A Wing and a Prayer Ken Salzman

A Wing and a Prayer

Ken Salzman’s Avian Passion

It was 1981. I was fishing on the American River in Sacramento, California. As the first light of dawn began to shimmer on the surface of the river, a ray of golden morning sunlight illuminated a solitary Great Blue Heron in the mist. That was the day I traded my fishing rod for a camera and my passion for bird photography and birding began. The beauty and behavior of birds has fascinated me ever since. And this fascination, combined with the challenge of photographing these often reticent subjects, has fueled a lifetime’s worth of remarkable encounters with these elegant creatures. See more of Ken’s exquisite wildlife photography at kensalzman.zenfolio.com. ANW

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Top row starting at right (L to R): Short-eared Owl, Snow Geese, Bald Eagle Second row, opposite page (L to R): Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Pheasant Third row starting below (L to R): Snowy Owl, Great Egret, Rough-legged Hawk, Cedar Waxwing, Rufous Hummingbird Bottom row (L to R): Hooded Merganser, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Wood Duck, Canada gosling