Limpkin Florida Bird

Limpkin Florida Bird that takes up residence year round dining on apple snails and often traveling on foot in small groups limping along, hence the name.

These Limpkin live happily in Brevard County, Florida.

Find out more about Limpkins and check out the very sweet nests of the Limpkins and their young.

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Snapping Turtle

Snapping Turtle

We found this Common Snapping Turtle travelling around between homes and ponds in Melbourne, Florida in September 2019.

Alligator Snapping Turtle vs Common Snapping Turtle from Brave Wilderness on YouTube

The Alligator Snapping Turtle

The Alligator Snapping Turtle has ridges along its shell, a forceful beak, and is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. Alligator Snapping Turtles can live to be 50-100 years old.

National Geographic on the Alligator Snapping Turtle

The Common Snapping Turtle has a much smoother shell, a forceful beak too but the Common Snapping Turtle can "snap" out in a "frog's tongue like" way where the Alligator Snapper can open its mouth much wider and not jut it out in a snap.

The Common Snapping Turtle can live from about 30 years in the wild to about 47 in captivity.  These reptiles are omnivores and live in north, central, and south United States.

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Advice From Nature, Your True Nature

We happened upon this very striking wooden sign hanging behind the chair in an office. Advice From The Ocean. Always thinking about fishing at the beach, we immediately thought of our Facebook group Florida East Coast Surf Fishing.

Your True Nature is an uplifting poetic site chock full of feel-good, empowering statements in the forms of large magnets, bookmarks, posters, T-shirts, notepads, wooden signs, books, stickers, greeting cards, and more. 

This is another favorite of ours from Your True Nature. Take a minute to browse all the animals, sunsets, scenery, and sayings and give yourself a smile.

CU on the Beach! Wavecritter aka Stephanie Haile

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Double Rainbows Now the Norm

Melbourne, Florida Aug. 2019

What's up with Double Rainbows being the rule instead of the exception? Double Rainbows are now the norm. Fascinating! 

A Double Rainbow occurs when sunlight passes through a raindrop, the bended light (refraction) reflects off the back, and bends again, twice in the raindrop. The Double comes from two different reflective angles. The longer red waves are found at the top of the rainbow and the shorter blue waves complete the bottom of the first rainbow. The second or double is reversed, instead of the name Roy. G. Biv, (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet), it gets weird, Vib G. Yor.

Melbourne, Florida Aug. 2019

MrMBB333, we watch him on YouTube, has commented on many of his videos that Double Rainbows seem to be the norm now. I agree with his recollection of when "we" were young not seeing many doubles. Kids were just outside a lot more often in the day and a double rainbow was not the norm. His Twitter status is full of Double rainbow pictures sent in from viewers. Give his site a visit, very informative and he has an awesome calendar! Your Earth Watchman, MrMBB333.

Melbourne, Florida Aug. 2019

Cafe Press has a T-shirt available with an easy explanation. "It means the raindrops are the right size for the sunlight to reflect within them twice before emerging at different angles." OMG,Science.

CU on the beach =) Stephanie Haile aka Wavecritter

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Atlas V Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

August 8, 2019, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket delivered an advanced communications satellite to space for the US Air Force. This is a picture of what civilians saw from Melbourne, Florida. People viewing the rocket launch in Brevard County, standing outdoors can also hear and feel the power of the launch. Any launch is a site to behold. 

Exceptional viewing areas can be found at Jetty Park or on Upcoming Rocket Launches page for Kennedy Space Center. 

Or look for more spots to get a great view of Space Coast Rocket Launches Florida Today, Space Coast Launches.


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Florida Sandhill Cranes

Florida Sandhill Cranes

The Sandhill Cranes can be seen in Brevard County year-round and most other places around Florida. Find out all about the Florida Sandhill Crane. Such a cool bird and a lovely tranquil site here in Brevard County Florida. These Sandhill Cranes were tooling along in Melbourne, Florida.

CU at the beach =) Wavecriter

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