Birds Of Prey Meet-Up
Birds-of-Prey are some of the more difficult shots to get in the wild, because it never fails when you go searching in nature that you can never get just the right angle or light. What better an opportunity to capture these magnificent creatures than a nature preserve where they can’t really escape and have no choice but let you get some pictures? The Detroit Smugs set out to participate in the winter photography workshop hosted by the Howell Nature Center in Howell, Michigan. The Howell Conference & Nature Center is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned wild animals as well as to educate the public about the wild animals that share our world. All of the birds-of-prey you see pictured were at one time either injured or orphaned and the preserve has nursed them back to health. The majority of the birds have been deemed unable to return to the wild and stay permanently at the preserve. At any given time the HNP, cares for over 2,000 different animals yearly and relies on donations and efforts from concerned volunteers. Nothing screams majestic quite like a bald eagle (I think that’s why we didn’t listen to Ben Franklin and make the national bird a turkey as he had hoped). This snow owl is another of my favorites; although I can’t stop thinking about the old “how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop commercial.” I’m also not sure why I assume that every owl is a male, but we’ll just say HE is beautiful and he looks like he means business. I’m sure you have your favorites as well but it gives you a glimpse of this fantastic event. If you would like to learn more about the Howell Nature Preserve you can visit their website at www.howellnaturecenter.org I look forward to seeing all of your Detroit Smug faces at the next meet-up :) Till then keep your camera shooting ~
Birds-of-Prey are some of the more difficult shots to get in the wild, because it never fails when you go searching in nature that you can never get just the right angle or light. What better an opportunity to capture these magnificent creatures than a nature preserve where they can’t really escape and have no choice but let you get some pictures? The Detroit Smugs set out to participate in the winter photography workshop hosted by the Howell Nature Center in Howell, Michigan. The Howell Conference & Nature Center is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned wild animals as well as to educate the public about the wild animals that share our world. All of the birds-of-prey you see pictured were at one time either injured or orphaned and the preserve has nursed them back to health. The majority of the birds have been deemed unable to return to the wild and stay permanently at the preserve. At any given time the HNP, cares for over 2,000 different animals yearly and relies on donations and efforts from concerned volunteers. Nothing screams majestic quite like a bald eagle (I think that’s why we didn’t listen to Ben Franklin and make the national bird a turkey as he had hoped). This snow owl is another of my favorites; although I can’t stop thinking about the old “how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop commercial.” I’m also not sure why I assume that every owl is a male, but we’ll just say HE is beautiful and he looks like he means business. I’m sure you have your favorites as well but it gives you a glimpse of this fantastic event. If you would like to learn more about the Howell Nature Preserve you can visit their website at www.howellnaturecenter.org I look forward to seeing all of your Detroit Smug faces at the next meet-up :) Till then keep your camera shooting ~
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