February 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Pic of the day: Great horned owl with her owlet..actually 2 in the nest, but 1 was hunkered down!
#birds#owls#wildlife
#photography#BlueSky
#onthewaybackphotography
#greathornedowl#MINWR
#birds#owls#wildlife
#photography#BlueSky
#onthewaybackphotography
#greathornedowl#MINWR
February 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Pic of the day: Great horned owl with her owlet..actually 2 in the nest, but 1 was hunkered down!
#birds#owls#wildlife
#photography#BlueSky
#onthewaybackphotography
#greathornedowl#MINWR
#birds#owls#wildlife
#photography#BlueSky
#onthewaybackphotography
#greathornedowl#MINWR
From the MINWR. They’re around an island near Haulover Canal.
September 25, 2026 at 12:22 PM
From the MINWR. They’re around an island near Haulover Canal.
Wood storks look somewhat prehistoric, yet beautiful! Open photo for full view.
#minwr#wildlfe#birds
#picoftheday#photography
#onthewaybackphotography
#woodstorks
©️Gerri Ricci
#minwr#wildlfe#birds
#picoftheday#photography
#onthewaybackphotography
#woodstorks
©️Gerri Ricci
February 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Wood storks look somewhat prehistoric, yet beautiful! Open photo for full view.
#minwr#wildlfe#birds
#picoftheday#photography
#onthewaybackphotography
#woodstorks
©️Gerri Ricci
#minwr#wildlfe#birds
#picoftheday#photography
#onthewaybackphotography
#woodstorks
©️Gerri Ricci
In better news, I can now share that we caught @natickbobcat.bsky.social on vacation. Robert seemed to find the Florida weather acceptable; but seemed confused on how we were able to spot him.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by @glhow-rows.bsky.social
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by @glhow-rows.bsky.social
April 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
In better news, I can now share that we caught @natickbobcat.bsky.social on vacation. Robert seemed to find the Florida weather acceptable; but seemed confused on how we were able to spot him.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by @glhow-rows.bsky.social
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by @glhow-rows.bsky.social
Green Teal Ducks on MINWR #protectedlands
November 1, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Green Teal Ducks on MINWR #protectedlands
Straight off the camera - not even a contrast boost.
Juvenile Brown Anole (A. sagrei), showing absolutely No Fear to me in the Merritt Island NWR.
On the ""Cruickshank Memorial Trail".
Now where have I heard that name before?
Juvenile Brown Anole (A. sagrei), showing absolutely No Fear to me in the Merritt Island NWR.
On the ""Cruickshank Memorial Trail".
Now where have I heard that name before?
April 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Straight off the camera - not even a contrast boost.
Juvenile Brown Anole (A. sagrei), showing absolutely No Fear to me in the Merritt Island NWR.
On the ""Cruickshank Memorial Trail".
Now where have I heard that name before?
Juvenile Brown Anole (A. sagrei), showing absolutely No Fear to me in the Merritt Island NWR.
On the ""Cruickshank Memorial Trail".
Now where have I heard that name before?
I couldn't agree more: tons of diversity, easy to get right down to the water level (if you don't mind the alligators), and it's big enough that once you're away from the boardwalk it's usually not crowded (critical for video). MINWR is also good, but hard to get low, and cars constantly ruin audio
September 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I couldn't agree more: tons of diversity, easy to get right down to the water level (if you don't mind the alligators), and it's big enough that once you're away from the boardwalk it's usually not crowded (critical for video). MINWR is also good, but hard to get low, and cars constantly ruin audio
Saffronkeira – A Pattern Didn’t Exist [Denovali]
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November 29, 2024 at 4:52 AM
What most people don’t know is that KSC and/or CCSFS are on the MINWR, so, as Gene points out, they won’t care what they destroy. Nature and wildlife are for beta cucks:
So any protected land around a new "spaceport" will likely face the same fate as the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and you've seen those empty spent boosters landing in Chinese villages? Yep...coming to a neighborhood near you....
To put it bluntly, this will be catastrophic for the space industry in the long run. For communities who live close to launch sites, companies will no longer be required to do adequate environmental investigation and design before building and flying from pads.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
August 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
What most people don’t know is that KSC and/or CCSFS are on the MINWR, so, as Gene points out, they won’t care what they destroy. Nature and wildlife are for beta cucks:
This is in Central Florida, at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. MINWR is the winter destination for more than 100 species of birds. It is a wonderful place.
November 14, 2024 at 10:19 AM
This is in Central Florida, at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. MINWR is the winter destination for more than 100 species of birds. It is a wonderful place.
