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St. Augustine Live recently launched webcams on stauglive.com at St. George Street, the Bridge of Lions, Castillo de San Marcos, Vilano Pier and more.
The Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), formerly known as Audubon's shearwater, is a common tropical seabird in the petrel family. Sometimes known as the dusky-backed shearwater , [ 2 ] the specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier .
September 10, 1992. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is one of Florida 's oldest continuously running attractions, having opened on May 20, 1893. [3] It has 24 species of crocodilians, and also a variety of other reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as exhibits, animal performances and educational demonstrations.
Brown booby. The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird of the booby family Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species. [3] It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brown booby commutes and forages at low height over inshore waters.
History of Florida. St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the continental United States, was founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. The Spanish Crown issued an asiento to Menéndez, signed by King Philip II on March 20, 1565, granting him various titles, including that ...
The oldest known live bird, a female named Wisdom, was at least 70 years old as of 2021. [17] In 2014 she hatched a healthy chick which is believed to be her 36th. [18] [19] The longest lifespan confirmed for a wild seabird was for a breeding male found to have been banded 53 years previously. Other albatross are thought to match or maybe even ...
St. Augustine is part of Florida's First Coast region and the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It had a population of 14,329 at the 2020 census, up from 12,975 at the 2010 census. Since the late 19th century, St. Augustine's distinctive historical character has made the city a tourist attraction.
82001040. Added to NRHP. 19 November 1982 [1] The Bridge of Lions is a double-leaf bascule bridge that spans the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. A part of State Road A1A, it connects downtown St. Augustine to Anastasia Island across Matanzas Bay. A pair of copies of the marble Medici lions guard the bridge, begun ...