Adult Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle by Terry Ross, Sanibel Rentals. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle By FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Sanibel Rentals. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles In Sanibel & Captiva Waters! Cost of the program is $5 per adult, with members and children attending for free. "Jeff Schmid, Environmental Research Manager for the Conservancy...

Eastern Screech Owl By Bruce Fulton, Via Creative Commons. Nesting Season For Owls Has Begun! The nesting season for Great Horned, Barn, and Screech Owls of the islands has begun.  The Great Horned Owl does not make its own nest but uses one built by an osprey, hawk, or eagle.  The Screech and Barn Owls...

When is snook season? The fall season runs from September 1 - November 30, 2014.

Sanibel Shell Festival 3, Sanibel Rentals, Photo Courtesy of Sanibel Shell Festival. Sanibel Shell Festival, March 5, 6 & 7. The Sanibel Shell Show began 78 years ago when a few Sanibel shell collectors decided to have an exhibit of their shells on the porch of The Island Inn. Today it is considered one of...

Sanibel BIG ARTS, Photo Courtesy Of BIG ARTS. Sanibel BIG ARTS 2015-16 Season Schedule Released. BIG ARTS mission is to provide quality cultural and educational experiences in the arts to the residents and visitors of Sanibel, Captiva, and neighboring communities.   Please see the BIG ARTS calendar. Known as Sanibel and Captiva’s home for all the arts,...

Sanibel Farmers Market, Photo Credit - Julian Sunday Sanibel Farmers Market @ City Hall The Sunday Sanibel Farmers Market is back again this year! Starting Oct. 4 through April 24, it is open every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sanibel City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road on Sanibel Island. The Farmers Market...

Sanibel, Florida Stone Crab, Photo Credit - Larry Hoffman. Florida Stone Crab Season Runs October 15 - May 15 It is stone crab season.  Time for some good trapping and eating!  The season runs from October 15 through May 15. Florida Regulations Minimum size limits: 2 3/4-inch claw. Daily bag limit: 1 gallon of claws...

Sanibel Captiva Cracker Fest, 2014 7th Annual Cracker Fest The Sanibel-Captiva chapter of START (Sanibel-Captiva Chapter of Solutions to Avoid Red Tide, Inc.) is proud to announce our sixth annual celebration, featuring a grand evening of dining, dancing , and enjoying the extraordinary good company of friends and family — cracker style! The laid-back atmosphere...

Captiva Holiday Village, 'Tween Waters Inn Reindeer & Holiday Lighting, Courtesy Of Captiva Holiday Village. Captiva Holiday Village Opening Friday Night, Thanksgiving Weekend! Captiva Island will be a magical place again this year for the holiday season!  The charming barrier island in the tropical Gulf of Mexico will transform into a Holiday Village with events every weekend...

Luminary Festival On Sanibel December 4th & Captiva December 5th, Photo Credit - Captiva Holday Village & 'Tween Water Inn. 31st Annual Luminary Festival On Sanibel & Captiva Friday, December 4th and Saturday, December 5th. The 31st Annual Luminary Festival will occur on Sanibel on Friday, December 4th and on Captiva Saturday, December 5th. The Luminary...

Keylime Bistro, Captiva Island Keylime Bistro features live music 7 days a week! Call 239-395-4000 to check on daily featured music. "The Award winning Keylime Bistro serving breakfast, lunch and dinner is sure to tantalize the most demanding palate, with a full bar and live entertainment featured 7 days and nights. Awarded News Press 1st...

Captiva Dolphin Jumping, Captiva Cruises Dolphin Watch & Wildlife Adventure Cruise There is nothing more exciting than the Dolphin Watch & Wildlife Adventure Cruise and to see these beautiful marine mammals jumping in the wake of our comfortable vessel. We see dolphins on about 95% of our cruises.  You will also spot many of the...

CROW, Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel, Photo Credit - CROW The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) is a teaching hospital and visitor education center. CROW is dedicated to saving wildlife through state of the art veterinary care, research, education and conservation medicine. Under the hospital director and full time veterinarians, CROW’s...

Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Ding Darling Saving Sea Turtles Exhibit Saving Sea Turtles Exhibit in the free “Ding” Darling Visitor & Education Center The Refuge unveiled its latest Saving Sea Turtles exhibit in the free “Ding” Darling Visitor & Education Center on Friday, August 29, 2014. The new exhibit was made possible by a West Coast...

'Tween Waters Inn Crab Races, Photo Courtesy Of 'Tween Waters Inn. ‘Tween Waters Inn Crab Races Monday & Thursday Evenings @ 6 & 9 PM It’s a legendary ‘Tween Waters Inn tradition that spans almost 25 years — so on your marks, get set and make sure you absolutely go (Monday and Thursday evenings, October...

The Mucky Duck, Captiva Island, Photo Courtesy Of The Mucky Duck Live Music On The Beach @ The Mucky Duck The Mucky Duck features music by Mark Dupuy on Mondays; Rich Lancaster, Wednesdays; Gene Federico, Thursdays and Saturdays; and Buckeye Ken, Fridays. Located deep in the heart of downtown Captiva, where the sun sets nightly....

Captiva Cruises & Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum Marine Naturalist Sailing Adventure Captiva Cruises & Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum Marine Naturalist Sailing Adventure The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Captiva Cruises present an island ecological expedition that will educate and excite marine enthusiasts. 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Please note that the...

Roseate Spoonbills, Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Photo Credit - Laurel Burnsed. Tarpon Bay Explorers Guided Sanibel Kayak & Canoe Tours “Tarpon Bay is one of the top ten places to paddle in the nation!” -Canoe & Kayak Magazine Tarpon Bay Explorers Is Open 7 Days A Week At 8am Kayak Trail Tour - $30 adult,...

Manatee Walking on Land, FWC Fish And Wildlife Research, Photo credit - Edgar Stout Manatee "Walks & Talks"  At “Ding” Darling Sundays & Wednesdays Along With Other Programs Every Day! Learn about Florida Manatees at a free program every Sunday at 11 AM and Wednesday at 1 PM at "Ding" Darling! Gator and Croc free...

Swamp Dragons 3, Alligator Baby On Mother Alligator's Head, Photo Courtesy Of John Moran. Gator & Croc Talks  At “Ding” Darling Tuesdays & Thursdays, Along With Other Programs Every Day! Learn about Gators & Crocs at a free program every Tuesday at 1 PM and  Thursday at 11 AM. Manatee programs every Sunday at 11 AM and Wednesday at...

American Alligator, Sanibel Island, Photo Credit - Tambako The Jaguar American Crocodile, Sanibel Island & Florida Everglades, Photo Credit - Gregory Smith Gator & Crocodile Tales, Sanibel & Captiva Cost of the program is $5 per adult, with members and children attending for free. As recently as several years ago, a very large Florida Crocodile...

Sanibel, Florida Black Bear, Photo Credit - Joe McKenna Sanibel, Florida Coyote, Photo Credit - Dru Bloomfield Coyotes & Bear Tales On Sanibel & Captiva! Cost of the program is $5 per adult, with members and children attending for free. Coyotes and a Florida black bear have been documented on Sanibel & Captiva Islands. A...

Sanibel, Florida Bobcat, Photo Credit- Linda Tanner Bobcats Play A Big Role On Sanibel & Captiva Islands “Bobcat: Master of Survival” is how author Kevin Hansen describes Lynx rufus. While other wild feline species are in trouble, bobcats seem to be flourishing through most of their North American range and this adaptable feline’s ability to survive close to humans...

Mother River Otter and Pups, Sanibel File Photo, Photo Credit - David Brossard. River Otters On Sanibel & Captiva. No one knows how many North American river otters live on Sanibel and Captiva. Some say there are fewer since 2004’s Hurricane Charley. Come and learn about this large, aquatically adapted member of the weasel family....