Category: Birds

How to Photograph Birds in Flight

Bird in Flight Photography When it comes to bird photography there is nothing that I love more than capturing an intimate portrait of a bird in its natural environment. Creating an artistic photograph of a challenging bird on an appropriate via How to Photograph Birds in Flight. To […]

Funky iPhoneography Swans

Going through some of my recent photos, I came across this photo of some Tundra Swans on the Chesapeake Bay. It wasn’t the greatest day to photograph them as it was rather cloudy and they were far from where I was standing. But I still enjoyed this capture […]

Count the Eagles Contest

After spending three days at Conowingo Dam this week, a new respect has been developed for the elegant Bald Eagle. At one visual count, over 80 birds were in sight on Thursday, but at least 100 Bald Eagles were residing at the dam this week. I’m getting close […]

Another Day at the Dam

Today was a wonderful day at the Conowingo Dam, waiting..waiting..and waiting for some Bald Eagle action to occur. The morning was overcast and misty, with cloud cover through most of the morning. The promised sunny day didn’t occur until midday when the dam went quiet, and the Bald […]

How to Shoot a Bald Eagle

Every winter, the Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Maryland is home to countless Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, Seagulls, Cormorants and other water like birds. My first visit to the dam was last year, when I rented a Canon 400mm L f/2.9 IS USM lens from Borrowlenses.com. I quickly […]

A Bunting We Will Go

A rare sight for Annapolis indeed. This little bird is a Snow Bunting who has migrated to the Chesapeake Bay in search for food this autumn. This little bird lives high on the frozen tundra in the upper arctic region of North America. Fondly nicknamed a Snowflake, this […]

The Calm Before the Storm

The cool brisk air and winds blowing 20 mph begin pushing the Chesapeake Bay across the mainland. White caps rapidly arriving to the sandy beach indicates just the beginning of the power of Hurricane Sandy. Due to hit full force mid-afternoon on Monday, light raindrops began encouraging all […]