Tag: Merritt Island National Wildlife Preserve

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.

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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

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Wildflower Wednesday #2

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Indian Blanket – Merrit Island Wildlife Refuge – May 2015
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Vine – Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge – May 2015

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” – Theodore Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt was an avid sportsman who was a strong supporter of national parks in the US – particularly the western US.

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Bugs

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Dragon Fly – Blanchard Park – March 2015
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Dragon Fly – Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – March 2015

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Birds are getting scarce. They are nesting, and smaller birds have gone north. Dragon flies are epic.

Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/inspirational