Railroad #18
by terranovabay
The great southern landscape, complete with railroad tracks.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: Landscape, railroad, Southern
Lookout Post
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A Great Egret atop a young cypress tree keeps an eye out for opportunities at the Egret Marsh Stormwater Park.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Ardea alba, Egret Marsh Stormwater Park, Great Egret
Space Station Freedom
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Announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, Space Station Freedom was never built but it did give way to multiple design changes over the years to finally morph into the International Space Station. This image from the black & white negative archive shows the duel keel design of Space Station Freedom, which was popular back in 1986, in a display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Note this exhibit shows the Space Shuttle, which would have been used to […]
Categories: Darkroom Photography • Tags: International Space Station, ISS, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Ronald Reagan, Space Station Freedom
Coelophysis Sunday
by terranovabay
A bipedal carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic time periods. That would be about 200 million years ago. This meat-eater could grow up to ten feet long. From a display at the Brevard Zoo.
Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: Brevard Zoo, Coelophysis, dinosaur, Jurassic, Triassic
Lethargic Wasps
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The Florida heat can make anyone lethargic and so it is at the big Paper Wasp nest at Audubon House at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). The wasps seem to spend the hottest part of the day, even though they are in the shade, which itself is pretty warm cut off mostly from the breeze given the nest’s location in a sort of inverted box attached to the wall, moving as little as possible. I can completely relate. Besides […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: Audubon House, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Paper Wasps, Wasps
Indrio Savannahs Panorama
by terranovabay
An almost 180-degree panorama taken from atop the observation tower overlooking the wetlands at the Indrio Savannahs. Although it is only mid-morning, the blazing temperature kept most of the wildlife out of sight and undercover and made the hike out and back one sweaty affair.
Categories: Scenery • Tags: Indrio Savannahs, St. Lucie County
Limpkin Landscape
by terranovabay
A Limpkin forages along the shoreline at Egret Marsh Stormwater Park. The bird even moved along with its characteristic limp, which gives the Limpkin its name.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Aramus guarauna, Egret Marsh Stormwater Park, Limpkin
Multitude of Flies
by terranovabay
A bit ominous, this large congregation of flies seen out at Egret Marsh Stormwater Park. Probably not too surprising since right next to them was a large mound of algae decomposing rather feditly under the blazing Florida sun.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Algae, Egret Marsh Stormwater Park, Flies, Stormwater Park
Alligator Slacker
by terranovabay
This Alligator at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge looks to be enjoying the summer heat and mud but, if something worthwhile ambled by that looked good to eat, the Alligator most likely would be lightning quick to grab it.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, American Alligator, Gator, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, MINWR
Wasp Social Call
by terranovabay
Dropping in to see how the Wasp family is doing at Audubon House at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). Pretty well, it looks like. The family is definitely growing larger as new members hatch out.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Audubon House, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Paper Wasp, Wasp
