American Goldfinch In Early Fall Colors
Another installment in my intermittent series on the ‘common’ species. They don’t come much more common than a goldfinch on thistle.
Tag: common bird species
Female Red-winged Blackbird Basking In The Warming Sun
Snowy Egret – A Twisting, Turning Takeoff (and a defense of “common species”)
I suppose that my post this morning is my petulant way of responding to something I saw posted on Facebook last night that raised my hackles a bit.
A Tribute To The “Common Species”
Many bird photographers tend to largely ignore the most common species in their areas and I’m as guilty of that as anyone.
There seems to be a sort of “supply and demand” philosophy – the more common they are the less appealing they are as subjects. That’s too bad for at least a couple of reasons – familiar birds can be just as interesting and beautiful as many of the others and what’s “common” where we live and/or shoot is very often uncommon or even nonexistent for folks in other areas. This post is meant to make up to some degree for my own poor judgment at times in choosing subjects.
Mourning Dove – Why Do I Usually Ignore The Common Species?
As a bird photographer I continually struggle with the tendency to ignore the more common species. This is a bad habit I’ve tried to break over the years but my success has been limited so I still too often pass on opportunities with species like the American Robin, House Finch, American Coot and Mourning Dove. Many fellow photographers have the same tendency and I think we miss some wonderful shots as a result.
-
Female Red-winged Blackbird Basking In The Warming Sun
Snowy Egret – A Twisting, Turning Takeoff (and a defense of “common species”)
I suppose that my post this morning is my petulant way of responding to something I saw posted on Facebook last night that raised my hackles a bit.
A Tribute To The “Common Species”
Many bird photographers tend to largely ignore the most common species in their areas and I’m as guilty of that as anyone.
There seems to be a sort of “supply and demand” philosophy – the more common they are the less appealing they are as subjects. That’s too bad for at least a couple of reasons – familiar birds can be just as interesting and beautiful as many of the others and what’s “common” where we live and/or shoot is very often uncommon or even nonexistent for folks in other areas. This post is meant to make up to some degree for my own poor judgment at times in choosing subjects.
Mourning Dove – Why Do I Usually Ignore The Common Species?
As a bird photographer I continually struggle with the tendency to ignore the more common species. This is a bad habit I’ve tried to break over the years but my success has been limited so I still too often pass on opportunities with species like the American Robin, House Finch, American Coot and Mourning Dove. Many fellow photographers have the same tendency and I think we miss some wonderful shots as a result.