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California Travel Guide
Take Great Natural
Wildlife Shots At The
Don Edwards San
Francisco Bay National
Wildlife Refuge, By Iris
Dean
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National
Wildlife Refuge boasts one of the most diverse wildlife sanctuaries in the world
for migratory birds and endangered species. Spend a day in the Refuge and you
might see one of almost any kind of wetland species ranging from pelicans,
butterflies, and burrowing owls, to harbor seals, leopard sharks, and gray
whales.
The park offers visitors the unique
experience of observing the animals in their undisturbed natural habitats. From
a safe distance, you will see western sandpipers flock around the shoreline and
harbor seals shimmy across the rocks. This makes Don Edwards San Francisco Bay
National Wildlife Refuge a world class setting for photography enthusiasts to
capture the beauty and immensity of wildlife within the park.
CASIO PHOTO TIP:
The best way to take a great wildlife photograph is to be as patient as possible
with your subjects. Animals move at their own pace so take the time to really
examine your subject in its natural habitat before you click.
The “Top Ten Parks
and Public Lands Photo
Tips” range from
capturing the rich
history of
Jamestowne, Virginia,
to watching alligators
glide through the swamps
of Okefenokee National
Wildlife Refuge. Whether
you’re a professional or
new to photography,
these tips will help you
discover some of the
hidden gems that often
get overlooked within
the nation’s diverse
parks and public lands
system.
In recent years the National Park
Service and the National Park Foundation
had
teamed with sponsors like CASIO and Ford Motor Company for the official “Share the Experience”
photo contest. Amateur photographers are encouraged to enter their
favorite photos taken in America’s national parks and public lands.
Winners are eligible for a variety of prizes and vacations to federal recreation areas.
The “Share the
Experience” photo contest benefits America’s Federal Recreational Lands managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park
Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service.
We hope these tips are
helpful, and inspire you
to get out and explore
some of America’s hidden
gems hidden within the
nation's public parks
and recreation lands.
Plan Your Trip
Call the San Francisco Visitor
Information Center at 415-391-2000 or 415-392-0328 (TDD), or visit
http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com to explore more destinations and plan your
trip!
To find more about
the Share The
Experience Photo
Contest visit
www.nationalparks.org
or
http://www.sharetheexperience.org.
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