Baby pelicans

As we approached the rookery I could hear an alien-like screeching which I quickly realized was baby pelicans being fed by their mother. The rookery was filled with newly hatched pelicans in little nests.
The baby pelicans blended perfectly with the silvery bark of the mangrove trees.

Juvenile pelicans

We came upon an entire rookery filled with juvenile pelicans in various stages of development. The white/grayish looking birds are the youngest, the ones with the brown necks are adult.

Remora

Remora, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

A Remora caught in the bay on the north end of Fort Myers Beach. The head has a suction cup type device that the fish uses to attach itself to other fish, usually sharks. They then eat bits of food that the fish leaves behind when feeding.

This guy stuck right to the side of the boat!

Raccoon

Raccoon in dead palm tree - Bowditch Point, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Spotted this dead, hallow Palm Tree in Bowditch Point on Fort Myers Beach. Knocked on the tree trunk once and up popped the head of this Raccoon.

Knocked on it again and he dove out and scurried up the path in a hurry.

cotton like plant

cotton like plant - Bowditch Point, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

An interesting (and unknown) plant with cottony flowers growing in Bowditch Point on Fort Myers Beach.

Sea Pork

sea prok - FMB, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

A random assortment of sizes and colors of Sea Pork washed ashore on the north end of Fort Myers Beach.

Sea Pork

sea pork - Pink Shell, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Two small blobs of Sea Pork washed ashore near Pink Shell Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach.

Iguana

iguana at Bowditch Point, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

A juvenile Green Iguana, an invasive species, spotted in a Palm Tree just off the boardwalk in Bowditch Point in Fort Myers Beach.

Horseshoe Crab

horseshoe crab - north end of FMB, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Horseshoe Crab at sunset on the north end of Fort Myers Beach. There were several small to medium sized dead horseshoe crabs around on the beach.

Pinfish

pinfish - Bowditch Point, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Small Pinfish caught in a cast net on the bay side of Bowditch Point on Fort Myers Beach.

Large Hermit Crab

large hermit crab in whelk shell - FMB, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

With big red claws, found inside a Lightning Whelk shell on the north end of Fort Myers Beach

flounder

flounder, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Flounder caught in Hurricane Bay, Fort Myers Beach

dragonfly

dragonfly, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

A beautiful large dragonfly that stopped aboard the boat to take a rest. Fort Myers Beach

Pelican Rookery

pelican island 3, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Large group of pelicans on a Rookery island on Fort Myers Beach. 
Also spotted on the island: Florida Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Anhinga, and Black Vultures.
There were schools of mullet and catfish circling the island.

Pelican

pelican island 5, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Immature Brown Pelican on a Rookery Island. Fort Myers Beach

Pelicans

pelican island 4, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Adult Brown Pelicans in a tree on a Rookery island. Bay side of Fort Myers Beach.

Hermit Crab

hermit crab - FMB, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Hermit Crab in what looks like a Banded Tulip Shell. Found at low tide behind the Pink Shell Beach Resort, Fort Myers Beach.

Bait fish

bait fish from cast net - bowditch, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Caught in a cast net on the north end of Fort Myers Beach.

Nickerbeans

nickerbeans - bowditch point, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.

Nickerbean
Caesalpinia bonduc

Seeds of a tropical shrub that grows in South Florida. This specimen was photographed at Bowditch Point in Fort Myers Beach.