Sunday, November 12, 2023

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, November 04, 2023

On Saturday, Nov 4th, I drove to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary for a walk. While there I ran into a Field Trip group from Nature Calgary. Toward the end of the walk a few of us took a second look for Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) as we hadn't seen any yet. For the last few months I have been seeing a female on each walk, and this time we were lucky enough to find a male. Maybe owletts next spring!


Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 200mm, ISO 1600, 1/125, f/11. Nov 04, 2023, 11:45 am.

We were very lucky that the owl positioned itself in the tree just right, and we enjoyed watching the beautiful bird.


Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 200mm, ISO 1600, 1/125, f/11. Nov 04, 2023, 11:40 am.

Earlier in the morning I was lucky to spot these Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus); three males, one adult and two juveniles. The fall colours reflecting off the water add a lot to the picture. 


Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 524mm, ISO 5000, 1/320, f/12. Nov 04, 2023, 10:30 am.

These are such a striking looking duck. The markings are amazing.


Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm + MC20, 524mm, ISO 3200, 1/160, f/12. Nov 04, 2023, 10:00 am.

All pictures photo-edited with On1 Photo Raw 2023.

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