The most important gear for bird photography
We’re always on the lookout for tips that will help you improve your bird photography, so we are delighted to be able to offer the … Read More “The most important gear for bird photography”
How to Photograph Birds
Articles about cameras and other photography equipment and instructions on improving your bird photography.
Reader photo: From a reliable spot for Short-eared Owl, a close-up of the grassland predator
In this era of eBird, birding listservs and forums, and the BirdsEye app, finding Short-eared Owl isn’t especially difficult. Plus, the species is widespread, it … Read More “Reader photo: From a reliable spot for Short-eared Owl, a close-up of the grassland predator”
Nest-protection project leads to stop-action flight photo
Communities in the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica, southeast of the capital San José, take the protection of their most spectacular bird, the Resplendent Quetzal, … Read More “Nest-protection project leads to stop-action flight photo”
How a Harlequin Duck wintering in British Columbia landed on our cover
The handsome male Harlequin Duck on the cover of our February 2016 issue was photographed in October 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia, a popular wintering … Read More “How a Harlequin Duck wintering in British Columbia landed on our cover”
Close observation of kingfisher’s habits produces dramatic shot
As their name implies, Belted Kingfishers excel at hunting fish. And while fish make up the bulk of their diet, the birds are opportunistic: They … Read More “Close observation of kingfisher’s habits produces dramatic shot”
Concealed by a blind, photographer gets up-close view of unusual group of ducklings
Interspecific brood parasitism is not a phrase that rolls trippingly off the tongue, and the behavior is not something we get to see everyday. But … Read More “Concealed by a blind, photographer gets up-close view of unusual group of ducklings”
Reader photo: Rarely seen bird photographed with a little help from friends
When the migrants started returning this spring, Illinois birders Jackie and Chris Bowman knew right where to go: Chicago’s Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary (Hotspot Near … Read More “Reader photo: Rarely seen bird photographed with a little help from friends”
View of a bathing plover is product of local knowledge, photo smarts, and stillness
Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands, lies due south of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. On the island’s south side, just east of … Read More “View of a bathing plover is product of local knowledge, photo smarts, and stillness”
Hawk’s predictable habits lead to up-close, dramatic flight photo
Kim Caruso watched a Red-tailed Hawk for a whole month last winter, so she knew its tendencies. It hunted regularly in three large fields at … Read More “Hawk’s predictable habits lead to up-close, dramatic flight photo”