Looking for places to shoot in SW Florida

I'm currently visiting SW Florida (Naples, Ft Myers) for the next couple of days and I was wondering if anyone knew of some good places for getting some shots of the local wildlife (wild birds etc) or where a good place would be for a sunset landscape.

Thanks,

Ryan

How about Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island? I hears that's a great place for bird photography and it should just up your neck of the woods.

http://www.fws.gov/din​gdarling/

Another vote for ding darling, and all of sanibel. also further north .....fort desoto park??
I am not home or I'd tell you more

They used to hold swamp buggy races in the naples area - don't know if they still do. They're interesting events and would provide a photo opportunity that's a bit out of the ordinary.

Ft. Desoto is interesting. If you have access to a boat, then Egmont Key (sp?) is a neat place to go as well. It's the island opposite Ft. Desoto and has a population of giant gopher turtles, plus a lot of old bunkers and the like. There's also a small fishing village there.

Lot's of picture taking opportunities....

cheers.

Thank you for the suggestions. I'm always open to more. I'll have to get out and get some shots. I think I am going to try and make it up to Sanibel tomorrow or friday!

Thanks,

Ryan

Shark Valley out on the Tamiami Trail. Wildlife not in cages that you can almost touch (don't touch the gators)

depending on how far you want to drive, if you head out of naples east on rt 41 about 50 minutes later you come to the a.williams rest stop where there are gators, birds, turtles etc and further along 41 in the indian reservation there are places to take an airboat or swamp buggy ride into the everglades

another vote for Ding Darling on Sanibel.i went there a few times on my 10 day trip.i couldnt get enough of the place. maybe another point of interest to you would be the burrowing owls in the cape coral,and punta gorda area.

Another vote for Ding Darling ... you might also want to check out Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples.
http://www.audubon.org …uary/corkscrew/​index.html

cheers,
jim

Big Cypres National Preserve http://www.nps.gov/bic​y/index.htm

Thanks all for the suggestions. I'm on my way somewhere tonight, I haven't been able to decide yet!