Tag: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Three Different Egrets

by Earthwatcher, posted in Uncategorized
A white bird with yellow beak perched on tree branches with distinct green leaves, in the right side of the frame. The background is blurred green leaves.
Cattle Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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A large reddish colored bird with a white beak with a black tip, standing in blue, rippled water, in the right side of the frame.
Reddish Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
A white bird with a yellow beak, standing in blue, rippled water, in the left side of the frame.
Snowy Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Lesser Scaups Taking Flight

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge admiring a large flock of Lesser Scaups, a species of Ducks, when a Bald Eagle made a flyover. The eagle panicked the ducks and they took flight. My thanks to the eagle.

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A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Merritt Islands Egrets and Herons

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, egret, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, heron, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A picture of 3 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass. Another bird is in the air to the top, right of center. The one on the left and the one in flight are Tricolored Herons. The one in the middle is a Little Blue Heron. The white bird on the right is a Snowy Egret.
Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, and Tri-colored Heron. One In Flight
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge at Titusville, Fl. We’ve learned that it is a go-to place for Egrets, Tricolored Herons and Little Blue Herons in Late February- Early March.

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A picture of 5 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass with mud flats between the grass and pond in the center and right side of the picture. On thr left side is a Tricolored Heron with its reflection In the background, right of center, standing on the mud is a Snowy Egret. The 2 large white birds in the middle of the pond a Great Egrets. In the lower right corner is a Little Blue Heron.
Tri-colored Heron, Great Egrets, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
A picture of 4 birds in a pond surrounded by dried grass. From left to right Is a Tricolored Heron with a yellow foot out of the water, another with its wings spread and a third standing with its foot out of the water. On the right is a white Snowy Egret.
Snowy Egret and Tri-colored Herons. One In Flight
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Wood Storks

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Wood Stork
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

On our trip to Florida last March, we saw Wood Storks, a most beautiful bird.

Wood Storks
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA; MAR 2024
Wood Storks
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA; MAR 2024



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Florida Scrub-Jay

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Corvid, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Florida Scrub-jay
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

I’ve seen several varieties of Scrub-jays. On our visit to Merritt Island, I had planned to search for some. We found this one on a pine tree on a sandy trail among pines and low, scrubby brush. It was very cooperative.

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Florida Scrub-jay
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2024

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