Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A great blue heron walks along the Santa Rosa Island Range shoreline July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A great blue heron wades in the ocean along the Santa Rosa Island Range shoreline July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A great blue heron walks along the Santa Rosa Island Range shoreline July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A flock of shorebirds rest near the beach park on the Santa Rosa Island Range July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A great blue heron moves toward the ocean along the Santa Rosa Island Range shoreline July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A ghost crab buries himself in the sand on the Santa Rosa Island Range July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A flock of shorebirds walk and fly along the Santa Rosa Island Range shoreline July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A pair of great blue herons wade in the ocean along the Santa Rosa Island range July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A great blue heron holds onto his catch on the Santa Rosa Island Range July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

A great blue heron walks toward the ocean along the Santa Rosa Island Range shoreline July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Life on Santa Rosa Island Range

Published Aug. 8, 2017
By Ilka Cole
Team Eglin Public Affairs

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --