Little Blue Heron at Florida

Florida's low-lying peninsula, laced with freshwater marshes and cypress stands, provides exactly the still, shallow margins where the Little Blue Heron does most of its hunting. Photographers can expect good opportunities in April, when light conditions and water levels tend to bring birds out into the open along these wetland edges. Those joining the Florida Ospreys holiday will find the state's marsh habitat close at hand, making it worth keeping a longer lens ready between osprey sightings. Patience near the water's edge is usually rewarded, as the heron's slow, deliberate movements make it a rewarding subject once located.