As you leave the mainland, rich Gulf waters reflecting blue skies beckon you as birds float like petals over the marsh vista. Welcome to our island, a place where time stands still and allows you to enjoy the unique qualities of our coastal environment. Cedar Key is a naturalists paradise where hundreds of species of birds and animals make their home. From sunrise to sunset, a stroll along the shorelines and marshes reveals the ongoing cycles of the Nature Coast. Ospreys build their nests and feed their young. Great Blue Herons, Egrets, Ibis and a myriad of other waders quietly work the water’s edge in search of food.