A Visit to the Viera Wetlands
I took a drive over to Brevard County to visit the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera on Saturday. I had heard that the Click Ponds had been drained as part of the ongoing process of running a...
View ArticleBreeding Great Blue Herons
What a busy time it has been. It has been 3 weeks since I’ve had a spare moment to write a new post. Most of that time has been spent working so that I can afford my photography, but my free hours...
View ArticlePied-billed Grebe – More Than A Mouthful
During a recent visit to the Viera Wetlands, I happened across a Pied-billed Grebe that had caught a decent sized meal. Click an image to view larger. Lunch Is Served After successfully capturing the...
View ArticleGreat Blue Herons
In January I made wrote a post about the Great Blue Herons at Viera Wetlands. Those images were taken in late December when I met Trisha there for a day of shooting. The herons nest in the tops of...
View ArticleAnhinga Beauty
Normally when you see an Anhinga, they will be standing on a shore bank with their wings extended. They spend a lot of time under water chasing fish for their meals. When they are finished fishing,...
View ArticleHooded Mergansers
I thought I would take a break from the Oregon posts and tell a quick story about some Hooded Mergansers I shot at the Viera Wetlands in January. Hooded Mergansers are small ducks that have a really...
View ArticleSunrise Opportunities
This past winter, I had two mornings with quite a few sunrise opportunities that I was thrilled to capture. Normally I try to capture sunrise images as landscapes with something interesting in the...
View ArticleBuried Treasure
Who wouldn’t like to find buried treasure? Think of all the things you could buy, or all the good you could do for others if you dug up some buried treasure in your backyard or at the beach. I...
View ArticleA Visit to the Viera Wetlands
Recent opportunities to exercise my camera have been rare, but this past Saturday I was able to get out to the Viera Wetlands for a morning of photography. I love getting to the wetlands before dawn...
View ArticleNature and a Super Galaxy at Viera Wetlands
Saturday was a beautiful day at the Viera Wetlands. Wildlife wasn’t overly abundant, but then again I only made two stops and focused on three primary subjects. The wetlands were open early and I was...
View ArticleViera Wetlands
Visits to the Viera Wetlands have been very productive for me over the last couple of years and my visit yesterday was no exception. I didn’t expect much in the way of spectacular sunrises since fog...
View ArticleSilhouettes
My favorite time to visit the Viera Wetlands is during December and January. In those two months, the great blue herons nest on top of the cabbage palms and create opportunities for stunning...
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