Birds and Cameras

We took the kids to the Meadowlark 2009 Photography Expo today. It was free for the kids and my husband and I together only paid $5/each. We didn't go for the photography exhibit as much as for the opportunity to view the birds from the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia. I thought the kids would enjoy seeing real birds of prey; something they may never have a chance to view up close otherwise.

It was a beautiful day. Perfect f0r walking through this beautiful garden that is in our own backyard!

The cost for photographing the birds was $25 for 45 minutes and four birds per time slot. The money of course went to fund the conservancy. I thought the turnout of photographers was pretty good; many of whom had cameras way better than ours. It was absolutely worth the cost, of course. This is just one of the almost 400 shots I took of these birds. It was incredible being so close to them. The kids enjoyed them too. We also got to see some owls.

I hope you will make time to attend this event, if not tomorrow, then next year. It is an annual event and it is well worth the effort to attend.

By the way, remember tomorrow is daylight savings; we lose an hour... it's Spring Forward!