Viera Wetlands, 12/8/2012
American Bittern This morning I decided to drive down to Viera Wetlands. When I arrived it was very foggy. I was somewhat disappointed, since I couldn't photograph anything any distance away without losing detail. So of course, this is is when the Peregrine Falcon decided to appear. I found it perched on one of the dead trees. It was not that far away, and on a clear morning, I think it would have given me some very nice photos, but this morning, I had to shoot through through the fog. There were many other nice things to find here, though. A Common Yellowthroat was very cooperative, as was an American Bittern. Later on I found a Raccoon near the edge of the water. After making my first pass around the wetlands, the fog had pretty much cleared, so I decided to make another pass and hope that the falcon was still around. It was not. But, while looking for it, I saw a flash of blue-gray and another flash of brown. ...