One of experiences I enjoy most at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge can’t be digiscoped. You need a wider lens to capture the sometimes large groups of birds, like this group of mixed waders under the Eagle Nest Platform on the back side of Blackpoint Drive. There are four species here: Great Egret center: Snowy Egret left, right, and back; Little Blue Heron (white phase), to the left of the Great Egret; and White Ibis on the Great Egret’s right.

An even wider view. This kind of thing is common in Florida, and you see even bigger groups, but for a boy down from Maine twice a year, it is always a treat!

Canon SX20IS at 1) 190mm equivalent field of view, f5 @ 1/400th @ ISO 80 and 2) 43mm equivalent field of veiw, f4 @ 1/640th @ ISO 80. Programmed auto.

Processed for intensity and clarity in Lightroom.