Saturday was a good day to visit Carburn Park in SE Calgary. It was a little cloudy and the sunlight wasn't ideal, but the leader from Nature Calgary was great and the walk was enjoyable. The Short-billed gull is an uncommon sighting, so it deserves to be shown. It is shown next to a Ring-billed gull; one of the most common gulls in Calgary right now. You get a bit of an idea of the Short-bill's size. The Short-billed gull was commonly called a Mew gull previously.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 539mm, ISO 1250, 1/320, f/13. Aug 12, 2023, 9:10 am.
There were at least three Cooper's Hawks in the park and their presence kept the other birds vocal and moving. In the first picture the Hawk has a prey bird clutched in its talons.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 490mm, ISO 1250, 1/200, f/14. Aug 12, 2023, 10:00 am.
The hawk then flew off its perch, heading straight toward us.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 539mm, ISO 1250, 1/640, f/12. Aug 12, 2023, 10:20 am.
Across the river from the Carburn path, two Bald Eagles landed on the same tree. The lighting isn't ideal, but the picture is still interesting.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 490mm, ISO 1250, 1/640, f/12. Aug 12, 2023, 11:30 am.
All photographic files post-edited with On1 Photo Raw 2023.
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