完美着陆

In this image from 2014, an adult osprey, carrying a fish in its talons, prepares to land in its nest atop a speaker platform in the press site parking lot at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background is the 209-foot-tall U.S. flag painted on the side of the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building, which serves as the central hub of NASA’s premier multi-user spaceport, capable of hosting several different kinds of rockets and spacecraft at the same time. The parking lot borders the water of the Launch Complex 39 turn basin, making it an ideal source of food for the osprey. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html.

Image Credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

在这张2014年拍摄的照片中，一只成年鱼鹰用爪子夹着一条鱼，准备在佛罗里达州美国宇航局肯尼迪航天中心新闻现场停车场的扬声器平台上着陆。 背景是209英尺高的美国国旗，绘在52层的飞行器装配大楼一侧，该大楼是NASA首屈一指的多用户太空港的中心枢纽，能够同时容纳多种不同类型的火箭和航天器。停车场毗邻发射场39转弯水池的水域，是鱼鹰理想的食物来源。肯尼迪航天中心的未开发物业由美国鱼类和野生动物管理局通过梅里特岛国家野生动物保护区管理。该保护区为包括330种鸟类在内的众多野生动物提供栖息地。有关保护区的更多信息，请访问 http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html。

影像来源：NASA/Daniel Casper