Viera Wetlands, 11/24/2011

Osprey missing the Fish

Yesterday my son and I started what I hope will become a Thanksgiving tradition.  We went to Viera Wetlands.  Nathan rode his bike and I took my camera around the wetlands photographing birds.  We were only there for a couple hours--thanksgiving festivities had to be observed--but I'm glad we made the trip.

Little Blue Heron

We didn't see anything spectacular there, though the click ponds had several species of ducks, including Canvasback, Northern Shoveler, Ring-necked, Lesser Scaup, and Hoodies.  They were too far away for good photos, though.  My favorite part of the day was seeing several Little Blue Herons, Osprey and Caspian Terns.

Little Blue Heron

Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Osprey

Here are the birds we saw during our visit:

Blue-winged Teal X
Northern Shoveler 2
Canvasback 5
Redhead 2
Ring-necked Duck 4
Lesser Scaup 4
Hooded Merganser 5
Pied-billed Grebe X
Wood Stork 1
Double-crested Cormorant X
Anhinga X
Great Blue Heron X
Great Egret X
Snowy Egret X
Little Blue Heron 4
Tricolored Heron 4
Cattle Egret 3
Green Heron 1
White Ibis X
Glossy Ibis X
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Common Gallinule X
American Coot X
Limpkin 1
Sandhill Crane 2
Killdeer 4
Royal Tern 2
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Fish Crow X
Palm Warbler X
Savannah Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Boat-tailed Grackle X