Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival
This Loggerhead Shrike was shot by Mike Freiberg at Merritt Island NWR with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
The habitats in the vicinity of Titusville, Florida offers some of the most flashy birding to be found anywhere. With a plethora of marshes and mangroves many birds not only breed here, but consider this their winter home as well. Nikon ProStaffer, Tom Dunkerton, and I spent the day touring the Viera Wetlands and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. There are more waders and waterfowl than you can shake a camera at much less a stick. This Loggerhead Shrike was one of many we had seen playing in and around the mangroves. This being the only shrike that can be found down here, is a common resident and can be found in any open habitats in Florida.
The show kicks off tomorrow with field trips and the exhibitor area at the Brevard County Community College. You can register any time during the show either at the college or online at the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival website. Thanks to Neta Harris and company, this festival has fast become the leading birding-related show in America.
This adult male Anhinga was shot by Mike Freiberg at Viera Wetlands with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
The show kicks off tomorrow with field trips and the exhibitor area at the Brevard County Community College. You can register any time during the show either at the college or online at the Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival website. Thanks to Neta Harris and company, this festival has fast become the leading birding-related show in America.
This adult male Anhinga was shot by Mike Freiberg at Viera Wetlands with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This adult male Anhinga was drying off his feathers in the hot sun. Again, this species can be found throughout central Florida along any coastal or inland waterway. Take a look at some of the other species that graced our presence today:
This adult Glossy Ibis was shot by Mike Freiberg at Viera Wetlands with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This Tricolored Heron was shot by Mike Freiberg at Viera Wetlands with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This subadult White Ibis was shot by Mike Freiberg at Merritt Island NWR with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This adult Common Moorhen was shot by Mike Freiberg at Merritt Island NWR with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
These Hooded Mergansers were shot at Viera Wetlands by Mike Freiberg with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This adult Glossy Ibis was shot by Mike Freiberg at Viera Wetlands with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This Tricolored Heron was shot by Mike Freiberg at Viera Wetlands with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This subadult White Ibis was shot by Mike Freiberg at Merritt Island NWR with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
This adult Common Moorhen was shot by Mike Freiberg at Merritt Island NWR with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
These Hooded Mergansers were shot at Viera Wetlands by Mike Freiberg with a Nikon D200/300mm F4 Nikkor lens
If you are in the area of central Florida I suggest you stop into the show and sign up for a field trip or three. Some of the best tour guides in the country will be leading and speaking here. The show will also display all sorts of birding-related items including Nikon's EDG binocular and the new Nikon SHE binocular. I wish everyone good birding and I hope you follow my journey at one of America's premier shows.
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