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Calico Heart on a Shell Covered Beach

By Mia McPherson|February 14th, 2016|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: aquatic, Atlantic Giant Cockle, beach, coastal island, cockle shell, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, shell, shells, spring|

As much as I loved the beaches in Florida it felt symbolic to find a Calico heart on the sandy shore of the Gulf.

Piping Plover – Down & Dirty

By Mia McPherson|March 1st, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Piping Plovers|Tags: adult, beach, bird photography, Charadrius melodus, coastal, feeding, Gulf of Mexico, Piping Plover, plover, plovers, shells, shorebirds, water|

Piping Plovers nest in shallow scrapes in sand, gravel, salt flats or dunes which leaves their nests vulnerable to predators and in danger of being accidentally stepped on.