**Northern Pintail in flight** (*Anas acuta, Canard Pilet, NOPI*) from my Better than Bosque workshop. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio, New Mexico, USA. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens with Sony FE 2X Teleconverter @1,200mm ISO 1,600, f/8 @ 1/5,000s. Full frame image. Manual exposure. Full Frame image.

Northern Pintail banking in flight

Christopher Dodds October 22, 2022

A Northern Pintail banks in flight in preparation for landing. Photographing the ducks in flight during my Best of Bosque workshop is so much fun and very rewarding when things work out. As they land, they tend to bank and change flight path suddenly making it challenging.

Join me at Bosque del Apache from December 5-9 for an awesome photographic adventure. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE HERE

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Join me at Bosque del Apache from December 5-9 for an awesome photographic adventure. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE HERE 🦆

Atlantic puffin flying with Capelin

Christopher Dodds September 3, 2022

The new Sony “Fish Eye Auto-Focus” did an exceptional job during my Deluxe Puffin Workshops - LOL!

We would start each day with a 200-meter (200 yards) walk down to the beach well before sunrise and then photograph until the light shifted to the harsh side before heading back up to the lighthouse for our freshly cooked breakfast. The kitchen crew (Jeannine, Brigitte and Jean-Paul) did an exceptional job cooking our delicious meals and meeting everyone’s dietary and allergy needs. Oh, did I mention the endless supply of freshly ground and brewed coffee? Expresso, latte, cappuccino, Café au lait? Life is good with exceptional coffee :)

This image was made the moment we went back down to the beach after breakfast; I think the Puffins had the same idea and it seemed like hundreds of Puffins were returning with bills full of fish.

I never tire of Puffins - lol.

**Northern Gannets Over-the-Top** (*Morus Bassanus, Fou de Bassan*) from my Gannets Galore Workshop on Bonaventure Island, Quebec in 2013 ©Christopher Dodds All Rights Reserved. Sony Alpha a9 Mirrorless Camera & Sony FE100-400 F4.5-5.6 G Master OSS @158mm ISO 1500, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s Manual exposure.

Northern Gannet Over-the-Top

Christopher Dodds May 25, 2022

A Northern Gannet cartwheels while calling at the top of its dive in the Gulf of the Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. We have had some epic time photographing from the early morning Zodiac excursions during my Gannets Galore Workshops in Percé, Quebec, Canada.

**Great Gray Owl NIGHTFLIGHT** *(Strix nebulosa, Chouette Lapone, GGOW)* Southwestern Quebec, Canada. ©2022 Christopher Dodds All Rights Reserved. Sony Alpha a1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens @236mm ISO 6,4000 @ 1/5,000s f/6.3. Bird-eye autofocus. Full frame image.

Great Grey Owl NIGHTFLIGHT

Christopher Dodds January 13, 2022

I recently had this beautiful Great Grey Owl all to myself. It spent most of the afternoon sitting on a big green garbage can with its eyes closed. Just as I decided to tweak a few settings on my Sony Alpha 1 camera, it perked up and started to look around as Great Grey Owls do; it really is a fantastic species to spend time with. This image is one of 12 that I made during its flight from the garbage can to a branch just before it got dark. Not all of my stories are action-packed romantic encounters in the wilds - smile.

Private owl prowls are available on a limited basis at a discounted price of USD$1,000.00/day plus local sales tax. Shoot me an email if you would like more details: chris@chrisdoddsphoto.com