Hello Friends! I hope you had a wonderful spring and I wish you an amazing summer!
Today I want to share one of my favorite activities that I do during spring…. Birding! Or perhaps more specifically in my case it is Bird Photography.

In 2017 I decided to join a birding course offered by The Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society (FFCPPS) in Calgary, Alberta. I was looking for something that would motivate me to be active on the weekends, in nature and that would also help me practice my photography. Since I’m a Nature Photographer, a birding course seemed to be the perfect thing and it has been! I did the spring and fall courses last year, and this year for the spring course I decided to join as an assistant; helping the leaders and the new participants.

If you live in Calgary and would like to join the fall course, please visit this link https://friendsoffishcreek.org/programs/birding-course/

Below are other programs being offered for summer that you might like:
Bird Watching Camp
Casino Fundraiser
Minibus Tours – Public and Private
Walking Tours and Education Programs
Parks Day & Creekfest – July 21 2018

These are some of the images I captured on April 22nd. We went to Elliston Park and the ponds close to it on 68 St SE.

Black-necked Stilt

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3, 600mm, f/6.3, 1/800s, ISO 160

American Avocet

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3, 600mm, f/6.3, 1/800s, ISO 320

Black-crowned Night Heron

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3, 600mm, f/7.1, 1/800s, ISO 320

Black-necked Stilts and American Avocet

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3, 600mm, f/7.1, 1/1000s, ISO 500

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