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A #paraglider in the #sky near Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

#MINWR #sport #gliding

A Great Blue #Heron stands in the #marshy #waters of the #Merritt Island National #Wildlife #Refuge.

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#BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #GreatBlueHeron #ArdeaHerodias #MINWR #WildlifePhotography #Photograph

A Great Blue #Heron perched on a #mangrove bush in the #marsh of #Merritt Island National #Wildlife #Refuge.

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#BirdsOfMastodon #ArdeaHerodias #GreatBlueHeron #MINWR #WildlifePhotography #Photograph

A #flock of white-feathered #birds at the #Merritt Island National #Wildlife #Refuge, including #CattleEgrets and #SnowyEgrets.

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#MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge #MINWR #BirdsOfMastodon

A Tricolored #Heron wading in the #marsh of the Merritt Island National #Wildlife #Refuge
strikes at a fish in the water with its beak.

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#TricoloredHeron #EgretraHricolor #Waterfowl #Fishing #MINWR #WildlifePhotography #Photograph

A Cattle #Egret #flying over the #marsh at the Merritt Island National #Wildlife #Refuge.
#MINWR is home to many species of flora and fauna, some permanent, some migrating.

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#BubulcusIbis #MINWR #BirdsOfMastodon #FlyingBird #Waterfowl #Bird #WildlifePhotography #Photoraph

Two Black #Skimmers flying over the mirror-still water of the Merritt Island National #Wildlife Refuge.
One #BlackSkimmer has its beak open and skimming the water to catch fish, insects, and crustaceans.

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#RynchopsNiger #Waterfowl #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Reflection #FlyingBird #MINWR #WildlifePhotography #Photograph

A Black #Skimmer #flies just over the surface of a pond at #Merritt #Island National #Wildlife Refuge.
#BlackSkimmers feed by flying just above the water and opening their beak so that it scoops up small fish, insects, and other prey.
The water’s surface also creates a perfect #reflection

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#RynchopsNiger #Bird #BirdsOfMastodon #Waterfowl #MINWR #Florida #WildlifePhotography #Photograph

A Great Blue #Heron tries to slow down for a #water landing, but it looks like they may be coming in too hot.
Maybe try a go-around?
Taken at #Merritt #Island National #Wildlife
Refuge.

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#GreatBlueHeron #ArdeaHerodias, #MINWR #Florida #BirdsOfMastodon #Waterfowl #Wetlands #WildlifePhotography #Photograph

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.

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

A Great Blue #Heron walking along a pond in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Reserve. Behind the bird is a dense cluster of mangroves.

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#GreatBlueHeron, #ArdeaHerodias, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Waterfowl, #Wetlands, #MINWR, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

A male Northern #Shoveler #duck at the Merritt Island #NationalWildlifeRefuge.
#NorthernShovelers have a large number of color morphs depending on sex, season, age, and sometimes even region.

This Shoveler is swimming in the calm ponds of #MINWR.

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#SpatulaClypeata, #Waterfowl, #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

In 2016 Hurricane Matthew passed up the east coast of #Florida, including the Space Coast.
Part of the worst of the storm passed over Cape Canaveral, causing minor damage to the facilities there, and leaving scars like this across the #Merritt Island National Wildlife Reserve.

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#Tree, #FallenTree, #HurricaneMatthew, #MerritIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #MINWR, #CapeCanaveral #Photography

A Great Blue Heron flies over a pond in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

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#GreatBlueHeron, #ArdeaHerodias, #Waterfowl, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Bird, #MINWR, #Marsh

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During a visit to #MINWR /#Merritt #Island National #Wildlife Refuge, Fox (the #photographer) noticed some #bees crawling over a #thistle #flower and each other. While composing the shot, a #julia #butterlyfly landed on the flower. It stayed there for exactly one frame before taking off again, apparently deciding the place was too crowded.

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#Photography, #FlowersOfMastodon, #InsectsOfMastodon,

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During a visit to #MINWR /#Merritt #Island National #Wildlife Refuge, Fox (the #photographer) noticed some #bees crawling over a #thistle #flower and each other. While composing the shot, a #julia #butterlyfly landed on the flower. It stayed there for exactly one frame before taking off again, apparently deciding the place was too crowded.

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#Photography, #FlowersOfMastodon, #InsectsOfMastodon,

The Lesser #Yellowlegs spends much of its year on the south coast of North America and almost all of South America.
However, the #LesserYellowlegs breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
Many spend their non-breeding time in #Florida, such as this one at the #Merritt #Island National #Wildlife Refuge.

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#BirdsOfMastodon, #CalidrisHimantopus, #MINWR, #Waterfowl, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

#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.

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

A flock of American #White #Pelicans at the #Merritt Island #National #Wildlife #Refuge.
#White pelicans are far less common – and dramatic – compared to the Brown Pelican.

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#AmericanWhitePelicans, #PelecanusErythrorhynchos, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Waterfowl, #MINWR, #Florida, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph,

A chaotic mass of American White #Pelicans swimming in the water at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Their bright white plumage really sets them apart from the common brown pelican.

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#BirdsOfMastodon, #AmericanWhitePelican, #WhitePelican, #PelecanusErythrorhynchos, #Bird, #Waterfowl, #SwimmingBirds, #MINWR, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

Two Blue-Winged #Teals swimming on a pond in the #marsh of the #Merritt Island National #Wildlife Refuge.
#BlueWingedTeals feed from the bottom of a shallow pond by putting their heads underwater to eat the seaweed and small crustaceans there.
A male and female pair are #swimming here.

