Latitude: 26.5182879
Longitude: -82.190886
Elevation: 1 meters / 3 feet
Barometric Pressure 1013KPa

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Strike One! by craig goettsch
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Reflecting by ChicagoBob46
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Incoming!!! by craig goettsch
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On the prowl by craig goettsch
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Bad Hair Day by craig goettsch
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Sanibel Evening by shiphome, Gulf  coast sunset in September - Sanibel Island, Floridasunset orange beach yellow clouds evening s
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Snowy in the Spotlight by craig goettsch
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Hey!!! No fightin' on the sandbar!! by craig goettsch
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Balancing Act by craig goettsch
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Kerplunk by ChicagoBob46
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Graceful One by ChicagoBob46