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Copter and Mallow

June 8, 2013 by Karla 2 Comments

I had fun photographing Copter and Mallow for friend and fellow website developer Dave Zille. They’re quite the little characters and can often be heard in the background of Dave’s screencasts chirping away 🙂

The birds I typically photograph are their wild cousins so it was a nice switch to have these two posing for me (there was still some bribery involved to be sure).

They’re both tame and are often free to fly around the house. Only Mallow is hand trained but I’ve been able to get Copter onto a finger for about 5 seconds … once. Neither like to be away from the cage for very long … it’s their safe place.

Speaking of feeling safe … my photographer friends will be familiar with the idea of using reflectors to help fill in some extra light. Guess what … birds don’t like shiny things (except perhaps crows and magpies). Maybe you’ve driven past farms with silver streamers or dvds fluttering in the wind? That’s to scare the birds away. Doug and I have noticed that even silver tripods can be sparkly enough to cause some distress when out photographing wildlife. So yep, leave the silver, gold, and zebra reflectors at home and stick with matte white paper or foam core and try not to move it around too much.

I’ll let you guess which one is Mallow … as in marshmallow …

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For The Birds

May 11, 2013 by Karla Leave a Comment

PhotoHaus Gallery’s current exhibition The Birds is on display now until May 22nd and I’m very pleased to have two wildlife images included.

If you find yourself in Vancouver stop by the gallery and check it out. Gallery hours are listed as Tues – Thurs 3pm-7pm, Fri 3pm-6pm, and Sat & Sun 12pm-3pm, but you might want to visit their website or phone first to double check.

 

Filed Under: Birds, Wildlife

Spring is in the Air

March 5, 2013 by Karla Leave a Comment

Snowdrops, crocuses, and wildlife photographers … sure signs that spring is just around the corner.

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Piper Spit was surprisingly busy for a Monday afternoon. Given all the rain we’ve been getting lately I guess it’s not really a wonder that folks are taking advantage of the sun when it does finally make an appearance. We certainly weren’t going to pass it up either.

We were greeted by the usual symphony of chirps, quacks, whistles, and caws. Sparrows were bickering on both sides of the path and the geese were adding the occasional honk. There was no shortage of Green-winged Teals (regular spring visitors). The males have this soft little whistle that reminds me of being in gym class … very cute … their whistles … not me in gym class … just wanted to clear that up.

Even the crows came through on their way to their nightly roost and stopped for a quick bite to eat. (Won’t be long now and they’ll be stopping in for eggs.)

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Of course no outing would be complete without at least one bird butt 😉 … ok, really it’s more like 90% of the shots. I swear they know when you’re about to click the shutter.
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There was lots of preening going on …
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… some … uh … other stuff …
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… and generally a bunch of entertaining territorial type antics. This poor male Hooded Merganser sure got an earful from momma Wood Duck when he swam a little too close.
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Waiting patiently for babies to arrive …

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