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Bird Photography at Iona Beach Regional Park

Bird Photography at Iona Beach Regional Park

Trip Report by Adam Wang On October 15, a group of eight Nature Vancouver members and guests participated in a bird photo field trip at Iona Beach Regional Park. The trip started at 2:30pm and lasted until the rain came in the late afternoon. The park is a popular destination for birdwatchers and photographers, as it offers a variety of habitats and species. The group first explored the bushes near the parking lot, where they spotted some songbirds such as…

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Bird Photography During a Gloomy Covid Winter

Bird Photography During a Gloomy Covid Winter

by Ron Long I’m an old dog, and I have been a photographer for over 60 years – but I’m still learning new tricks. I have lots of birds coming to my feeders and to the special photography perches that I have set up outside my kitchen. During warm weather I sit at the open patio door and happily snap away. But what to do when it’s too cold to sit at an open door? Conventional wisdom tells us not…

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Backyard Birds

Backyard Birds

Text and Photos submitted by Ron Long I have decided that I am officially suffering from cabin fever. As a photographer, getting out with my camera has typically been the way I deal with those claustrophobic feelings but now, trying to observe the “stay at home” directives that we hear multiple times every day, that option is considerably reduced. Bird feeders to the rescue. I started thinking about ways to photograph the birds coming to my feeders. The main problem…

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