Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Excellence in Avian Photography

I think this beautiful Spoonbill atthe Calgary Zoo almost looks as if it is made of Alabaster! I love it when one of the birds flies and lands on the railing. If only it happened every time : )

This beautiful Bald Eagle was taking a long, long bath just the other side of the wire mesh fence from where I was standing. I was SO lucky that day, as these birds are usually up in one of the tall trees when I visit!

I took my new little point-and-shoot to the Calgary Zoo for the afternoon today. I wanted to test it out and compare similar photos taken recently with my old, half-working Canon S3 IS and very old Olympus C750 UZ. I found the Panasonic DMC-FZ18 a delightful camera to use!! It is light-weight, comfy and if I can use it, then anyone could. I kept it on Intelligent Auto to test out the camera and it seems to have worked reasonably well in various light conditions. I did use flash for some of my indoor shots. I wasn't sure what to expect for the colours from this camera, but I think this image shows that colours can be vibrant and accurate.

This little guy was perched on top of a glass fence inside the Calgary Zoo's Conservatory. The position was great, but the light was awful, as it was already early evening.

Took this photo a few months ago in the aviary at the Calgary Zoo. Yes, Tanya, I know - disappointing to find out that it was seen at the Zoo, not in the wild! It is such an amazing experience to have these large owls flying around you, with nothing between them and you.

For the first time ever that I have been there, one of the Burrowing Owls in the Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo was perched near some cacti. I love the fact that these tiny Burrowing Owls are free to fly all over the Conservatory room. Rather a blown-out photo, but I still love its bright eyes. I'm so glad that people have developed breeding programs for this endangered species.