Workshop

Ducks at the Klingnauer Reservoir

Every year hundreds of dabbling and diving ducks such as teals, pintails, pochards and tufted ducks spend the winter at the Klingnauer Stausee. With a bit of luck, other winter guests such as the great white egret, the moorhen, the greylag goose and the kingfishers can be photographed.

Date:	1. December to 31. March
Location:	Klingnauer Stausee (Aargau)
Duration:	min. 4 hours
Price:	100 Fr.- per hour + 150 Fr.-
Species:	dabbling ducks, diving ducks, greylag geese

Aim of the workshop

Learn how to take impressive pictures of ducks and other waterfowl.

Details

Arrival and departure is the responsibility of the participants

You can determine the length of the workshop yourself. The minimum duration of the workshop is 2 hours.

Requirements

You own a DSLR or a DSLM and know their basic functions. Recommended focal lengths are:

-Telephoto lens (min 400 mm)

Other Workshops:

Local winter guest

In this workshop we will search for different water birds like tufted ducks, common merganser, gadwall.

Backlit common terns

More than 50 pairs of common terns breed in Fanel every year. In the evening the elegant birds can be photographed while hunting. We can try out different light situations. With a little luck the common terns can even be photographed in front of the sun. Besides the common terns, we can also photograph various gulls as well as reed warblers.