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Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad swims during the Underwater Music Festival Saturday, July 11, 2015, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Big Pine Key, Fla. Nyad was one of hundred of...
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Sarah Brunner, costumed as a mermaid, pretends to play a starfish guitar Saturday, July 11, 2015, during the Underwater Music Festival in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Big Pine Key,...
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Kaitlin Goddard, left, costumed as superhero, blows through an artist's flying fish whistle Saturday, July 11, 2015, during the Underwater Music Festival in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary...
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Jeff Wright, costumed as a seahorse, rocks with a fake guitar Saturday, July 11, 2015, during the Underwater Music Festival in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Big Pine Key, Fla. The...
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Angler Doug Easter shows off a nice permit before releasing it alive, while fishing off Sugarloaf Key in the lower Florida Keys. The flats of the Florida Keys are renowned for light tackle fishing for...
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Angler Doug Easter and his guide are ecstatic with a permit caught and released on fly tackle while fishing off Sugarloaf Key in the lower Florida Keys. The flats of the Florida Keys are renowned for...
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Angler Doug Easter strips his fly line while fishing off Sugarloaf Key in the lower Florida Keys. The flats of the Florida Keys are renowned for light tackle fishing for bonefish, permit and tarpon....
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A channel bisects an area between a mangrove island and shallow water flat off Sugarloaf Key in the lower Florida Keys. The flats of the Florida Keys are renowned for light tackle fishing for bonefish,...
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A Key deer searches for food in the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key, Fla. About the size of a large dog, the deer are indigenous to the lower Florida Keys and were almost hunted to extinction...
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A Key deer eyes her surroundings on Big Pine Key, Fla. About the size of a large dog, the deer are indigenous to the lower Florida Keys and were almost hunted to extinction prior to the establishment...
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Visitors relax on floating air mattresses off Bahia Honda State Park, in the Lower Florida Keys, near Big Pine Key, Fla. Bahia Honda park offers outstanding amenities for vacationers including...
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Bahia Honda State Park in the Lower Florida Keys near Big Pine Key, Fla., offers outstanding amenities for vacationers as well as an excellent view of a historic railroad bridge fabricated by the men...
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A full-frame fisheye lens helps to provide a unique view of the Florida Keys' Overseas Highway as it bisects the Atlantic Ocean, left, and the Gulf of Mexico on the right in the Lower Keys near Big...
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This aerial view shows the Lower Florida Keys, near Big Pine Key, Fla., known for their pristine environment and eco-friendly attractions. The Lower Keys are home to two national wildlife refuges, a...
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BIG PINE KEY, Florida Keys — A young female Key deer pauses in a yard on Big Pine Key, Fla. The smallest subspecies of the North American white-tailed deer, Key deer are similar in size to large dogs....
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BIG PINE KEY, Florida Keys — A mature male Key deer is seen on Big Pine Key, Fla. Similar in size to large dogs, Key deer have been protected since 1957 within the Lower Florida Keys' National Key Deer...
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BIG PINE KEY, Florida Keys — A female Key deer, left, gets acquainted with a young male on Big Pine Key, Fla. About the size of large dogs, Key deer have been protected since 1957 within the region's...
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LOWER KEYS, Florida Keys — An aerial view off Key West, Fla., shows uninhabited islands of the Lower Florida Keys at sunset. The Lower Keys are renowned for their eco-attractions and pristine natural...
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SUGARLOAF KEY, Florida Keys — The flat calm waters of the Florida Keys backcountry are a popular location for pleasure boaters in the Lower Keys. The mangrove islands are situated roughly 5 miles from...
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SUGARLOAF KEY, Florida Keys — The American Shoal lighthouse is one of eight located throughout the Florida Keys. Completed in 1880, the lighthouse is technically deactivated but is still used as a day...
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