I was lucky enough to attend a birding photography tour and workshop at Kensington Metropark. It was led by a professional photographer and organized by Michigan Audubon. I’ll have more specific stories to add later, but for now I wanted to share some of the photo highlights, including a new lifer* for me, a Virginia Rail.
*Lifer – a bird you’re seeing for the first time. Very exciting stuff if you’re unapologetically nerdy enough to keep a list of every bird you’ve ever seen, especially when that list is already long.
Virginia Rail
Sandhill Cranes
Wood Duck Family
Osprey and Eastern Kingbird
Sandhill Cranes
Barn Swallow
Sandhill Cranes
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Herons
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Jay
Osprey
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Robin
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-winged Blackbird
Mute Swan
Great Blue Heron
