{"id":450,"date":"2009-03-28T05:31:29","date_gmt":"2009-03-28T11:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potd.lightshedder.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2009-03-28T05:31:29","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T11:31:29","slug":"3282009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"3\/28\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/gallery\/7100794_7aV5E\/1\/#462764348_nZqJH-A-LB\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/photos\/462764348_nZqJH-M.jpg?resize=524%2C450\" alt=\"Least Bittern: Viera Wetlands, FL\" width=\"524\" height=\"450\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Least Bittern: Viera Wetlands, FL<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the Bittern fans out there, and while we are on Florida Bitterns. The American Bittern from yesterday was a gift. This Least was a stake out. People had been seeing this bird in this clump of reeds at Viera Wetlands for close to 2 mouths when I got there, and it was easy to find. Just drive up behind the 7 or 8 cars already stopped and ask where it was. It did take me several visits to the spot over the course of a morning to get a semi-acceptable view, as the bittern was not exactly posing for photo-opps. Eventually though I was able to get a line on her long enough to get a few decent shots.<\/p>\n<p>Sony DSC N1 behind the eyepiece of the Zeiss Diascope 85FL spotting scope at a total equivalent focal length of 2300mm. F5.0 @ 1\/100 @ ISO 64 (F-stop limited by the scope). Programed Auto with selective spot focus.<\/p>\n<p>Minimal adjustments in Lightroom for Presence and sharpness (some Fill Light used to open shadows).<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/gallery\/7100794_7aV5E\/1\/462764348_nZqJH\" target=\"_blank\">Space Coast Birding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-450\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=450&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-450\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=450&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=450&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Bittern fans out there, and while we are on Florida Bitterns. 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