The Osprey of Sanibel Island
In the winter and spring, Sanibel Island becomes a giant osprey mating point, maternity ward and nursery as these very distinctive birds build huge, conspicuous nests on every conceivable stand-alone structure, be it a telephone pole, dish antenna, channel marker, tree or specially built platform, where they will raise their young. If you are visiting Sanibel in the late winter and early spring, you can spend hours watching and photographing them. The osprey is one of the largest birds of…