day
4: Thursday 14th February 2019
We make a dawn start for the Venice Rookery capturing the early
light before breakfast. Later we return to enjoy the rest of the
morning at the Rookery. In the afternoon we head south to Fort Myers
via Cape Coral and detour to visit some burrowing owl and bald eagle
locations.
Overnight in Fort Myers
Day
5: Friday 15th February 2019
We spend the day on Sanibel with a visit to the J.N. Ding Darling
Nature Reserve. We spend the morning and the afternoon following
the park road stopping off for any photographic opportunity we may
locate. Dependent on time we may, on our return, enjoy the evening
light on the causeway.
Overnight in Fort Myers
Day
6: Saturday 16th February 2019
In the morning we head into Cape Coral to see the burrowing owls
and visit some bald eagle sites. In the afternoon we head to Fort
Myers Beach and spend the afternoon visiting Lovers Key looking
for the ospreys and shore birds in evening light.
Overnight in Fort Myers
Day
7: Sunday 17th February 2019
In the morning we head south to Florida City. Our journey takes
us into Big Cypress and we stop to photograph where we can along
the way. A small detour takes us along part of the loop road near
Chatham to photograph at a small river teaming with wildlife. If
time permits, we may stop for an Airboat ride.
Overnight in Homesteads
Day
8: Monday 18th February 2019
We have all day to spend in the Everglades National Park. Before
breakfast we will drive to the Anhinga Trail for the early light.
In the afternoon we will head south to Flamingo stopping at Marzek
Pond Eco Pond and other locations. These are good location for waders,
ospreys and roseate spoonbills.
Overnight in Homesteads
Day
9: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Dependent upon condition we will make an early visit to the Anhinga
Trail or drive direct to Loxahatchee Wetlands. Later in the day
we drive to Lantana where we’ll check into our motel before
an afternoon spent photographing at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Overnight in Lantana
Day
10: Wednesday 20th February 2019
We spend the day visiting the nearby reserves of Wakodahatchee Wetlands
and Green Cay Wetlands & Nature Centre. These fairly new locations
offer a fantastic opportunity to get close to a whole range of birds
including Bittern, Limpkin and Sora Rail. In the evening light the
nesting great egrets offer some fantastic photographic opportunities.
Overnight in Lantana
Day
11: Thursday 21st February 2019
We spend the day visiting the nearby reserves of Wakodahatchee Wetlands
and Green Cay Wetlands & Nature Centre.
Overnight in Lantana
Day
12: Friday 22nd February 2019
We make an early morning departure south to Fort Lauderdale Airport
for our return journey to London. This will be via one of the major
US hubs such as Houston, Chicago or Washington.
Overnight in flight
Day
13: Saturday 23rd February 2019
Our overnight flight from Fort Lauderdale sees us arrive in London
early the following day. |