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#BirdsOfMastodon, #Birds, #SpatulaDiscors, #Waterfowl, #Ducks, #MINWR, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

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

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

A single Tricolored #Heron standing in a pond of still water.
The water is so bright you can clearly see the #bird’s reflection, only slightly disturbed by ripples in the water caused by the #TricoloredHeron as it walks along.

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#BirdsOfMastodon, #EgrettaTricolor, #MINWR, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

A Double-Breasted #Cormorant, covered in black #feathers and perched on a #mangrove #bush looks towards and over the camera.
Behind it, another #bird in the bush, an #anhinga sits watching the cormorant.
The mangrove #swamp at #Merritt #Island National #Wildlife #Refuge is home to many species of #waterfowl and other wildlife.

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#BirdsOfMastodon, #Birds, #MINWR, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #DoubleBreastedCormorant, #NannopterumAuritum, #RedMangrove, #RhizophoraMangle, #MangroveSwamp, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

Four Snowy #Egrets lined up at the water’s edge, seeming to show off for the #Photographer.

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#SnowyEgrets, #EgrettaThula, #Waterfowl, #MINWR, #Bird, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Photograph, #WildlifePhotography

A Reddish #Egret running on the #water in the #Merritt #Island National #Wildlife #Refuge.
#ReddishEgrets sometimes feed by stirring up the water’s surface to attract fish.
This is called “canopy feeding.”

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#EgrettaRufescen, #MINWR, #Waterfowl, #BirdsOfMastodon, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

Two Blue-Winged #Teals, a species of #duck that feeds on vegetation and other matter at the shallow bottom of the #marsh ponds.
They dive their heads under the water, leaving their tails up high wile feeding.
These two #BlueWingedTeals are #feeding at #Merritt #Island National Wildlife Refuge.

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#MINWR, #BirdsofMastodon, #SpatulaDiscors, #Waterfowl, #Photograph

Reddish #Egrets often feed by disturbing the surface of the water to draw the interest of prey, like fish or crustaceans. This is called “canopy feeding,” and is commonly employed by #ReddishEgrets, and this one has just finished.

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#WaterfowlWednesdays, #CanopyFeeding, #MINWR, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Bird, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

A #Gaillardia, or Blanket #Flower, in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
These flowers flourish in the poor, sandy, and salty environment in #MINWR.
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#BloomScrolling, #FlowersOfMastodon, #BlanketFlower, #WildFlower, #MerrittIsland, #Photography

#SpaceX and the destruction of the launch mount has #devastated the #protected #wildlife area around the #explosion.
Does #Elon think that since #MINWR is near #KSC that he should launch near a wildlife sanctuary? MINWR came after KSC, and NASA has increased measures to protect wildlife from its activities.
Musk doesn't care.

CW: results of #negligent #cruelty to animals
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The #gaillardia, or Blanket #Flower, is native to the #Americas. It’s widespread across the #Americas, including at the #Merritt #Island #Wildlife Refuge, where it flourishes in the salt #marsh. The #blooms are widespread and bright throughout #MINWR. #BlanketFlower, #Wildflower, #FlowersOfMastodon, #Photography, #Photograph, #Photograph
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A Checkered White #Butterfly has landed on a #beggersticks #flower.
Both species are native to #Florida, and flourish in the Florida #scrubland.
This #photograph was taken at the Merritt Island National #Wildlife Refuge.
#CheckeredWhite, #BidensAlba, #PontiaProtodice, #FlowersOfMastodon, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #MINWR, #Insect,
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A group of Roseate Spoonbills flying over the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refugee.
Their bright #pink feathers make them very clear against the white #clouds and blue #sky.
#RoseateSpoonbills gain their pink coloration from eating a certain crustacean containing a pigment. Flamingos gain the color from the same process.
#Bird, #BirdsOfMastodon, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #MINWR, #NationalWildlifeRefuge, #Waterfowl, #FlyingBirds, #PlataleaAjaja, #Photography, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph, #Photo
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#MarshMadness: Two Blue-winged #Teal #ducks at #MINWR circle each other in the #marsh. Blue-winged teals feed by dunking their heads in shallow water and “#dabbling” up vegetation and small mollusks from the water’s bottom.
#BlueWingedTeal, #Duck, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #DabblingDucks, #Marsh, #Birds, #Waterfowl, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Photograph, #Photography, #Photo, #NaturePhotography
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A Snowy Egret dives down, legs extended, preparing to land in the water of the briney marsh of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
#WaterfowlWednesdays, #MarshMadness, #SnowyEgret, #EgrettaThula, #Egret, #waterfowl, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #MINWR, #marsh, #bird, #water, #Photograph, #Photography, #Photo.
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#MarshMadness: A Great Blue #Heron flying over the marsh at the #Apopka #Wildlife Drive.
#MINWR, #ArdeaHerodias, #ApopkaWildlifeDrive, #Florida, #GreatBlueHeron, #Waterfowl, #bird,
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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.
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During a visit to #MINWR /Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Fox (the #photographer) noticed some #bees crawling over a #thistle #flower and each other. While composing the shot, a #julia #butterlyfly landed on the flower. It stayed there for exactly one frame before taking off again, apparently deciding the place was too crowded.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/julia-butterfly-and-bees-on-a-thistle-flower-heron-and-fox.html