Carburn Park, November 17, 2023

Yesterday, Friday, I joined Nature Calgary for a field trip at Carburn Park. This innercity Calgary park is full of surprises and is one of the better birding parks in Calgary. There are also other surprises. During our walk, we saw a pair of Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), one buck and one doe. The buck was quite stunning.

Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 3200, 1/400, f/12. Nov 17, 2023, 10:25 am.

Later on we saw another buck on the other side of the river. I am not sure if it was the same one or not. But I haven't seen many swim the river.

Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 3200, 1/2000, f/13. Nov 17, 2023, 11:25 am.

Also on the opposite bank, this Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was gathering nesting material for winter.  It had such a large pice of bark that it had trouble lifting off.

Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 3200, 1/1250, f/13. Nov 17, 2023, 10:45 am.

Prior to the walk, I started the day by taking my fisheye lens down by the river to see if I could capture some interesting light. This picture is the result. The high f-stop gives the sun a starburst pattern.

Olympus OMD M5ii, 8mm, ISO 400, 1/50, f/22. Nov 17, 2023, 8:35 am.

Also early in the morning two chickadees (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were going after some seed someone had left on the bridge. One is just perching there, and the other is flying in.  I really like this picture.

Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 800mm, ISO 3200, 1/320, f/12. Nov 17, 2023, 8:25 am.

And finally, I love this old tree down by the river. It has lots of character.

iPhone 14, 6mm, ISO 50, 1/2695, f/1.5. Nov 17, 2023, 10:55 am.

All pictures photo-edited with On1 Photo Raw 2023.