On Tuesday and expert birder from Nature Calgary joined me and we drove the gravel backroads north and east of Chestermere looking for shorebirds. We finished off at Weed Lake in Langdon, Alberta. The water was very flat, and the clouds reflecting off the water looked like a soft cotton pillow.
Olympus OMD E-M5 Markii, 14-42mm, 42mm, ISO 200, f/11, 1/640.
There was a lot of water next to the back roads, and we found some Wilson's Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor) among the cattails.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm plus MC20, 415mm, ISO 1600, f/12, 1/800.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm plus MC20, 490mm, ISO 1600, f/12, 1/800.
We didn't see a large number of shorebirds but we did see a good variety. This is a picture of a Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) and its cousin, and Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla).
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm plus MC20, 800mm, ISO 1600, f/13, 1/800.
The middle bird in this photo is a Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus).
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm plus MC20, 437mm, ISO 1000, f/12, 1/800.
This Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) seems like a good place to end the shore bird pictures.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm plus MC20, 800mm, ISO 1250, f/13, 1/800.
As we drove along we also came upon this Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) on a power pole.
Olympus OM-1, 100-400mm plus MC20, 800mm, ISO 1000, f/13, 1/800.
All pictures photo-edited with On1 Photo Raw 2024
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