A Storm Brewing

(July 27th) For my last night in Alberta, I headed back to Elk Island National Park, since it was only a few minutes outside of Edmonton. I was hoping to get an afternoon of shooting some great wildlife in, but when I got there a major storm was brewing. It started to rain early, but that wouldn't have stopped me from shooting. However, there were such extreme winds and it became very dark that wildlife was basically not there. I did manage to get a shot of an American crow in the marsh right before the storm began. They may be a common bird, but you need the right light and conditions to get all of the detail in their dark feathers. It was quite an experience setting up a tent in the downpour that came.