Canaveral National Seashore
Titusville, Florida
November 2021

Black-bellied Plover by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The Canaveral National Seashore stretches 24 miles along the central Florida coastline. It is the longest stretch of undeveloped beach on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It reaches into two counties and attracts nearly two million visitors a year.

Black-bellied Plover


The seashore has three distinct sections. Playalinda Beach on the southern end abuts the Kennedy Space Center launch towers. In fact you can see the towers from the beach access road. They’re so close that the beach is closed for several hours prior to launches from pad 39A.

Sanderling


I haven't been to the other two sections, the northern end is known as Apollo Beach, and is reached via New Smyrna Beach. The central section of beach is called “the Klondike” and it is completely wild. There is no access by car. You have to walk south from Apollo Beach or north from Playalinda Beach, or come by boat.

Brown pelican


Hikers and beach goers in general need to be aware that there are nude beaches on the north and south ends of the Klondike.

Black-bellied Plover


Sanderlings gather in loose flocks to probe the sand of wave-washed beaches for marine invertebrates, running back and forth in a perpetual “wave chase.”

Sanderling


The brown pelican is a strictly marine species, primarily inhabiting marine subtidal, warm estuarine, and marine pelagic waters. It is also found in mangrove swamps, and prefers shallow waters, especially near salty bays and beaches. It avoids the open sea, seldom venturing more than 20 miles from the coast.

Brown pelican


Digital images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII and the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II along with the Extender EF 2x III. The camera / lens were mounted to a RRS gimbal head and tripod. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.

Canaveral National Seashore
Titusville, Florida
November 2021

Black-bellied Plover by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The Canaveral National Seashore stretches 24 miles along the central Florida coastline. It is the longest stretch of undeveloped beach on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It reaches into two counties and attracts nearly two million visitors a year.

Black-bellied Plover


The seashore has three distinct sections. Playalinda Beach on the southern end abuts the Kennedy Space Center launch towers. In fact you can see the towers from the beach access road. They’re so close that the beach is closed for several hours prior to launches from pad 39A.

Sanderling


I haven't been to the other two sections, the northern end is known as Apollo Beach, and is reached via New Smyrna Beach. The central section of beach is called “the Klondike” and it is completely wild. There is no access by car. You have to walk south from Apollo Beach or north from Playalinda Beach, or come by boat.

Brown pelican


Hikers and beach goers in general need to be aware that there are nude beaches on the north and south ends of the Klondike.

Black-bellied Plover


Sanderlings gather in loose flocks to probe the sand of wave-washed beaches for marine invertebrates, running back and forth in a perpetual “wave chase.”

Sanderling


The brown pelican is a strictly marine species, primarily inhabiting marine subtidal, warm estuarine, and marine pelagic waters. It is also found in mangrove swamps, and prefers shallow waters, especially near salty bays and beaches. It avoids the open sea, seldom venturing more than 20 miles from the coast.

Brown pelican


Digital images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII and the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II along with the Extender EF 2x III. The camera / lens were mounted to a RRS gimbal head and tripod. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.