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April 24
@ 5:00 am
- 11:15 am

$150

Event Information

Date:
April 24
Time:
5:00 am - 11:15 am
Cost:
$150
Event Categories:
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Website:
https://na.eventscloud.com/website/91454/agenda/

Venue:

Friends of the Verde River
115 S. Main St.
Cottonwood, AZ 86326 United States

Host Organization:

Friends of the Verde River
Phone:
928-641-6013
Email:
contactus@verderiver.org
Website:
View Organizer Website

Other

Date Custom:
04/24/2026
Allowed Ages:
Ages 18+
Audience:
Adults
Genre:
Arts, Culture & Social Science,Field Sciences
Type:
Expo/Festival,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity,Workshop
Labels:
Yavapai

Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Birds in Focus – A Field Photography Primer

Award-winning artist and naturalist Walt Anderson and professional photographer Kevin Floerke lead a 4-hour in-the-field bird photography workshop. Learn how to use insights into avian behavior to anticipate, plan, and capture high-quality images of birds in their natural environment. Learn to get the most out of your photographic equipment with your instructors, who will help you understand the settings to get your best shots

You will be required to list the equipment that you will be bringing so that Walt and Kevin can be best prepared to work with you. 

Times: 5:00am-11:15am from Cottonwood, 6am-10am from Watson Lake
Transportation: Vans
Meeting Location: Friends Offices parking lot, Watson Lake meetup site to be determined
Cost: $150

 

 

 

Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival

Join us 100 miles North of Phoenix in North Central Arizona’s Verde Valley for the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival. Experience birding during the peak Spring migration season at Dead Horse Ranch State Park on the banks of the Verde River. Close proximity to the Verde, Oak Creek, Sycamore Creek, and other perennial waters offers a wide selection of guided tours, hikes, and workshops in one of Arizona’s richest birding habitats.

Our experienced guides have extensive knowledge of birds and the unique habitat that makes this region special. The festival, presented each April by Friends of the Verde River, is a purpose-driven community benefit organization and 501(c) 3 non-profit working to preserve one of the last perennial flowing rivers in the American Southwest.

Festival site is at Dead Horse Ranch State Park.