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Gordon Silver took this photo in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch of a loggerhead shrike.
P. Nicki Bergin took this photo at Bayfront Park on Longboat Key.
Manjesh Lingamurthy took this photo of a white ibis on Siesta Key Beach.
Gordon Silver took this photo of a touch of color during a morning rain shower high above Country Club East in Lakewood Ranch.
Cory Jones captured this photo inside of the gazebo across from Buttonwood Cove on Longboat Key.
Manjesh Lingamurthy took this photo of an osprey with a double catch on Siesta Key Beach.
Gordon Silver took this photo of a Christmas cactus bloom in Del Webb at Lakewood Ranch.
Cory Jones captured this photo of a glowing sunset on Longboat Key.
Manjesh Lingamurthy took this photo of a beautiful sunset on Siesta Key Beach.
Gordon Silver took this photo of a full moon shining brightly over Lakewood Ranch.
Donna Jablonski captured this photo of storm clouds offshore in Longboat Key.
Manjesh Lingamurthy captured this photo of a sandwich Tern on Siesta Key Beach.
Donna Jablonski captured this photo of a group of swans walking a golf course on Longboat Key.
Gordon Silver took this drone shot high above the tree tops in Del Webb at Lakewood Ranch.
Manjesh Lingamurthy captured this photo of a willet with a shell running along Siesta Key Beach.
This photo of hibiscus in bloom came from Darlene and Mark Edelman’s yard in Riva Trace.
Donna Jablonski captured this photo of a beautiful cloud formation on Longboat Key.
Anne Koss-Leland took this photo of an alligator sunning on a log in Myakka State Park.
David Ondocin took this photo of the sunset over Lake Uihlein in Lakewood Ranch.
Donna Jablonski captured this photo of a group of sea birds lining the shoreline on Longboat Key.
Becky Edwards took this photo of a bee on a flower in bloom in Sarasota.
Gordon Silver took this photo of a hibiscus flower showing off its colors in Del Webb.
Carrie Buchman captured this photo of the sun rays over the Gulf from Four Winds on Longboat Key.
Kelly Taylor took this photo of the sunsetting at Bayfront Park in Sarasota.
Doug McClure captured this red shoulder hawk in a palm tree near Lakewood Ranch Country Club.
ill Trombetta took this photo of a group of nanday parakeets on Longboat Key.
Wade Thomas took this photo of the black swallowtail at Selby Gardens.
Gordon Silver captured this photo of a rain shower on one end of the street but clear skies on the other side in Del Webb.
Kelly Taylor took this photo of some Longboat Key greenery.
Geraldine Fabrikant snapped this stunning sunset over Sarasota Bay.
Gordon Silver took this photo of a peaceful evening along the lake in Del Webb Lakewood Ranch.
Gary Wise took this photo of the moon reflecting off the ocean at Gulfshore Longboat Key.
Roger Janczak took this photo of the morning sunbeams over the Sarasota Shark Pool.
Ileene Focht captured this unusual cloud formation over Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.
Kelly Taylor took this photo of a freshly bloomed hibiscus at the Longboat Key Yacht Club.
Ashley Burroughs took this photo of a stunning sunset from the north Siesta Key bridge.
Brain Spiers captured this photo of a vibrant sunrise over Lakewood Ranch.
Adrienne Scott took this photo of a vibrant sunrise from Spanish Main Yacht Club on Longboat Key.
Thomas Bader took this photo of a bee pollinating a lime tree in Sarasota Springs.
Gordon Silver took this photo of a mother deer with one of her fawns in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.
Thomas Bader took this photo of a muscovy duck near on Mystic Lake in Sarasota.
Donna Jablonski took this photo of an egret waiting for the rain to pass on Longboat Key.
