An Anhinga perches in a shrub in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge which borders NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

An Anhinga perches in a shrub in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which borders NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Anhingas inhabit freshwater ponds and swamps with thick vegetation. Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, habitat to more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fish and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin