Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on August 17, 2010. The day started out with a Thunderstorm. This photo was taken on Biolab Road looking North. If you are bitten by a Banana Spider, you should seek immediate emergency treatment as the venom could possibly be life threatening. The Phoneutria not only has [...]
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Posted in Birds, Lesser Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Migrating Birds, Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, Tri-colored Heron, White Ibis on Jul 15th, 2010
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on July 14, 2010. All photographs were taken on Black Point Drive. Black Point Wildlife Drive is open. Shorebird Migration has started. I saw numerous Lesser Yellowlegs and Least Sandpipers.
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Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on June 10, 2010. Some of the oil-cleaned birds from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster are being released at Merritt Island NWR. Rangers say they are very concerned the Oil will impact the MINWR and the adjoining Canaveral National Seashore.
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Photographed at Viera Wetlands, Florida on June 08, 2010. Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on June 08, 2010.
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All photos are from my visit to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on May 26, 2010. There were two groups of White Pelicans that totaled 42 birds. Seems kind of Late for them in Central Florida. All of today’s photos were taken from my Van. This is the second group of Black-necked Stilt Chicks [...]
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Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on May 21, 2010. This photo was taken alongside Hwy 50 where the road crosses the St. John’s River. The light was so beautiful yesterday. I stopped to take this photo on the drive home from Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Click on Photo to Enlarge.
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All photos were taken at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on May 15, 2010. This species is most commonly encountered at salt marshes and brackish tidal estuaries but has been found at a few freshwater ponds and marshes. It is often found with Big Bluet, Rambur’s Forktail and Needham’s Skimmer. This is the same [...]
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Photos were taken at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida on May 11, 2010. A beautiful, windy, partly cloudy day at Merritt Island. All photos were taken on Black Point Wildlife Drive except for one. Biolab Road and Canaveral National Seashore were closed to the public due to Friday’s Shuttle Launch. I took a [...]
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Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on April 22, 2010. This is a life-bird for me. Bobolinks Breed from southern British Columbia across southern Canada to Nova Scotia and south to eastern Oregon, central Colorado, central Illinois, western Virginia, and western North Carolina. Spends winters in southern South America. Preferred habitats include prairies [...]
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I was birding at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR) today and surprised to see a new “Life Bird,” Air Force One. About 1:25 this afternoon I heard the engines of an approaching airliner. The sound became louder and louder. I could not see anything to the North of me due to the height of [...]
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