As the hobby of birding grows, so does the art of photographing the feathered friends in the Lake Havasu City area.
Birding Facebook pages, books, field guides and more add to educating birders – with and without cameras – as to where to find them and how to “shoot” them.
Local photographer Ken Gallagher offers some hints for getting just those shots that make bird photography rewarding and fun.
“Go Big. And by big, I mean big aperture and shutter speeds, big focal lengths, and most of all, a big number of shots,” Gallagher said. He added it’s also good practice for learning new lens capabilities.
His work here, as well as Rick Powell’s photos also featured, can inspire those ready to try their hand at wildlife and bird photography and a perfect opportunity is just around the corner.
Birders are invited to participate in the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. Volunteers throughout the Americas take part in the adventure each year that is the longest-running annual wildlife census in North America. It has been happening for well more than 100 years.
This year, volunteers will be counting – and possibly photographing – birds at Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge Dec. 28, and at the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge Dec. 29.
Contact coordinator Kathleen Blair at 928-667-4144 or at Kathleen_blair@fws.gov for more information.
Photo Gallery By Ken Gallagher:
- Great Blue Heron, nicknamed Fred, by local fisherman, watching over Mesquite Bay. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- A Hummingbird flies near an Ocotillo in Lake Havasu. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- Common Barn Owl, photographed from a kayak, along the cliffs at Castle Rock. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- A Great Blue Heron, sits near Mesquite Bay fishing dock. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- Male Ladderbacked Woodpecker, photographed at the Cactus Garden in Lake Havasu State Park. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- Common to Western North America, the Northern Flicker, or Red Shafted Flicker, has beautiful color under wings and tail. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- A few White Pelicans have been seen in the Lake Havasu waters lately. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
- A couple of White Pelicans in Mesquite Bay with a Great Egret hides in the background. Ken Gallagher/RiverScene
Photo Gallery By Rick Powell:
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
- Rick Powell/RiverScene
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