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Bird Day #3

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White Face Ibis – Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – March 2015
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Anybody See My Keys? – Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – March 2015

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let go” Henry David Thoreau

A rare visitor – the white face ibis.

Quote found at http://leftofzen.com/motivational-inspirational-quotes/2008/01/22/

Northern Shovelnose

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Napkin Please – Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge – March 2015
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Big Stretch – Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge – March 2015

“A man is but a product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Northern Shovel-nose ducks have lots of personality. They seemed to pose for every shot. These photos are from March, the ducks have long ago headed north.

Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotations/personality/

Mockingbird Love

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Sitting in the Sun – Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge – May 2015
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Singing my Heart Out – Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge – May 2015

“Be like the bird in flight . . . pausing a while on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, yet sings knowing yet, that she has wings.” – Victor Marie Hugo

Decided to give a little love to the mockingbird – I tend to forget/dismiss the more common birds yet they too are beautiful

Quote found at http://www.allgreatquotes.com/bird_quotes.shtml

Addison Ellis Canal

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Addison-Ellis Canal – Enchanted Forest – May 2015
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Historic Sign – Enchanted Forest – May 2015

Yet another monument to man’s attempts to conquer the environment. They were stopped by the Atlantic Ridge, a 120,000 year old sand bar – turned coquina rock that proved too much for them. However, not before they reversed the water flow through the Enchanted Forest from flowing westward towards the St Johns River to the east towards the Indian River Lagoon.

The Enchanted Forest is a Brevard County park, that is indeed enchanting!! As you walk along the ridge, sometimes 25 feet above the canal, you can see geological history in the coquina rock walls. This elevation and the rock walls make it an unusual site in Central Florida. This is the highest point in Brevard County.