2026 Florida Birding Photo Tour

2026 Florida Birding Photo Tour

Dates: Feb 16-20, 2026

Price:

$3500.00 single occupancy/ $5500.00 couples sharing a room.  Workshop price is for instruction, 4 nights of lodging and 2 guided boat tours. Students are responsible for their own transportation and meals. We will carpool. Limited to 6 students. 

Fly into Fort Myers, Florida. 

Cancellation Policy:

If you cancel and the workshop is otherwise filled, we will refund you the full amount you have paid towards the tuition, minus a $150 service charge. If you cancel and the workshop does not fill, then you will be refunded according to the following schedule, based on the full fee of the Workshop:

Greater than 90 days from the start date of the Workshop: full refund minus $150 fee.

Less than 90 days: no refund

Refunds will be paid by the same method that the original payment was made.

Please consider purchasing “Travel Insurance” at time of registration. AAA or Allianz offer policies

Itinerary; Florida Birding Photography Tour

Monday Feb 16- meet @ 4pm for meet and greet at the Fairways Inn at Naples 103 Palm River Blvd, Naple, FL   https://www.fairwaysinnnaples.com

Sunset Naples Pier or Delnor -Wiggins State Park beach

Tuesday Feb 17- am- Marsh Trail in 10,000 Islands NWR. Birds and butterflies

 pm- Crew or Corkscrew Refuge

Wednesday Feb 18- am- Harns Marsh  (Snail Kites, Sandhill Cranes with colts (hopefully) and many more species.

pm- Burrowing Owls in Cape Coral

Thursday Feb 19- am- boat tour of 10,000 Island NWR

 from Marco Island (burrowing owls during lunch break)

pm-  boat tour of 10,000 Island NWR from Chokoloksee

Professional birding guide, Everglades Area Tours

https://www.evergladesareatours.com/birding_tours.htm

Friday Feb 20- am Harns Marsh

workshop concludes after the morning session

Location:  

I have been traveling to south Florida in February for the past few years and have discovered a wealth of fantastic birding phot opportunities.  We will experience a great wealth of local birding refuges, wetlands, shorelines to photograph both birds and seascapes. We’ll nip at the Everglades with several guided boating tours in the 10,000 Islands NWR. It was a big hit with the last group! Inland there are several great locations to photograph burrowing owls at close range.  

EQUIPMENT SUGGESTIONS:

A sturdy tripod is a necessity for good landscapes. Participants should have a working knowledge of their equipment (know which button does what!) before the workshop. I suggest a SLR camera with a wide-angle lens (17-35mm range) and a medium telephoto lens up to 300-400mm. For  this class, I am recommending bring a larger telephoto lens for birds. 400-600mm range would be ideal. You can also have a 1.4 extender along to increase focal length. If you do not own such a lens, then consider renting one for the week. Here are several places that rent lenses. https://www.lensrentals.com  https://www.borrowlenses.com

2 WAYS TO REGISTER:

*My Preferred Payment 1) DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION & WAIVER FORM – 2026 Workshop Register form

1)FILL OUT COMPLETELY AND MAIL WITH CHECK OR MONEY ORDER  TO:

Chuck Haney Photography
PO Box 698
Whitefish, MT 59937

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