Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo - March 2017

Video Screen Capture:  Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo Checklist

Hi!

Although the video below is from last year, it still paints a very good picture of what "The Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo"is all about.

It's an awesome family event and is coming up again in in March 2017.

Best of all—admission and parking are free, so it makes a very affordable day to get out and see some amazing wildlife up close and mingle with all kinds of folks who are drawn to Arizona's outdoors—and have some great fun with your family and friends.

I plan to attend and take my camera so I can get some close up shots of some of the birds of prey they'll have on display (sick, injured, or orphaned animals that cannot be released back into the wild). 

Video Screen Capture Of A Vulture At The Expo

Video Screen Capture Of Birds Of Prey At The Expo

 The video below will tell you more but I'll include a link to the AZ Game And Fish website and info abut location and dates etc below.

Hope to see you there next March! 

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Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo 

 

Ben Avery Shooting Facility

4044 W. Black Canyon Blvd., Phoenix
Exit I-17 at Carefree Highway

Saturday, March 25, 2017 - 9 am - 5 pm

Sunday, March 26, 2017- 9 am - 4 pm

https://www.azgfd.com/Expo

Arizona's Salt River: Lotza Buzzards!

Hi,

Yesterday I drove up the Bush Highway in the east end of the Phoenix Valley.  I was planning to take some photos at various locations along the way.

It had been a while since I'd been up there....and was sad to find that you now must have a permit in almost EVERY place there is to park.

In addition, there are now very few places the "powers that be" allow you to just pull off the road.

There are signs everywhere saying no parking and going on about fines and permits and violations.

SHESH!!!

It is VERY sad to me.

Oh well...times change I guess.

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Dust Storm:

I did manage to stop at the Great Western Trail Head of the Tonto National Forrest...and video tape a huge dust storm that blew in.

I may post that sometime...but because I was right down in it...the video just looks like a brown cloud for a lot of it!  : )

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Lotza Vultures - Oh My:

Later, as I drove back down into the Valley and passed through the "Lower Salt" I saw at least a dozen or more vultures flying in the sky.

I pulled over and snapped as many images as I could and will post some of the better ones here.

Taking these images did drive home the FACT that I need a longer lens.

Although as you can see after a while they started to drift further and further away...initially they were right over my head and fairly close to the ground.

I had my normally amazing Cannon 24-105 mm zoomed in all the way...but in the original photos the buzzards look like they are miles away.  So I had to "crop in" on all of these...and they are not as "clear and focussed" as I would've liked.

DADDY needs a new lens!!

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All in all, though, it was a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

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