Heat Shimmer - 08 Dec 2018

On this cold, crisp morning our resident Eastern Screech Owl took advantage of the warming Sun's rays. I grabbed the scope and stepped outside onto the deck to get some digiscoped images from about 200' away. I could see the heat shimmer through the scope as the moisture in the air created some diffuse filtering affects on the view. This is an issue with digiscoping at long distances.