{"id":9681,"date":"2022-02-14T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flgcc.com\/?p=9681"},"modified":"2026-05-30T06:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T10:59:48","slug":"photography-heaven-in-venice-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/14\/photography-heaven-in-venice-florida\/florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Heaven in Venice Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the middle of the city of Venice, FL is a very small pond with a little island on one end. Each year the island becomes home to dozens of herons, egrets and cormorants that build their nests and raise their young. It is a photographer and birder magnet because the island and its birds are so close to shore. The park is managed by the local Audubon chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/220202-4-black-crowned-night-heron-watching-for-mate.jpg\" alt=\"Black Crowned Night Heron Watching For Mate\" class=\"wp-image-99018\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black-crowned Night Heron Watching for His Mate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/220202-4-great-blue-heron-female-caring-for-new-chick.jpg\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron Female Caring For New Chick\" class=\"wp-image-99019\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great Blue Heron Female Caring for Her New Chick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a great time to witness the breeding plumage of the Great Egrets. They develop lacy back feathers and the coloring around their beaks turns bright green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/220202-4-great-egret-with-breeding-plumes-blowing-in-breeze.jpg\" alt=\"Great Egret With Breeding Plumes Blowing In Breeze\" class=\"wp-image-98900\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Great Egret with Breeding Plumes Blowing in the Wind<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/220202-5-great-egret-trumpeting.jpg\" alt=\"Great Egret Trumpeting\" class=\"wp-image-98901\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great Egret in Breeding Plumage Trumpeting from the Nest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More photos have been uploaded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/gary-walker-photography\/galleries\/nature\/birds\/egrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Egrets<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/gary-walker-photography\/galleries\/nature\/birds\/herons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Herons<\/a><\/strong> galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of the city of Venice, FL is a very small pond with a little island on one end. Each year the island becomes home to dozens of herons, egrets and cormorants that build their nests and raise their young. 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