Fiddler crabs out for an early morning stroll at sunrise on St. Joe Bay in the panhandle of Florida during scallop season.

One of the beautiful sunrises over a lake at Valhalla in Riverview, Florida.

The sun rises over a lake in Riverview, Florida in mid March.

The dawn rises over one the many lakes in the Valhalla subdivision of Brandon/Riverview, Florida. First the black birds begin to call and then the small birds begin to hunt for insects in the trees surrounding the lack The ducks and other water birds come last. They are the late risers.

The pre dawn light colors the sky blue over one of the lakes in the Valhalla subdivision of Brandon/Riverview, Florida. The black birds are just beginning to wake up and announce their presence with their raucous calls.

A beautiful April sunrise in the Valhalla neighborhood of Brandon/Riverview, Florida.

The sunrises over one of the lakes in the Valhalla subdivision of Brandon/Riverview in Hillsborough County, Florida. Fortunately Florida laws require that a certain amount of wetlands be set aside for any development that occurs. Many of the newer subdivisions are incorporating that requirement into their landscaping plans as a whole making for more beautiful housing developments that are more creature friendly.