Face in the Sky
by terranovabay
Portrait of a Cattle Egret in flight at the Stick Marsh.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Bubulcus ibis, Cattle Egret, Stick Marsh
White Shroud
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Portrait of a Snowy Egret at the Stick Marsh.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Egretta thula, Snowy Egret, Stick Marsh
Consecutive Impression
by terranovabay
My first impression on seeing this image was that it was a composite of three images of the same bird showing its landing motion. In reality, it is three birds in a line at different stages of landing on the Stick Marsh rookery islands.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, Stick Marsh
Summer Clouds in Motion #1
by terranovabay
Summer clouds in time lapse motion over the Pine Island Conservation Area in Brevard County, Florida.
Categories: Weather • Tags: Brevard County, clouds, Merritt Island, Pine Island Conservation Area, Summer, time-lapse
GPS III SV03
by terranovabay
On 30 June 2020 at 4:10 p.m., a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully lifted off, carrying the U.S. Space Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Vehicle 03 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Click for more photos and info on the launch.
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Global Positioning System, GPS III SV03, SLC 40, Space Force, SpaceX
Coincident with the sunrise
by terranovabay
A Roseate Spoonbill in the early morning light over the Stick Marsh.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, Stick Marsh
From the Water to the Air
by terranovabay
An Anhinga, at home underwater or in the air, passes by over the Stick Marsh.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, Stick Marsh
Passage to the Sea
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A canopy of Sea Grapes shadows the walkway to the ocean at Vero’s South Beach.
Categories: Scenery • Tags: Coccoloba uvifera, Sea Grape, South Beach, Vero Beach
Feathered Arrow
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A Roseate Spoonbill in flight over the Stick Marsh.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, Stick Marsh
Dawn Labors
by terranovabay
A Cattle Egret up before the Sun carries on with nest building in the hazy light of dawn at the Stick Marsh.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Bubulcus ibis, Cattle Egret, Stick Marsh
