Anna Maria Island

Anna Maria Island Temperatures Plunge

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

sad to see the effects of this coldest spell in ten years on the wildlife…we saw lots of large fish swimming in strange circular motions near the surface of the water… jack crevalles were suffering and most of them died, along with snook and many other tropical species

Shelling on Florida Gulf Coast

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

The shells that usually wash ashore on the beaches of Anna Maria Island include spiny jewelboxes, which are white with spikes protruding. They look like bivalves, but are, in fact gastropods. Another fairly common gastropod shell is the lettered olive,

A Gecko Visits Our Anna Maria Island Home

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

We have been happily surprised not to come across giant spiders; not to be overrun by palmetto bugs (large roaches); not to have rats emerge through the toilet or nest in our walls. Most of the critters that live around us actually add a positive side to our life here.

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