As I mentioned in yesterday’s Roseate Spoonbill post, on the final day of the Space Coast Birding Festival, out on Blackpoint Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the wading birds massed in a small pool right next to the road, feeding with frenzy on some kind of fresh spawn. In this tiny pool, there were large numbers of Roseate Spoonbills, Snowy and Great Egrets, Glossy and White Ibis, as well as a dozen Wood Storks. It was most impressive. The kind of sight that has to bring a smile at the least, and, for most of us, a giddy grin. 🙂

You can see numbers of all the species mentioned in this moderate telephoto shot of one corner of the pool. It is perhaps more effective in conveying the experience than a full wide angle shot…or than the panoramas I also managed at the pool.

Canon SX50HS. Program with -1/3rd EV exposure compensation and iContrast. 160mm equivalent field of view. ISO 100 @ 1/1000th @ f5.6. Processed in Snapseed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014.