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Photograph Safari Hike: Bodacious Birds & Beasts with Barbara Saffir

  • 10 Jun 2023
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Patuxent River Park
  • 8

Registration

Meet:- No later than 9 am in front of the visitor center. We'll start hiking by 9:10 a.m.
Visitor Center, Patuxent River Park's Jug Bay Natural Area, 16000 Croom Airport Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD, 301-627-6074, https://www.pgparks.com/3436/Patuxent-River-Park
Copy these GPS coordinates into Google Maps: 38.773590, -76.710906
Map: https://www.pgparks.com/DocumentCenter/View/20046/PRP-Jug-Bay-Trails-Map-2022-PDF
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Photograph bodacious birds and beasts at Patuxent River Park’s Jug Bay Natural Area 

Award-winning wildlife photographer and certified master naturalist Barbara Saffir will lead a roughly 2-mile hike on dirt (and sometimes muddy) trails and a boardwalk at a relatively slow pace with many photo stops.  Patuxent’s wetland trails wind past nesting ospreys, sunflower-yellow prothonotary warblers, other resident and migratory birds, and critters such as butterflies, frogs, and northern watersnakes.

Cell phone cameras to long lenses are welcome, though long lenses are necessary for distant birds.  While some technical help will be available, hikers should know how to operate their own cameras.  The photo safari will mainly focus on helping the entire group learn how to hunt for the critters.

 

Get to know your Naturalist Guide:

Barbara J. Saffir is an award-winning wildlife photographer, author of “Walking, Washington, DC,” founder of the “Nature Photography DC/MD/VA” Meetup group, and a certified Virginia Master Naturalist from Fairfax, VA. Join her to discuss the natural treasures that lie within the mid-Atlantic. Barbara regularly explores trails either hiking with her camera or running without her camera, wishing she had it with her.

 

What to wear/bring/misc:

  • Dress according to the weather, wear weather-appropriate clothes and non-cotton articles of clothing. Other optional items are hats, tick spray 
  • Wear sturdy closed-toe hiking boots or sneakers with non-slip shoes that can safely handle slippery surfaces.   
  • Adults only and no pets.
  • Bring water, sunblock, extra camera battery and memory card, and a lens-cleaning cloth.
  • Bring your binoculars or telescope and magnifying glass or hand lens.
  • Grab your guide book if you own one.

SPACES ARE LIMITED — The tour should take approximately 3 hours to complete. The exact meeting space will be provided when registration and payment is complete.

CANCELLATION: Cancellations allowed one week ahead of program start. Refunds will not be given for cancellations made less than one week before start of program.

Please contact Jayne at JAsh@marylandnature.org with any questions.

 

RAIN POLICY: Rain cancels. Participants will be notified by 5 pm the day before if canceled.