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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

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National park, stateIUCN IV1 subject

Light on 15 November

Clear sky

Light through the day, 15 November, local time, America/New_York
From	To	Light
00:00	06:30	Night
06:30	06:50	Blue hour
06:50	07:19	Golden hour
07:19	08:33	Soft
08:33	15:41	Medium
15:41	16:55	Soft
16:55	17:25	Golden hour
17:25	17:44	Blue hour
17:44	24:00	Night

3.5 hours of golden and soft light.

Soft light by month

Hours a day

Soft light by month, hours a day, under a clear sky
Month	Golden hour	Soft
Jan	1.0 h	2.5 h
Feb	1.0 h	2.3 h
Mar	0.9 h	2.2 h
Apr	0.9 h	2.1 h
May	1.0 h	2.2 h
Jun	1.0 h	2.3 h
Jul	1.0 h	2.2 h
Aug	0.9 h	2.2 h
Sep	0.9 h	2.1 h
Oct	0.9 h	2.2 h
Nov	1.0 h	2.5 h
Dec	1.0 h	2.6 h

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Workshop

Wild Florida: An Artful Bird Photography Workshop

WildlifeOutside, 1.6 km from Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Osprey: you will almost certainly see it (Mar–May)

Wild Florida: An Artful Bird Photography Workshop by month
Month	Presence
Jan	Outside the window
Feb	In season
Mar	Peak
Apr	Peak
May	Peak
Jun	Outside the window
Jul	Outside the window
Aug	Outside the window
Sep	Outside the window
Oct	Outside the window
Nov	Outside the window
Dec	Outside the window

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Captive Animals Unverified

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Species

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

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Light through the year

Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in New York time (with summer time where it applies).

Light by month at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, in New York time
Month	Golden hour		Daylight	Sun at noon
Month	Morning golden hour	Evening golden hour	Daylight	Sun at noon
Jan	07:21–07:51	17:14–17:44	10h 32m10 h 32 min	40°
Feb	07:05–07:33	17:41–18:09	11h 12m11 h 12 min	49°
Mar	07:36–08:04	19:00–19:28	11h 59m11 h 59 min	59°
Apr	07:01–07:29	19:17–19:45	12h 52m12 h 52 min	71°
May	06:36–07:05	19:34–20:03	13h 35m13 h 35 min	80°
Jun	06:29–06:59	19:48–20:18	13h 58m13 h 58 min	85°
Jul	06:39–07:09	19:49–20:18	13h 47m13 h 47 min	83°
Aug	06:56–07:24	19:30–19:58	13h 10m13 h 10 min	75°
Sep	07:12–07:39	18:56–19:24	12h 20m12 h 20 min	64°
Oct	07:28–07:55	18:21–18:49	11h 29m11 h 29 min	53°
Nov	06:50–07:19	16:55–17:25	10h 43m10 h 43 min	43°
Dec	07:12–07:43	16:53–17:24	10h 20m10 h 20 min	38°

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Park data from the U.S. Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2024, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96WBCHS. Licence: U.S. Public Domain. Adapted by us. Sources and credits