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The Canadian Raptor Conservancy

12/26/2015

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In November, I had the opportunity to go to Ontario, Canada, with fellow photographers, Harsha and Larry, to take photos at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy, with Raymond Barlow's raptor workshop. For two days we took pictures of many birds perching and flying under the guidance of the falconers who positioned or flew the birds for about ten photographers. Raymond was a great host and helped us find the best positions to get some wonderful images and gave advice on camera and lens settings. It was a great experience to get practice photographing flying raptors in a controlled outdoor environment with multiple opportunities to take pictures of each bird. The first day was very cloudy and the second day was sunny so we got to see some of the birds in different lighting conditions. We saw several birds that I have never seen up close and several that are not native to our part of the country and we would never see around here. These are just a few sample below, but the there are many more.
Please click here to see many more photos of the birds from the Canadian Raptor Conservancy
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Apolomado Falcon
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Great Gray Owl
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Great Horned Owl
See a previous blog posting with a video of a Bald Eagle flying.
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Merry Christmas

12/25/2015

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Bruce and Suzanne (Great Gray Owl photo taken at Sax Zim Bog, MN, Jan. 2, 2015)
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Sharp-Shinned Hawk in the backyard

12/20/2015

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A juvenile Sharp-Shinned Hawk in the backyard. I have driven many miles and hundreds of miles to take pictures of birds, and then this guy shows up at our feeders trying to make a meal out of a sparrow or two. He made several unsuccessful attempts to snatch a smaller bird, but they scattered or hid in the evergreen shrubs. I took a few photos through the window and then as he perched scouting for the next victim I quietly walked out on the deck and was able to get some better photos. I was surprised that he didn't fly while I took several photos. In the end, I'm not sure if he was successful in capturing his prey.  A treat for us to see and to be able to get photos of a nice raptor in the backyard.
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