Saturday, December 6, 2008

Departure Time: 7:00 a.m. (car pooling from Dunn Loring)

Photo shoot : 9:00 until noon 

No admission charge

Our next scheduled field trip is to the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Harford County Maryland.  The field trip is primarily for photographing and viewing the Bald Eagles but there are other photo opportunities in the area.  Typically at this time of the year, large numbers of bald eagles can be seen near the dam and this provides some of the best eagle photography in the Mid Atlantic States.  In addition to the eagles, there are numerous Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Gulls and other birds along the river.

I would suggest everyone bring a pair of binoculars for the trip.  As for camera gear, there are two strategies that work well for photographing the eagles at this site.  One strategy is to take the longest lens and sturdiest tripod that is available to you.  This strategy gives you the opportunity to photography distant perched or flying eagles.   The other approach is to take the longest lens that you can comfortably hand carry.   This approach is sometimes more useful for photographing the eagles that often fly over the shooting area and perch in the nearby trees.  Contact me with any questions that you have about photographing the eagles.

The dam is located about 90 miles northeast of Dunn Loring (take interstate 95 north until exit 89).  Specific driving directions and other trip information will be provided.  To sign up or inquire further about the trip,  please call or email: 

Gerry Abbott

gerry.abbott "at" cox.net

703.967.9677 (mobile)