
Great egret with breeding plumage flying through the reeds in the early morning light at the Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida

Two breeding Great egrets greeting each other on their nest in the early morning light at the Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida

Common gallinule skipping over the water at the Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florid

Great egret in flight with fish in his mouth at the Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida

Mother Great Blue Heron's protective wing over her chick on nest at Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida

Great blue heron keeping the chick warm on a very cold morning at the Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida.

Great Blue Heron chick standing side by side with its mother on their nest at the Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida

Common gallinule scurries over the water with reflection at the Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida

Black-crowned night herons convene on the grassy shoreline at the Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida

Juvenile Black-crowned night heron in flight at Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida

Looking for a place to land in the crowded Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Venice, Florida

Can You Hear Me Now

Sharkys Pier

Caspersen Beach, Harbor Drive, Venice, Florida, USA

Canoe For You

Beach Scenery

Watering The Garden!

Inbound

The Fishing Pier

Just After Sunset

Full Flaps

Venice Beach, Life Guard station.

Splash of Color

Scenic View

Caspersen Beach, Harbor Drive, Venice, Florida, USA

Caspersen Beach, Harbor Drive, Venice, Florida, USA

Caspersen Beach, Harbor Drive, Venice, Florida, USA

Caspersen Beach, Harbor Drive, Venice, Florida, USA

Caspersen Beach, Harbor Drive, Venice, Florida, USA

Venice Sunset

City of Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA

IMG_7662_we could have it, 24/7

US 41/SR 45 Hatchett Creek Bridge, Venice, Florida, USA / Built: 2003 / Total length: 1,080.1 ft. / Bridge Type: Bascule

View from Dockside Waterfront Grill.

From a different point of view

View of downtown Venice, Florida, U.S.A. / The biggest "little" city on Florida's Gulf Coast

Coming in for a landing.

Patiently Waiting!!

Don't I Look Marvelous

Light at the End of the Pier

View of historic downtown Venice, Florida, U.S.A. / The biggest "little" city on Florida's Gulf Coast

Dad, We Said "Fish" not "Sticks"

View of historic downtown Venice, Florida, U.S.A. / The biggest "little" city on Florida's Gulf Coast

Passing Storm

View of downtown Venice, Florida, U.S.A. / The biggest "little" city on Florida's Gulf Coast

Venice Beach

View of downtown Venice, Florida, U.S.A. / The biggest "little" city on Florida's Gulf Coast

Mmmm ... Ice Cream!

Venice Pier at Sharky's

Long exposure of storm clouds at sunrise over the Venice Fishing Pier, Venice, Florida