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Sandhill Crane

I am NOT a bird photographer…

Posted on February 26, 2015April 13, 2015

As the title suggests, I am NOT a bird photographer. Don’t get me wrong. I love our fine feathered friends. I just don’t have the patience or the gear to photograph them properly. There is a true skill set and art to the process of bird photography that I do not possess. But I still try.

This past weekend we took  a trip out to Reifel Bird sanctuary for an afternoon walk/exploration. I brought along my little mirrorless system for myself and the larger Nikon for the kids to play with. The longest reach for both cameras was an 80-200 mm lens. Immediately on arriving I experienced lens envy. There were dozens of people walking around with monster lenses the size of my leg. Then I noticed quite a few photographers had their gear in roller carts, and that reminded me of why I bought into the mirrorless camera system. I hate the weight of that gear. But if you want to shoot birds it’s what you need.

We saw Sah-Whet owls, Sandhill Cranes, Great Blue Herons, Bald Eagles and lots and lots of ducks. I quickly realized that my 200mm lens reach really wasn’t going to cut it, but I still got some decent shots. On processing them it dawned on me that while I am no bird photographer I had taken a few bird images over the past year. So without further ado here are a selection of bird shots from the past year:

Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Crane
Red Winged Black Bird
Red Winged Black Bird
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagles
Cormorant drying his wings
Cormorant drying his wings
Baby Hummingbird
Baby Hummingbird
For the life of me I can't remember the name of this bird
For the life of me I can’t remember the name of this bird
Cormorant - Costa Rica
Cormorant – Costa Rica
Green Heron - Costa Rica
Green Heron – Costa Rica
Snowey Egret - Costa Rica
Snowey Egret – Costa Rica
Toucan - Costa Rica
Toucan – Costa Rica

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