Lake Manatee State Park, Bradenton, FL, to W. P. Franklin Corps of Engineers Campground, Ft. Myers, FL:  Left Lake Manatee this morning under clear blue skies.  Only about a 2 hour drive to Ft. Myers.  We were all ensconced by 12:00.  My brother, Ron, and his wife, Jan, came over and I made some chili.  We sat around outside enjoying this beautiful day.  They left shortly after dinner.  Ron gets up at the crack of dawn to go into work.  While we were sitting outside later the eagle came back to his favorite perch in the tree across the river from us.  He’s been here every year we stay here.  A really pretty park on the Caloosahatchee River surrounded by really nice cattle and horse ranches and some really nice homes.  Mid-80s today.

Our resident eagle

Beautiful, isn't he?

Our pretty site right on the river.

People in this really nice boat came by to check out the eagle.