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Bay Area Bird Photographers (BABP)

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Parrots in the Wild: A Photographic Journey 

Please note that this meeting will be online.

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Presenter: Corey Raffel

I am a parrot fanatic.  When and where my interest began, I am not entirely sure.  However, in the past I have bred parrots in aviaries in my yard, although this ended when I moved to MN.  I took a trip to Peru to see wild parrots in 2016.  At that time, I did not even own a camera, but, thinking that taking photos would be a good idea, I rented a superzoom camera.  I found that I had a ball taking the photos, and, thus, began my journey into wildlife photography.  This talk will describe the evolution in the equipment I use and why I use it and the evolution in my technique, hopefully for the better.  I will use my photos of wild parrots to illustrate the journey.


Earlier Event: November 18
Speaker Series (Online): John Richardson
Later Event: December 20
San Jose Christmas Bird Count (CBC)