CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A young white-tailed deer is spotted in the brush near Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., adjacent to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. White-tailed deer are found in forest edge habitats statewide. They feed primarily on twigs and leaves. Their diet also includes acorns, fruits and mushrooms. Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 330 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A young white-tailed deer is spotted in the brush near Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., adjacent to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. White-tailed deer are found in forest edge habitats statewide. They feed primarily on twigs and leaves. Their diet also includes acorns, fruits and mushrooms. Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 330 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

A Florida Scrub-Jay perches on the back of a white-tailed deer in the woods at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 15, 2021. The Florida Scrub-Jay is one of the species of scrub-jay native to North America. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, along with 25 mammal, 117 fish, and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.