Best Place in DFW to Photograph Birds

[evil4blue]

Here we go. Kinda generic, but should be a good topic to start the "Best Place" threads.

Please give your opinion, your lens choice, and maybe a photo or two to help solidify your nomination (not really needed, but would be nice).

This isn't a competition, its just for fun and inspiration.

***Abel, do you want me to start the same thread in the Houston forum? Or come up with another topic?***

Here's a generic entry:

Fort Worth Zoo Aviary

Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 w/ 1.4x teleconverter

[markperez]

Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in Mckinney

Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF
1/3200s f/6.3 at 300.0mm

[Nezmo]

Andy Brown Park East, Coppell

20D with Sigma 70-300mm APO

[Trey Neal]

Village Creek Drying Beds - Arlington, Tx



Here's a gallery of images taken at this location over the past year or so.

[brad]

(All with Tamron 28-300mm zoom, at 300mm)

Joe Pool Lake, Lynn Creek Park, Grand Prairie





Botanic Gardens, Fort Worth

[Jim Victory]

Here are a few and there are many more.

JOE POOL LAKE











TARRANT COUNTY WILDLIFE PARK











DALLAS ARBORETUM

[KeithnFW]

they don't seem to mind the jets


and from the fenceline at NASJRB Fort Worth. . . . .nice tail

[KeithnFW]

from the Fort Worth adubon society
http://www.fwas.org/area_birding.asp

[bburton]

Originally Posted by Trey Neal

Village Creek Drying Beds - Arlington, Tx

Very nice collection of shots, Trey. How does one get to this location exactly? I pass by the Village Creek Processing Plant every week day, but I've never thought of it as a bird location.

[bburton]

Originally Posted by Jim Victory

Here are a few and there are many more.
TARRANT COUNTY WILDLIFE PARK

Jim, Nice selection of photos. Where exactly is this place?

[bburton]

Lake Arlington
Ducks, Geese, Egrets, and Herons. Because these birds are fairly "tame," it's a good place to practice photo techniques for the more skittish and far-off birds. One doesn't need super-long glass, but at least up to 300mm is probably wise.

These "honkers" were announcing to everybody that a potential food source had newly arrived: me.

[robar]

oh.. my backyard???

[Jim Victory]

Originally Posted by bburton

Jim, Nice selection of photos. Where exactly is this place?

Its off of 199 going north toward Azle from Ft. Worth. I came across it by accident on my way to visit my daughter in Azle. I have a bunch of shots I took within just a few minutes of Egrets, Night Herons, GBH, and numerous smaller birds.

[evil4blue]

These are all great. There are some really nice shots and some interesting locations.

I will post a new "Best Place" thread Friday, if anyone has a special request for a topic, just PM me. First come First serve. If I get more than one request, we'll just queue them up.

[arthur]

White Rock Lake has a lot of birds. Spillway, and along both sides....I currently don't have the lens for it though.