"Merritt Island"

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19 January 2026

A Snowy Egret in full breeding plumage displays its elegant lacy feathers at Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in Merritt Island, Florida, on January 18, 2026. Once hunted nearly to extinction for its delicate plumes used in the hat trade, the Snowy Egret is now a conservation success story and a striking symbol of wetland restoration efforts.

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#13216207

19 January 2026

A Snowy Egret in full breeding plumage displays its elegant lacy feathers at Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in Merritt Island, Florida, on January 18, 2026. Once hunted nearly to extinction for its delicate plumes used in the hat trade, the Snowy Egret is now a conservation success story and a striking symbol of wetland restoration efforts.

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#13216210

19 January 2026

A Snowy Egret in full breeding plumage displays its elegant lacy feathers at Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in Merritt Island, Florida, on January 18, 2026. Once hunted nearly to extinction for its delicate plumes used in the hat trade, the Snowy Egret is now a conservation success story and a striking symbol of wetland restoration efforts.

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#13216213

19 January 2026

A Snowy Egret in full breeding plumage displays its elegant lacy feathers at Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in Merritt Island, Florida, on January 18, 2026. Once hunted nearly to extinction for its delicate plumes used in the hat trade, the Snowy Egret is now a conservation success story and a striking symbol of wetland restoration efforts.

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#12611964

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611965

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611966

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611967

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611968

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611969

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611970

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611971

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611972

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611973

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611974

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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#12611975

3 August 2025

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a range of habitats, from saltwater estuaries and freshwater impoundments and marshes to dunes, hardwood hammocks, and scrub. NASA acquires the land in the early 1960s for the development of the Space Center and its non-operational purposes. Until then, and still today, there is little development in the area.

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