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A female Anhinga became quite agitated at the approach of a group of student birders at Egret Marsh Stormwater Park. Unfortunately, the trail went right under her and she took flight rather than submit to the indignity of a close inspection.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, Egret Marsh Stormwater Park
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A Wood Stork at Egret Marsh Stormwater Park wonders if the photographer is really catching him at his best angle.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Egret Marsh Stormwater Park, Mycteria americana, Wood Stork
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A flock of Blue-winged Teal cautiously circled Egret Marsh Stormwater Park multiple times before getting up the nerve to land.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Anas discors, Blue-winged Teal, Egret Marsh Stormwater Park
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A communications satellite for Indonesia lifts off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two other payloads, an Israeli lunar lander and a technology demonstration satellite for the U.S. military. Launch occurred at 8:45 p.m on 21 February 2019 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click to view the launch gallery.
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Beresheet, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Indonesia, Israel, Nusantara Satu, S5, SLC 40, SpaceX
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A Great Egret passes overhead at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. From the OspreyWatch project.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Ardea alba, Great Egret, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, PINWR
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The shed skin of a snake clearly showing its head and eyes is a macabre but interesting find at Treasure Hammock Ranch. From the Florida Cattle Ranch project.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Florida Cattle Ranch, snake, Treasure Hammock Ranch
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Looking forward to tonight’s launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will loft three payloads into space. The largest will be PSN-VI, a geostationary communications satellite named Nusantara Satu for the country of Indonesia. The second payload and the one garnering the most attention is an Israeli-built lunar lander called Beresheet that will attempt a soft landing on the Moon. The third and smallest payload is a small demonstration spacecraft for the U.S. military […]
Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: 45th Space Wing, Beresheet, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Indonesia, Israel, Lunar Lander, Moon, Nusantara Satu, PSN-VI, S5, SpaceX
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Originally posted on Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area:
The Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Volunteer Nature Stewardship Program started to “celebrate” National Invasive Species Week a bit early on 2/16/2019 with a talk by Dr. Amanda Hodges, University of Florida Associate Extension Scientist & Doctor of Plant Medicine Program Director, pictured above in a photo taken by Bob Montanaro. She spoke about Invasive Insect Species and Florida’s Landscape and Natural Areas and shared copies of the UF/Institute of Food and Agricultural Science/UF…
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One of many Turkey Vultures that frequent this particularly smelly dumpster in a rural setting.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Cathartes aura, Dumpster, Turkey Vulture
