#merrittisland — Public Fediverse posts

This was just ranked as Florida’s favorite attraction. Do you agree?

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tripadvisor has released its latest list of the highest-rated attractions nationwide — though last year’s…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #BrevardCounty #features #Florida #FloridaRanked #Headlines #MerrittIsland #money #NASA #themeparks #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/883110/

From the time I went to Florida for a Shuttle Launch

5 things to know about the Canadian astronaut joining NASA’s Crew 13

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is shown at the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida on Monday March…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #CA #Canada #canadianastronaut #CanadianSpaceAgency #Florida #internationalspacestation #JoshuaKutryk #kennedyspacecenter #MerrittIsland #Spaceindustry #TheCanadianPress
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/845230/

Wild hog on the loose near State Route 123: Police say

FRANKLIN — The Franklin Division of Police is warning drivers of a loose, wild hog. The hog was…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #blackpoint #boar #bore #Fl #Florida #hog #male #Matingseason #mattcuda #MerrittIsland #rut #Science #wetlands #wild
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/721229/

Administrator Isaacman Visits Blue Origin

#BlueOrigin #DaveLimp #Florida #JaredIsaacman #JeffBezos #MerrittIsland #NASA #NASAAdministrator

⏩ 4 new pictures from NASA (Image Library) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=4&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260531010249

https://www.europesays.com/2879538/ Florida port denies natural gas plant proposal after public uproar #BerkshireHathaway #CapeCanaveral #ChesapeakeUtilities #GasPrice #LiquefiedNaturalGas #LiquifiedNaturalGas #lng #LNGPrice #MerrittIsland #NaturalGas #NaturalGasIndustry #PortAuthority #PortCanaveral #PortProperty #SpaceIndustry

‘Don’t want all these people:’ Residents complain new Merritt Island apartments would worsen traffic

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A growing Brevard County community hasn’t built a new apartment complex in decades, and…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #BrevardCounty #development #growth #Headlines #MerrittIsland #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/417948/

Boaters warned to steer clear of endangered whales off Merritt Island

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A new warning has been issued for boaters near Merritt Island after a critically-endangered…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #BrevardCounty #endangered #Environment #Florida #MerrittIsland #rightwhales #Science #Whales
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/360049/

Small plane falls from sky onto Florida freeway, skids over car | WATCH https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/small-plane-crash-lands-florida-freeway-hits-car-emergency-landing-xqsk8u5n?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Florida #PlaneCrash #EmergencyLanding #MerrittIsland #USNews

#TeslaTakeDown - #MerrittIsland, #Florida, #UnitedStates

3/29 Global day of action!

👉 WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 10:00am-12:00pm

👉 WHERE: Across the street from Merritt Island Tesla showroom
1500 E Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, FL 32952 US

👉 LINK: https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-merritt-island-2

@teslatakedown #Resist #Tesla #BoycottTesla #FL #US

🟡 Pink Flamingo Wades In Water, Florida, USA⁣
⁣
#birds, #Flamingos, #Florida, #KimShiflett, #MerrittIsland, #Photography, #Pink, #USA⁣
⁣
Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣
⁣
Prints, T-Shirts, Stickers, & More by @rocketshipretro via RedBubble → https://bigplanetprints.com/go/TRaS8d

#TeslaTakeDown - #MerrittIsland, #Florida

👉 WHEN: Saturday, March 15, 2-4pm
👉 WHERE: Merritt Island Tesla
1545 E Merritt Island Cswy, Merritt Island, FL 32952 US

https://actionnetwork.org/events/protest-at-merritt-island-4

#Resist #Tesla #FL @teslatakedown

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ dusky seaside sparrow ✧

The dusky seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens) was a non-migratory subspecies of the seaside sparrow, found in Florida in the natural salt marshes of Merritt Island and along the St. Johns River. Discovered in 1872 by Charles Johnson Maynard, it was distinguished from other seaside sparrows by its dark...

#MerrittIsland #WaltDisneyWorld #Florida #DiscoveryIsland #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_seaside_sparrow

A Great Blue #Heron walks across a shallow #pond in the Merritt Island National #Wildlife Refuge.
It seems to be taking its steps carefully and is looking backward to create an excellent profile #photograph.

Get a print of this image or another at https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/great-blue-heron-looks-behind-heron-and-fox.html

#GreatBlueHeron #ArdeaHerodias #Bird #Waterfowl #MINWR #Wetlands #BirdsOfMastodon #NationalWildlifeRefuge #MerrittIsland #Marsh #WildlifePhotography #Photography

A Roseate Spoonbill feeding at Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge yesterday along Black Point Wildlife Drive. #birds #birding #birdphotos #nature #naturephotography #florida #merrittisland #merrittislandnationalwildliferefuge #merrittislandnwr

A Wood Stork perched near the water at Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. #birds #birding #nature #photography #naturephotography #florida #merrittisland #merrittislandnationalwildliferefuge #merrittislandnwr

Lots of egrets and other wading birds at Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. #merrittislandnwr #merrittisland #merrittislandnationalwildliferefuge #birds #nature #photography #naturephotography #florida

#Female #birds often have different, and less #showy, #plumage than #males.
This female American #Wigeon is an example when compared to the male’s bold, green head #feathers.

Get a print or other item with this image at https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/female-american-wigeon-swimming-towards-reeds-and-mangroves-heron-and-fox.html

#AmericanWigeon, #MarecaAmericana, #Duck, #MINWR, #MerrittIsland, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Waterfowl, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

#Thistle is a common and #thorny #plant, but pollinators like bees and #butterflies are welcome at its #purple #flowers.

