Tampa General Area Question
Late in March I have been asked if I wanted to go with my son to do some bird/nature photography for a few days while he visits a Military base in Tampa for the Corps of Engineers. Can anyone please advise me on where to go in the general area to find birds to photograph and where might we stay to put me a position to visit some of the bird hotspots? Any advice would be appreciated!
Ft. Desoto Park in Tierra Verde.
Circle B Bar Preserve near Lakeland
Venice Rookery behind the highway patrol office on Hwy 41
Little Estero Lagoon near the Holiday Inn in Ft. Meyers Beach
One of my favorite locations is Ft Desoto I will get up at 2am so I can be on the road by 3 to make the 3 1/2 hour drive across the state just to be on the North Beach of Desoto at sunrise.
Don Lacy
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If I was in the Tampa area and I had only one place I could go to it would be Fort Desoto hands down....
Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 02-26-2014 at 04:09 PM. Reason: typo
Fort Desoto but make sure you go to north beach and walk out to the lagoon and to the point. There is also a 5.00 fee for the park.
Have fun
Fort DeSoto is close and can be great any day of the year. You can learn a ton from my Fort DeSoto Site Guide here.
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