I made another trip to Flagler Beach Pier with the Drone this past weekend. They are currently planning to tear down the Pier that was damaged years ago in a Hurricane and replace it with a brand new pier. (Scroll down for the videos).
You can see the construction crane just waiting to get started. The project was supposed to start last week, but then put on hold for some Turtle nests that appeared. They will now be on hold for the next few weeks waiting for the turtle eggs to hatch and escape to sea.
Meanwhile, some great photo opportunities. I just love that the beach is so close and easy to visit. I hope you enjoy these half as much as I did taking them.
A nice closeup of the Sign on top of the Pier.
Here's one of my first shots, you can see the construction crane on the left side.
A little different view of the pier than you get from the shore.
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This is the new Compass Margaritaville hotel and restaurant that just opened last month. It's just a block off the beach and a great view from the terrace bar on the roof! Fantastic food and atmosphere.
This is more my area of beach, away from the others walking for shells, shark teeth, or other treasures.
It's also known for it's surfing. Not the big giant waves you see on TV, but generally some 2-4 footers are common with sometimes larger from storms and such.
Better shot of the Hotel.
Just North of the Pier. A pleasant quiet beach area, the majority of surfers are on the break to the south.
And of course, what's a drone photo shoot without some video?
Here's a nice video of the pier.
https://vimeo.com/1104935190?fl=pl&fe=sh
And for the really adventureous, here is a link to the 360 shot from the drone where you can move the mouse and look all around the area. I don't think PeakD can support 360 shots yet, so you'll have to visit the skypixel link below.
https://www.skypixel.com/photo360s/flagler-beach-360-2025-07-26-0461
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