The following photos will show the native fauna changes on the north end of Tampa Bay.
The shoreline is almost exclusively occupied by mangroves. The mangroves give way to grasses and saw palmettos, giving way to pine, oak and sabal.

Beautiful series of photos! Brings back fond memories of a Florida visit from several years ago.

Just got back from punta gorda. Very similar. Here's a mangrove bird rookery up the peace river.

What beautiful photos, I love nature very much, thank you for sharing. I was looking for photos of Tampa Bay for my research, so I found this thread. So, I like the nature of that place and I dream of visiting it. I also want to share with you that I created a little paradise in my garden. I recently installed a bird feeder (I found this idea in this blog https://www.faunafeeders.com/) and every day I watch the amazing birds that come from the forest to eat my treats. It makes me happy.