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Lyonia Preserve, Deltona, Florida
The Lyonia Preserve is a relatively new wildlife ecological preserve established to develop a restored scrub preserve in Volusia County north of Orlando, Florida. I first learned of the preserve when visiting the Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet a … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged acorns, Aphelocoma coerulescens, benches, bird species, brisk pace, cactus, Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Florida, Florida Scrub, Florida Scrub Jay, Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens, footing, grained sand, Gray Catbird, Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis, hot day, leisurely pace, lyonia preserve, marine science center, orlando florida, photography, photos, pictures, ponce inlet, Rufous-sided Towhee, sand dune, school groups, scrub jays, signpost, squirrel, trails, velusia county, volusia county
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Blue Springs State Park – Manatee Come Back
A severe winter storm had moved though the northern US into Ontario and the Maritime Regions shutting down or disrupting air and road traffic from Chicago to New York City and points in between so we were happy to have … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged Aphelocoma coerulescens, bicycle, blue springs state park, campsite, Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, cycling, Florida, florida manatee, Florida Scrub Jay, Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens, image, lighting, manatee, mantee, Northern Cardinal, Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis, park staff, photo, photography, pictures, scrub jay, spring waters, staff members, tent, tenting, tents, warm spring
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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet – Marine Science Center
The Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet is closed on Mondays so, since we had decided to delay our northward travels due to a severe winter storm crossing the northern US, we were able to return to Ponce Inlet on … Continue reading
Posted in Aquariums, Florida, USA
Tagged aquariums, artificial reef, aviary, boardwalks, colourful creatures, coral, crab, fairy basslet, feeding time, Florida, gramma loreto, grammas, lion fish, lobster, marine science center, photography, photos, pictures, Pnce Inlet, ponce inlet, public aquarium, reef invertebrates, research efforts, Sea Cucumber, sea turtle rescue, sea turtle research, sea turtles, seahorses, staff members, stingray, Touch Pool, turtle, turtle species
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Cape Canaveral, Florida
We stayed overnight at the Jetty Park Campgrounds. Nice locations for tents but their policy of charging $10 for each additional tent made the location rather pricey considering that we were traveling with one small tent each. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged bait fish, birds, Black Skimmer, Brown pelican, cape canaveral, cape canaveral florida, Common Loon, egret, Egretta caerulea, fishermen, Florida, Gavia immer, gull, heron, images, jetty park, Little Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), loon, Northern Diver, park campgrounds, Pelecanus occidentalis, pelican, photography, photos, pictures, Royal Tern, Rynchops niger, Sandwich Tern, shorebird, shower buildings, skimmer, Sterna maxima, Sterna sandvicensis, sun bathing, sunshine, tent, tents, winter plumage
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Cycling in Florida – Merritt Island Vultures and Armadillos
The day started out nicely with a blue sky and cooing doves greeting us in the morning.
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Tagged alligators, Ardea alba, armadillo, armadillos, bicycle, Black Vulture, black vultures, blue sky, cape canaveral, cooing doves, Coragyps atratus, cycling, doves, Florida, Great Egret, images, merritt island nwr, photography, photos, pictures, Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, wild pig
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Blowing Rocks Preserve, Hobe Sound, Florida
As we headed south along South Beach Road (County Road 701), we took a rest at Blowing Rocks Preserve which is managed by The Nature Conservancy. What makes this section of the beach somewhat unique is that the shoreline is … Continue reading
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Tagged blowing rocks preserve, Florida, high tide, high wind, Hobe Sound, hobe sound florida, images, Jupiter Island, limestone, mangroves, nature conservancy, photography, photos, pictures, plants, plumes, rocky shoreline, sea turtles, shoreline, south beach road, The Nature Conservancy, turtles, waves
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Camping in Florida- St. Lucie Lock and Dam, Stuart, Florida
We were happy that we decided to go to a hotel last night. Lots of thunder, lightning and high winds overnight and a tornado was sighted west of where we would have been camping. Today, we would be setting up … Continue reading
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Tagged Bald Eagle, berry, bikes, Brown pelican, brown pelicans, butterfly, camping, camping in florida, campsite, corps of engineers, cycling, damselfly, drainage ditch, fence, ferns, flat tire, Florida, flower, Heliaeetus leucocephalus, hot showers, images, Kramer Highway, lake okeechobee, pelicans, phipps, photography, photos, pictures, Stuart, stuart florida, tent site, tents, wetland vegetation
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Everglades National Park – Nike Missile Site
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960’s, a portion of the Everglades National Park was used by the U.S. Army as a missile site for the defensive installation of Nike missiles in three bunkers.
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Tagged 1960's, alligators, anhinga trail, black vultures, bunkers, camping, Cuban Missile Crisis, cycling, Everglades national park, Florida, missile, nike, nike missile site, Nike Missiles, photography, tour, u s army, weather
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