{"id":1478,"date":"2011-03-16T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2011-03-15T20:42:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T00:42:29","slug":"what-are-your-favorite-florida-bird-photography-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/what-are-your-favorite-florida-bird-photography-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Your Favorite Florida Bird Photography Locations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I will be heading down to Orlando soon for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopworld.com\/\">Photoshop World 2011<\/a><\/strong>.  I plan on going early and taking advantage of the time to do some bird photography. While I have visited several locations on the west coast of FLorida, I have not visited many locations on the east coast. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_473\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 266px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/florida-birds\/20100315_night_birds_2358_blog\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/20100315_night_birds_2358_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"20100315_night_birds_2358_blog\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/20100315_night_birds_2358_blog.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/20100315_night_birds_2358_blog-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brown Pelican on Pier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In doing some research, I think I have narrowed down my potential locations to 3 areas.  1) Viera Wetlands, 2) Merritt Island NWR and 3) St. Augustine Alligator Farm.  Which of these locations do my Florida friends and readers recommend?  If not these are there other recommendations you have?  If so email me or comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will be heading down to Orlando soon for Photoshop World 2011. I plan on going early and taking advantage of the time to do some bird photography. While I have visited several locations on the west coast of FLorida, I have not visited many locations on the east coast. 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