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Tigertail Beach's first nature walk of 2008 was held Tuesday, January 8.

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Nature walk guides and visitors watch as an osprey feeds on his prey.
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Marge Tunnell enthusiastically examines a shell. Tunnell said that she was thinking about volunteering as a nature guide.
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Jeff Schultz magnifies his view of a shell. Schultz and his wife Susan were visiting southwest Florida from Illinois.
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Marge Tunnell holds a tiny crab in her palm. Tunnell, who is a retired biology teacher, has tour ecosystems in South America and Australia.
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Linda Largo captures wildlife on her digital camera. Largo, from Michigan, said that this was her second nature walk at Tigertail Beach.
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John Tunnell takes a closer look at the bird population of Tigertail Beach. Tunnell came well equipped for Tuesday's nature excursion.
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A pelican dives into the Tigertail estuary for some breakfast. Pelicans are among the 86 species of bird that have been spotted at Tigertail Beach.
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Guide Judi Polizzotti watches her step as wildlife feast behind her. Polizzotti is leading nature walks for her third year.
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Susan Purvis holds up a live shell for excursionists to view. Tigertail Beach houses a wide away of maritime organisms.
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Nature walk guide Susan Purvis takes questions from Tigertail Beach visitors on Tuesday. Purvis and Judi Polizzotti guided Tigertail's first nature walk of 2008.
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