Get a print with this image, or other merchandise, at https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/bees-and-butterfly-on-thistle-plant-heron-and-fox.html

#CirsiumHorridulum, #ApilMelliflera, #MerrittIsland, #MINWR, #Wildflower, #FlowersOfMastodon, #ThistleFlower, #Flower, #FloralPhotography, #Photograph

Two Blue-Winged #Teal #Ducks at #Merritt Island National #Wildlife Refuge.
#BlueWingedTeals feed off vegetation and crustaceans on the bottom of shallow #ponds, dipping their heads straight underwater with their tails up in the air.
In this #Photograph, one duck seems to be looking directly at the #Photographer.
Get a print or other merchandise here https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/two-blue-winged-teals-at-minwr-heron-and-fox.html

#BirdsOfMastodon, #MINWR, #WildlifeRefuge, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRegufe, #MerrittIsland, #SpatulaDiscors, #Photography

Met up with my brother to take a visiting cousin on a doubleheader evening of #bioluminescence #kayaking and night rocket launch viewing. #spacex #starlink #starlink515 #falcon9 #MerrittIsland #PortCanaveral

A #Gaillardia, or Blanket #Flower, in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
These flowers flourish in the poor, sandy, and salty environment in #MINWR.
Get a print or other merchandise: https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/top-view-of-a-blanket-flower-heron-and-fox.html
#BloomScrolling, #FlowersOfMastodon, #BlanketFlower, #WildFlower, #MerrittIsland, #Photography

The #Merritt Island National #Wildlife #Refuge was established after NASA decided it didn’t need all of #MerrittIsland, which had been acquired by the government in anticipation of the need for enormous infrastructure needed for the Apollo program, which anticipated 4 launchpads for the Saturn C-8/Nova launch vehicle, which would have used 8 F-1 engines on the first stage.
Eventually, NASA would decide to scale back to the 5-engine Saturn V, and only ended up building two pads.
NASA gave the part of the island they didn’t need to the Department of the Interior, which created wildlife refuges and public beaches like #Playalinda #Beach, where two #willets are looking for food.
#MINWR, #PlaylindaBeach, #WildlifeRefuge, #TringaSemipalmata, #Shorebird, #CapeCanaveralNationalSeashore, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Photography, #Photograph, #Photo
Buy a print: https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/two-willets-at-cape-canaveral-heron-and-fox.html

When US President Kennedy dared the United States, “before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth,” #NASA was given expanded facilities occupying almost all of #MerrittIsland, which was a #swamp at the time. It took years of effort, and even more years of person-hour labor, to eradicate the #mosquitoes (and the #YellowFever) to complete the #ApolloProgram and send two men to the Moon and returned both and their rideshare safely to the #Earth.
When the #SpaceShuttle followed on, it continued to launch from the world’s most advanced #spaceport. And it landed there, as #Endeavour did after STS-134.
#SLS and #Orion will again send humans to the Moon from that spaceport.
Which is in a #marsh. Also, it’s infested with #alligators.
#MarshMadness, #Photo, #Photography, #Photograph,, #SpaceShuttleEndeavour, #STS134, #Orbiter, #KennedySpaceCenter, #KSC,
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/kennedy-space-center-is-in-a-marsh-heron-and-fox.html

#MarshMadness: Two #BlueWinged #Teal #ducks are #feeding from a #pond inside the #MerrittIsland National #Wildlife Refuge #MINWR.
#Teals feed by diving their heads underwater, sometimes leaving their tails and legs kicking above the water, as they eat the underwater vegetation and small mollusks.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/two-blue-winged-teals-at-minwr-3-heron-and-fox.html

#MerrittIsland National #Wildlife Refuge sits on the northern part of #Merritt Island, north of Kennedy Space Center’s (#KSC) operational area. Operated by the #DepartmentOfTheInterior as a #WildlifeRefuge. It is open to the public and hosts many #species of #plants and #animals, such as #thistle and #bees, as well as birds, fish, mammals, and others.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/bee-on-a-thistle-flower-heron-and-fox.html

#MarshMadness: Two #waterfowl (#WaterBirdWednesday), a #RoseateSpoonbill / #Roseate #Spoonbill and a #TricoloredHeron / #Tricolored #Heron wading in the #marsh of the #MerrittIsland National #Wildlife Refuge, which is managed as the #briney marsh it started as.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/water-birds-in-the-marsh-heron-and-fox.html

#Playalinda #Beach is a great place for #recreation, including #swimming, #surfing, #fishing, hanging out on the beach, #birding, #hiking, and more.
Playalinda Beach is inside #CapeCanaveral National #Seashore and next to the #MerrittIsland National #Wildlife Refuge, and many species of #birds and other animals are native or migrating through at any time.
These #Pelicans are year-round residents.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/flight-of-brown-pelicans-heron-and-fox.html

The #MerrittIsland National #Wildlife Refuge or #MINWR occupies the northern parts of Merritt Island, north of Kennedy Space Center #KSC’s operational area.
The #brackish #marshes and #wetlands attract an enormous number of #birds of many #species, like #roseate #spoonbills, white #ibis, and #herons.
They are unique #habitat and unique to #photograph.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/bird-gathering-at-minwr-heron-and-fox.html

A #photograph of a United Launch Alliance #ULA #AtlasV #rocket in its 431 configuration, with a 4 meter diameter fairing, 3 solid rocket boosters #SRBs, and a single #RL10 engine on its #Centaur upper stage climbs up from its #launch pad.
This #photo was taken from #PlayalindaBeach in the Cape Canaveral National Seashore #CCNS, where a mile’s hike on the beach can bring you directly against the decrepit wire fence that marks the boundary between the parts of #MerrittIsland open to the public, and #NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s #KSC operational area.
The perspective in this image makes one of those fraying wires seem like an obstacle to the #rocket approaching from below.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlas-v-with-echostar-xix-climbs-towards-wire-heron-and-fox.html