RH Speirs | Photographer - North Glenmore Park

On the morning of May 14th I went to North Glenmore Park to explore the area for a potential photo I had in mind (the next morning) that involved the rising Full Moon lined up with the Big "H" of Heritage Park (across the Glenmore Reservoir). Turned out, that photo idea wouldn't work out for the May Full Moon rise as the alignment was off by a few meters, but it might work out some other time in the future, we'll see. While there, I was pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of Shorebirds/Waterfowl that must have been attracted by the very low water level of the Reservoir at the time. Including the White-faced Ibis which I was not aware even came within the city limits. Here are some photos of what I saw while there, plus a few more from when I returned the following morning. During my 2 visits to North Glenmore park there turned out to be far too many photos to put all in one gallery. So, the photos are split into 3 separate galleries; this one, another of various birds from May 15th, and a separate gallery for a Canada Goose family that didn't seem to mind me getting fairly close for some decent close-up shots. I wasn't actually all that close, but definitely closer than usual. When shooting with 700mm of lens, and a slight cropping of the photos here and there, it sure can appear that way. You can go directly to the May 15th visit/gallery by clicking/tapping here, or the Canada Goose family gallery by clicking/tapping here. Simply scroll down/swipe up to view this current gallery. Enjoy!

White-faced Ibises, Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

White-faced Ibis (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

White-faced Ibises (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

American Coot (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

White-faced Ibises (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

White-faced Ibis (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

Franklin's Gull (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

White-faced Ibises and a Ring-billed Gull, Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

White-faced Ibises (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

Immature Ring-billed Gull (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

As I was leaving the park for the day, I just couldn't resist trying to capture this view (below). I shouldn't have been lazy, and actually took the time to change lenses to a wider angle lens for this shot. Instead, I just used the long lens that was already on the camera at the time, and (hand-held) simply paned across the scene taking 4 shots in portrait orientation, overlapping them by about a third. Then I stitched the 4 pictures together using software on the computer when I processed the image later on. I'm fairly pleased with how it turned out though, considering it was done via hand-held method. In hind sight I should have just taken the time to change lenses at the time lol. Well, one thing is for sure, and that's just how clearly this image shows how low the water level of the reservoir was at this time.

16x9 Panoramic (4 shot) View from the Glenmore Pathway looking West toward Weaselhead Flats, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 14th

Being quite fascinated with what I saw on May 14th, I returned to the park the following morning, and here's some of what I saw while there.

Northern Shoveler (male) in flight, Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 15th

Swans (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 15th

I don't know what species of bird this is (below).

Bird, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 15th

Ring-billed Gull (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 15th

Canada Goose, Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 15th

Franklin's Gulls, Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 15th

Franklin's Gull (in flight), Glenmore Reservoir, North Glenmore Park, Calgary, AB - May 15th

North Glenmore Park - Calgary, AB

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