I’ll end this short Black Skimmer series with a shot of a flock of the birds flying along the shoreline of Cocoa Beach, Florida shortly after sunrise...
In the air, Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) are amazingly elegant and dexterous flyers. On the beach, however, they look rather comical. Here are a couple...
A flock of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) skims the surface of the waters off Cocoa Beach, Florida early in the morning on March 25th, 2024.
Of the gull-like birds I watched on Cocoa Beach last week, the Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) were probably my favourite. They are so elegant and graceful...
Staying with the theme of birds in flight, here’s another image I took while stalking the Black Skimmers on Cocoa Beach last week. This was taken...
While waiting for last week’s aborted Delta IV Heavy launch, I pointed a camera at various birds that were flying around Cape Canaveral Space Force...
SpaceX managed to launch 2 Falcon 9s from Cape Canaveral within 4 hours of each other last Saturday and we managed to catch both launches. Here’s...
Segueing nicely from space hardware back to birds, here’s a Great Blue Heron that was fishing near Titan III Road in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...
Yesterday was going to be an exciting day after my son managed to get tickets to watch the final launch of a ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket from the closest...
A group of Willets (Tringa semipalmata) apparently enjoying the view of Cocoa Beach Pier, Florida, shortly after sunrise.
Let’s leave space hardware for a while. Here’s a shot I grabbed while out for a walk shortly after sunrise on Monday morning. There were a couple...
The command module from Apollo 14, named “Kitty Hawk” by her crew, on display in the Kennedy Space Center visitors’ center. Apollo 14 flew...
This SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage can be found on display inside one of the exhibits at Kennedy Space Center. The rocket previously flew and was recovered...
We’re in Florida this week, visiting son number 2 who is working an internship at SpaceX. First port of call was, of course Kennedy Space Center...
The US Navy Blue Angels make a low pass over Forrest Sherman Field at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida towards the end of their practice session on August...
Four members of the US Navy Blue Angels seen in the skies above Pensacola Beach, Florida on August 19th, 2021. This was one of the few shots I got of the aircraft...
Four F/A-18 Super Hornets of the US Navy Blue Angels demonstration team in formation during a practice session over Pensacola Beach, Florida on August...
Continuing this short series of pictures taken beneath the ramparts of Fort Pickens, here’s another shot of one of the more open sections of the outer...
Fort Pickens near Pensacola Beach, Florida, exhibits several contrasting building styles, two of which can be seen in this shot taken in the undercroft...
A view through a group of brickwork arches in the undercroft of Fort Pickens near Pensacola Beach, Florida.
