Waterfowl Photography Workshops

It's much more than just your average Waterfowl Photography Workshop. This waterfowl photo tour takes place on a custom built boat that is specifically designed for low angle waterfowl photography in absolute comfort. The waterfowl photography boat offers perfect sun angle and pleasant backgrounds. There is much more to photograph than just waterfowl. Common & arctic terns in flight, osprey photography in flight while hunting & carrying branches and fish to the nests. Coots with brilliant bills, amidst trumpeter swans and mute swans, in a stunning mating display while fighting and protecting their mates. Red-winged black birds in full display along with several species of diving ducks like the gorgeous long-tailed duck. This waterfowl photography workshop takes place in Ontario, Canada in early spring when large congregations of ducks, swans and terns move into the area.

Mute Swan Display

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Join one of our small groups of 4 photographers.
Flight photography skills and camera setup will be covered during the workshop.
We will be on the water for early morning light.
Typically we shoot until mid morning or until the light is too harsh.
Midday is your time. Download the morning's images or go for a walk along the beaches of Lake Ontario.

Itinerary
Day 1
Meet at hotel just before sunrise. Proceed to dock. Midday break. then out again for the afternoon light. If not too tired, we can have dinner together at one of the local restaurants.
Day 2
Once again a early morning start and a break midday. Back out for the evening shoot.

Scheduled 2 or 4 Day Waterfowl Photography Workshop
Maximum 4 photographers
Put together as many days as you would like (depending on availability). Choose 2 or 4 days photographing waterfowl, osprey, terns as well as other marsh birds in southern Ontario.

Late April Workshop offers large concentrations of diving ducks. Excellent time for fighting swans, and swans in display. Some terns, osprey building nests, possible catching fish. Coots and pie-billed grebes. No swan cygnets at this time. Excellent time for flight photography.
2 Day Waterfowl Workshop $985.00 + 13% hst April 27 & 28, 2026 1 spot available
2 Day Waterfowl Workshop $985.00 + 13% hst April 29 & 30, 2026 3 spots available

Late May Workshop offers swans & cygnets, some displaying swans, no fighting swans, some diving ducks in flight. Osprey in flight. Excellent time for terns in flight dragging bills in water. Great flight photography opportunities.
2 Day Waterfowl Workshop $985.00 + 13% hst May 21 & 22, 2026 Full
2 Day Waterfowl Workshop $985.00 + 13% hst May 23 & 24, 2026 1 spot available
2 Day Waterfowl Workshop $985.00 + 13% hst May 25 & 26, 2026 Full

Price Includes:
Personalized instruction and camera setup for flight photography and low level photography.

Not included:
Transportation including flights to and from the hotel & dock.
All Accommodations, but will gladly recommend something.
All meals.

Payment, Registration and Refund Policy
A non-refundable 50% deposit plus 13% Ontario sales tax is required to reserve your spot. Once the deposit is received your spot on the trip will be confirmed with an email that includes a detailed itinerary with hotel information. Balance in full is due 2 months prior to the workshop start date. A reminder will be sent to you via email, but it is the sole responsibility of the participant to remember this due date. If the balance is not received in time, we will attempt to fill your spot from the waiting list. If the spot is filled, you will lose only the deposit.

Travel Insurance
Whenever travelling with Wild Outdoors Photography travel insurance and health insurance is highly recommended.

Liability
Wild Outdoors Photography does not accept responsibility for any losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike or other causes. The tour participants shall bear all such losses and expenses. Wild Outdoors Photography will take all reasonable steps to ensure that services provided are of high standard. Wild Outdoors Photography will not accept liability for physical injury, loss, damage or expense resulting from circumstances beyond our control. By agreeing to participate in a Wild Outdoors Photography workshop, each participant agrees to release, indemnify and hold harmless Wild Outdoors Photography, its agents, employees, shareholders, directors, attorneys, and contractors as more completely set forth in the liability waiver that will be provided. The waiver must be signed and received by Wild Outdoors Photography prior to participation.

Testimonials
Spectacular trip, Ducks in flight, terns in flight while dragging the bills in the water. Love the backgrounds... Thanks, Jim D

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