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CAMBRIDGE BAY,NUNAVUT, CANADA Nesting Snowy Owls,Breeding Arctic Birds SPECIES: Nesting Snowy Owls, Pacific Loon, Yellow-billed Loon, King Eider, Snow Bunting, Peregrine Falcon, Black-bellied Plover...etc. There are 105 species of birds in Nunavut and 48 of them breed at Cambridge Bay. This is an exciting not to be missed opportunity to photograph nesting Snowy Owls and numerous breeding birds of the Arctic tundra. Along the shores of the Queen Maud Gulf on the southeast coast of Victoria Island, nestled beside high hills, lies Cambridge Bay, beautiful rolling tundra blossoming with colorful wildflowers in July. It is also blossoming with numerous species of Arctic tundra breeding birds. Among these species is the beautiful Snowy Owl. Dates: 2012: June 23rd to July 3rd - 10 days/10 nights / Now reserving for June 23rd 2013email info@naturesphotoadventures.com
Flight Destination: Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Leader: David Hemmings/Marc Latremouille Size: 8 Participants max. Price: $6,495.00 CDN + applicable 5% taxes Single Supplement $700 Deposit $2000 Physical Activity Level: Moderate. Included: Photographic instruction, permit fees, guides. Airport pickup and drop off. Accommodations (including all accommodations in Nunavut) Single Supplement $700.00 (11 Night Tour) Note an additional $100 room fee for Edmonton stop over accommodations night prior to next day flight to Cambridge Bay. Not Included: Meals ( meals are approximately $70 per day), beverages, alcoholic beverages. Insurance. International airfare to Flight Destination:Edmonton to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Canada. NPA will book all flights from Edmonton to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut through Canadian North Airlines. Note: On this workshop, there is a one night stop over in Edmonton to take the early flIght from Edmonton to Cambrige Bay, Nunavut. Workshop Overview: Cambridge Bay is known for its great wildlife, flora, landscape and landmarks. Cambridge Bay is a community of approximately 1400 people, the majority being Inuit. Although English is widely spoken throughout the community, Inuinnaqtun is the traditional language of the Inuit people of Cambridge Bay. The bird photography opportunities here will be astounding. Within walking distance of the community, you'll discover many archeological sites as you venture near the river to the northeast and further into the Mount Pelly and Ovayok Territorial Park area. We start our adventure the first day of your arrival as it is light here for 24 hours a day in June/July. Our main priority on this photo adventure will be to photography Snowy Owls on their nests bringing building material and food to the nest with the young owlets. Every year in the Arctic can be different from the previous year in regards to finding the Snowy Owl nests as they do not habitually nest at the same location yearly. It is largely dependent on the food supply, mostly lemmings, being readily available. If it is a good year for lemmings, it will likely be a good year for Snowy Owl nests. The food supply is also a direct factor in determining how many owlets the parents have on a given nest, usually anywhere from 4-12 eggs. Another factor we are faced with is the food supply can’t be determined until the snow is mostly melted in June so it is impossible to know well enough in advance what the food supply situation will be for that year. We will do our best to source out and set up near the nests to photograph the 'snowies' on their nests but please note for this particular workshop these magnificent creatures present the following terms: There is no 100% guarantee that we will find nesting Snowy Owls to photograph. However, there are an abundant amount of other species to photograph on this trip. Please note the list below: Highly likely to see and photograph on and near nests: Pacific Loon, Yellow-billed Loon, Cackling Goose, Brant, Long-tailed Duck, Common Eider, King Eider, Peregrine Falcon, Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Pectoral Sandpiper, Baird’s Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Red Phalarope, Glaucous Gull,Herring Gull,Sabine’s Gull, Arctic Tern, Long-tailed Jaeger, Horned Lark, American Pipit, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting Likely to see and photograph on or near nests: Parasitic Jaeger, Pomarine Jaeger, Snowy Owl, Short-eared Owl Species we should see but are difficult to get close to: Rough-legged Hawk, Tundra Swan, Northern Pintail Mammal species include: Muskox, Arctic Hare, Collared Lemming, Arctic Fox and Ermine. General Information: We will spend most of our time driving around Cambridge Bay locating and setting up to photograph the species listed above. There will be some hiking with your gear on easy to moderate terrain. The land is mostly flat with rolling hills, rocks and plenty of wildflowers. Cambridge Bay is approximately 1100 miles north of Edmonton, Alberta.There is 24 hours of daylight in June & July. The Arctic tundra tends to be wet and have pools and ponds scattered about the terrain so waterproof boots are a must and we also highly recommend bringing knee high waterproof boots. The weather in Cambridge Bay can be very unpredictable and you can actually experience all four seasons in one day! You will need lots of warm layers of clothing for those colder times as well as sun hats, gloves, insect repellent and a bug jacket. The daytime highs can range from 2 Celsius to 18 Celsius. There are most major amenities available in Cambridge Bay such as a bank, a post office, RCMP, medical clinic, internet, etc. Digital Workshops: During down time for those who wish to participate, we will have image review sessions and talk about techniques and what we can expect to see the next day. In these post processing workshops participants will have ample opportunities to improve skills in Adobe Photoshop. Participants can learn how to take their images from straight out-of-the-camera RAW images to stunning final works of art (ready for printing or websites). Key Learning Objectives: •Action photography and bird in flight photogaphy. •Compose your subject within the frame to compliment it best in its natural surroundings •Experiment with side and backlighting for dramatic images •Proper use of fill flash as fill or ambient lighting •Proper exposure of your subject in diverse lighting conditions. Recommended Equipment: •A digital SLR, a back up if you have one, and a lens of 300mm or greater. A wide angle lens for landscapes. •Teleconverters •A tripod is recommended •A wide angle lens •A flash Clothing: Waders, rubber boots, jacket and sweater. Temperatures may vary from cool to warm. Please read our Refund Policy and complete the Liability Waiver. Do not book your flight until we confirm. HOW TO JOIN THIS PHOTO ADVENTURE? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NEXT? We like to keep our workshops small, so space is extremely limited. Once the workshop seats are full – that’s it… If this exciting photo adventure sounds like fun to you, then now is the time to register.
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