Great Blue Heron at Florida

Florida's low-lying peninsula, laced with freshwater marshes and cypress stands between the Atlantic and Gulf coastlines, offers superb ground for tracking Great Blue Herons as they stalk the shallows. This intricate wetland mosaic gives photographers clear sightlines for capturing the heron's patient hunting stance against the reflective water. Those joining the Florida Ospreys holiday in April will find these waterways at their most productive, with herons often working the margins alongside other resident wetland species. Patience and a steady lens are rewarded here, as the open marsh edges allow for unobstructed, eye-level compositions.