About Me

Basic stuff to know about me

I am an ENFP
My favorite birds are owls
My favorite food is salmon
My favorite all-time creature is the Eagle Ray
I attend an OPC
I am a creature of the forest and prefer shade and cover over open fields
I have way too many plushies for my own good
If you wanted to recreate me from Disney characters, take a Genie base, mix generous amounts of Olaf, Anna, and a heaping cupful of Tigger, blend until well mixed, add a sprinkling of Peter Pan, bake for thirty minutes, reassure me I'm not burnt, and enjoy!
I use a Nikon D3400 and generally use a Sigma 150-600mm lens for my photos
I am especially fascinated by sea life and prehistoric creatures. And by birds too, of course :P

The Beginning

I was born and raised in Northern VA and have always had a fascination with wildlife. While aquatic life was always my favorite part of nature, I loved seeing wildlife of any type. However, my first super fascination with birds started one summer night when I happened across a group of barred owls hooting at each other. After that, I became obsessed with owls (and still very much am :P)

My Fascination with Birds

Years after my owl encounter, I decided to join an online photography class as an elective on The Potter's School, an online Christian school. I received my first real camera (a Nikon D3400) along with a two lenses, one of what was a 70-300mm telephoto. I got into bird photography shortly thereafter. I would compare my experience with getting into it with falling in love: you have no idea when or how it started but you know it's there. I honestly don't remember exactly when or how I started prioritizing birds to photograph, just one day I realized I was photographing birds and I liked it! (I later went through my photos and dated it to possibly around December 2020-January 2021ish at the latest :P) After that I just started recognizing bird calls out in the field and watching videos on YouTube by channels like LeslieTheBirdNerd (go chech her out here, she's really cool :P) and I started realizing how fascinating these incredible creatures were.

Today

Today I am an avid bird photographer and am always keeping and eye and an ear out for good places to photograph them. My favorite types of birds are owls and woodpeckers, but as far as specific birds go I love Pileateds, all owls, blue jays, and chickadees.

Equipment

Nikon D3400 Camera
Sigma F5-6.3 150-600mm Lens
Nikon 70-300mm Lens (Historically)
32gb Memory Card
Darktable Photo Editor
...that's pretty much it XD

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