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The roseate spoonbill [Platalea ajaja] is a large gregarious wading bird known for its pink plumage and distinctive spoon-shaped bill. Reaching a height of up to 2.5 feet, its wingspan can reach up to 4 feet. The roseate spoonbill, which can be found in Florida, Texas and southwestern Louisiana, uses its spoon-like bill to scoop prey up from shallow water. It is believed the bird…
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We are happy to feature the winners who earned the “Best” in their categories.
If William Shakespeare were to meander through Rockledge Drive, he would come upon a structure very familiar to his time. On the leafy road perfect for unhurried drives sits an architectural gem The Bard would have instantly recognized but that is rarely seen in Brevard: a Tudor mansion.
This colorful belted kingfisher perches on a branch waiting for a small fish to swim by along Black Point Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Seashore.
A limpkin basks in the morning sun at the Orlando Wetlands Park.
A tri-color heron flies low over a pond in Viera looking for an unsuspecting fish.
It happened 60 years ago come July 1. Merritt Island was officially designated the U.S. space program’s Launch Operations Center — which a year later would become known as the Kennedy Space Center — under NASA.
May 25, 1961 – President John F. Kennedy announces before a joint session of Congress his ambitious goal of sending an American to the moon before the end of the decade….
All types of birds, alligators, snakes and wild boars can be found in the large wildlife sanctuary that is a good portion of NASA’s field center on Merritt Island. Only about 9% of the 144,000 acres that comprise the John F. Kennedy Space Center has been developed. NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building, at 525 feet tall, is visible from quite a distance.
