A great blue heron wades in the surf at sunset in front of the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores. Herons feed on fish, shrimp, crabs, insects, rodents, small mammals, birds and reptiles.
TALLAHASSEE - VISIT FLORIDA, the official tourism marketing corporation for the state of Florida, estimated 18.5 million people visited the Sunshine State during the third quarter of 2009 (July-September), representing a 1 percent decrease over the same period last year.
ST. PETERSBURG - Due to the continued lag in H1N1 (swine) flu production, the Pinellas County Health Department is scaling back its school vaccination campaign effective on Nov. 16.