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Every year around mid-April, a large number of pelicans arrive to spend time on the St. Louis River near Duluth. Photographers and sightseers alike come out to view the birds and enjoy their layover.
On May 11th, I joined a group of birders at the Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center in northern Minnesota as part of the Document Spring project. The group had started out earlier to identify as many birds as possible, I believe it was around 70, before the Document spring group arrived. We went on a short hike during which I tried to take photos of birds that are not willing models. I also offered advice to the group on camera settings and technique. I also spotted what I thought were interesting subjects.
My month long visit home has ended and I have returned to Minneapolis again. Sports photography begins at the end of next week and my sister is arriving from Florida later today. She claims she likes taking a break in cooler weather, but she may get more than she bargained for on this trip.
During the month of March I was able to accomplish many things that had been awaiting my attention, however, there is always much more for when I return home next. I managed to sneak in a few photo trips while home, some of the results were shown in previous blog posts. As I was kind of quiet during the past month, I thought I would share a few glimpses of how I spent some of my time in the Duluth area. The image with the blue bridge highlights my upcoming summer adventure. I will be a seasonal operator of the bridge, which opens to allow the tour boats, fishing charter boats and private craft to pass on their way out to Lake Superior. Part of the job is to be an ambassador for the city of Duluth. You can be sure I will always have a camera with me on this job.
A bit of fun from a trip to San Francisco in 2012. Nothing like having a captive audience.
Canon ELPH 110HS, ISO 200, 12.99mm, f/5.0, 1/640 sec.
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