bird photography technique – Page 2

Warbling Vireo In The Willows

Plus a challenge for wannabe bird photographers. How fast are your reflexes?

Recently Fledged Gray Catbird

This is the price I pay for my preferred style of bird photography. At times it can be a steep one.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird Wing And Tail Stretch

This photo is a perfect example of why I typically fire off quick bursts of many shots of my subjects rather than just one or two.

Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight

Another reason I tend to shoot at higher shutter speeds than most bird photographers and this time it still wasn’t enough.

American Avocet Circling Display

Familiarity with bird behaviors gives photographers a much better chance of capturing the shot we’re after.

Lessons I Learned Photographing Fighting Coots

These photos of brawling coots are among the very first I ever took with my brand new 500mm lens over eleven years ago, on June 18, 2007.

Sage Thrasher Regurgitating A Sumac Pit

And some slobbering drool made the performance even more interesting.

White-crowned Sparrow In Roughly My Ideal Takeoff Posture

Except for a seemingly small but very aggravating detail this second photo might have been among my favorite songbird shots of all time, largely because of degree of difficulty and four unlikely strokes of good luck.

Singing Meadowlark – Thinking About Your Background As You Approach The Bird

Oftentimes it’s the little things that make or break an image.

One More Reason To Photograph Owls With The Sun Low In The Sky

In the past I’ve discussed the many reasons why I prefer to photograph birds of any species in the few hours after sunrise so I won’t repeat myself here. But yesterday morning I was reminded of yet another reason that applies specifically to owls.

Things We Need To Think About When Approaching A Bird For Photography

There are many of them of course and this is only one but it’s an important one. Every bird photographer worth his/her salt already knows this on some level but we all need to be reminded, including me. What you’re about to see is ample proof that I’m included on that sad list of those who forget.