I am a Greater Yellowlegs
I nest in mosquito-filled bogs
We are not very well studied because of that -
I think Ornithologists might be anti-mosquito snobs.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/bEaluU5
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I nest in mosquito-filled bogs
We are not very well studied because of that -
I think Ornithologists might be anti-mosquito snobs.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/bEaluU5
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 20, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I am a Greater Yellowlegs
I nest in mosquito-filled bogs
We are not very well studied because of that -
I think Ornithologists might be anti-mosquito snobs.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/bEaluU5
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I nest in mosquito-filled bogs
We are not very well studied because of that -
I think Ornithologists might be anti-mosquito snobs.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/bEaluU5
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
We are known as American Avocets
We occasionally can be brood parasites
Sometimes we leave eggs in other birds nests
And just hope that they bring them up right.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/i372whG
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
We occasionally can be brood parasites
Sometimes we leave eggs in other birds nests
And just hope that they bring them up right.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/i372whG
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We are known as American Avocets
We occasionally can be brood parasites
Sometimes we leave eggs in other birds nests
And just hope that they bring them up right.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/i372whG
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
We occasionally can be brood parasites
Sometimes we leave eggs in other birds nests
And just hope that they bring them up right.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/i372whG
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I am a Stilt Sandpiper,
I can normally be IDd by a prominent eyeline
Mine eyeline is a bit shorter than most
But my thick down-curved beak as ID's also fine.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/QJWqurB
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I can normally be IDd by a prominent eyeline
Mine eyeline is a bit shorter than most
But my thick down-curved beak as ID's also fine.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/QJWqurB
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I am a Stilt Sandpiper,
I can normally be IDd by a prominent eyeline
Mine eyeline is a bit shorter than most
But my thick down-curved beak as ID's also fine.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/QJWqurB
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I can normally be IDd by a prominent eyeline
Mine eyeline is a bit shorter than most
But my thick down-curved beak as ID's also fine.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/QJWqurB
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
We are male Northern Pintail ducks
Our tails are pointy and our heads are brown.
When migrating to breed,
We can fly up to speeds
Of 48 mph - we REALLY want to get down.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/ILEh7YE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Our tails are pointy and our heads are brown.
When migrating to breed,
We can fly up to speeds
Of 48 mph - we REALLY want to get down.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/ILEh7YE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We are male Northern Pintail ducks
Our tails are pointy and our heads are brown.
When migrating to breed,
We can fly up to speeds
Of 48 mph - we REALLY want to get down.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/ILEh7YE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Our tails are pointy and our heads are brown.
When migrating to breed,
We can fly up to speeds
Of 48 mph - we REALLY want to get down.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/ILEh7YE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
This plant might be Cartilage Lichen
Comparing photos and location it's likely
But you would have to understand the document linked below
That explains lichen identifying keys.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/SPTUXlE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Comparing photos and location it's likely
But you would have to understand the document linked below
That explains lichen identifying keys.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/SPTUXlE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This plant might be Cartilage Lichen
Comparing photos and location it's likely
But you would have to understand the document linked below
That explains lichen identifying keys.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/SPTUXlE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Comparing photos and location it's likely
But you would have to understand the document linked below
That explains lichen identifying keys.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
More... buff.ly/SPTUXlE
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I am known as a Reddish Egret
And I'm happy it's Valentine's Day
I'm all dressed up in my breeding colors
I don't normally put on this display.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/R0M0cQf
More... buff.ly/QGB3oyf
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
And I'm happy it's Valentine's Day
I'm all dressed up in my breeding colors
I don't normally put on this display.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/R0M0cQf
More... buff.ly/QGB3oyf
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I am known as a Reddish Egret
And I'm happy it's Valentine's Day
I'm all dressed up in my breeding colors
I don't normally put on this display.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/R0M0cQf
More... buff.ly/QGB3oyf
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
And I'm happy it's Valentine's Day
I'm all dressed up in my breeding colors
I don't normally put on this display.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/R0M0cQf
More... buff.ly/QGB3oyf
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I am known as a Green Heron
I feed both at night and during the day
I'm not too picky about where I eat -
Swamps, harbors, mudflats even floodplains.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/peQafEp
More... buff.ly/0enWM8w
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I feed both at night and during the day
I'm not too picky about where I eat -
Swamps, harbors, mudflats even floodplains.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/peQafEp
More... buff.ly/0enWM8w
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I am known as a Green Heron
I feed both at night and during the day
I'm not too picky about where I eat -
Swamps, harbors, mudflats even floodplains.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/peQafEp
More... buff.ly/0enWM8w
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
I feed both at night and during the day
I'm not too picky about where I eat -
Swamps, harbors, mudflats even floodplains.
Location: Black Point Wildlife Drive, MINWR
Sources: buff.ly/peQafEp
More... buff.ly/0enWM8w
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
February 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Must be an eruption year for Snipe. Reports of hundreds at MINWR in February.
April 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Must be an eruption year for Snipe. Reports of hundreds at MINWR in February.