We have a gem of a county park in St. Cloud. It's located just south of the Costco complex, adjacent to the Stearns History Museum. It contains multiple ponds and attracts a huge variety of species during the spring migration. I've spent a few evenings there lately and saw, with very little effort, these species and more:
- Osprey
- Horned Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Loon
- Bald Eagle
- Ring-necked Duck
- Mallard
- American Coot
- Ruddy Duck
- Swamp Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Brown Thrasher
- Common Merganser
- Eastern Phoebe
- Belted Kingfisher
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
The first day was snowy and gray. The second was lit with golden evening sunlight. Here are few of the better shots I came away with.
Camera: Canon 7D Mark ii
Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM + Canon 1.4x III teleconverter
Processing: Lightroom (custom bird presets with manual adjustments)
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