Last week was filled with days of beautiful blue skies, white clouds, and a high temperature in the 80’s (F). A perfect time for a day at the beach at Fort De Soto Park. (For more information on the park, see Exploring Fort De Soto Park.)
Sometimes you catch a view of manatees in shallow water.
Occasionally you see a dolphin close to the pier.
Sometimes nature almost flies into your car to greet you.
I love to wander the beach.
Or just enjoy the nature that’s everywhere.
I hope you enjoyed our visit to the park today.
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Such a wonderful and fruitful visit to the park. I like the snapshots of the sea and land animals.
thanks Nancy – have a great day!
How amazing to see so many creatures in the water and around the beach!
Thank you for taking us along to Fort DeSoto Park! I love the photo pf people swimming with the manatees! And the birds, of course.
Yes I would love to swim with them. By the time I got in the water, they were moving on. I do love these gentle sea cows.
Just a reminder to visitors to Florida – it is illegal to harass or touch manatees. They are a protected species. If they come up to interact with you and touch you first, you may place one hand on the animals. It is illegal to “hug” a manatee.
What a fabulous park, Carol. I don’t know if I’d be thrilled or freaked to be swimming and see a manatee! But oh, I love those water birds!
You can just swim the opposite direction – they are shy and gentle. The birds are the best aren’t they?
Lovely photos! It looks like you had a great visit there.
Beautiful! I am about 300 miles from a beach (The Gulf Coast) – wish I were closer!
Oh what a beautiful post! So many fun encounters with nature (and I am so jealous of your temperatures!)
Swimming with manatees looks like fun! I love the close-up of the shells on the beach and a nice blurred background.
Great encounters at the park
Hello, I have been to Fort DeSoto Beach it is a beautiful park. I enjoyed all your wildlife photos and the beach. Enjoy your day, have a great weekend!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend Eileen!
Amazing
I would love to be able to visit here! Seeing the manatees is an experience by itself. Thanks for sharing your trip with us at #MMBC. 🙂
Have a lovely weekend. x
Beautiful seaside views. The sea looks so wonderful & BLUE!
Carol – I loved our visit to the park today. I can’t imagine seeing manatees in the shallows … what a find! A beach is a wonderful place to explore – even if you don’t find anything, the gentle swish of the waves has a calming influence that is a treasure in itself. Thanks for sharing your Florida fauna and flora with all of us at Mosaic Monday!
I’m first and foremost a bird watcher but I would simply love to see and swim with those wondrous manatees. Your temperatures sound very welcoming right now.
We’re back in the 70’s F now as a cold front moved across the country but that’s hardly a hardship, is it?
Fab captures I enjoyed them
Have a flippertastic week 🙂
Wonderful shots!
So much fun beach combing, always get a beautiful surprise.
Swimming with the manatees would be such an exciting experience! Lovely shots of the beautiful area you live in.
All so lovely! I think i have been to this park, but I need to look it up on the map to confirm. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.