Saturday was a beautiful day for a nature walk with Nature Calgary in North Glenmore Park. Once you move away from the bike path, the ponds are quite beautiful.
Olympus M5ii, 14-150mm, 20mm, ISO 640, 1/320, f/13. Aug 26, 2023, 11:25 am.
The best bird picture of the day was of this Cooper'sHawk (Accipiter cooperii). Originally this was thought to be a Sharp-shinned Hawk, but the moderators at ebird.org corrected the species. The picture captures the hawk with a field mouse in it talons. That is quite a large prey for such a small raptor.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 571mm, ISO 1000, 1/1600, f/13. Aug 26, 2023, 10:50 am.
Also of note was this Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla). This is a new Life Bird for me (137 and counting). It is warbler season as they are gathering to migrate South. It can be hard to tell them apart. So many yellow coloured warblers! Deep in the branches like this forces such a slow shutter speed. I wouldn't be able to hand hold this with an 800mm lens if it wasn't for the image stabilization of the Olympus OM1.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 1000, 1/50, f/13. Aug 26, 2023, 11:20 am.
All files post-edited with On1 Photo Raw 2023.
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