Yard Bird-Friendly Grow a beautiful garden that provides a safe haven for birds in the face of climate change and the are good way for your birding at home. Birds are nature’s messengers, and they’re broadcasting loud and clear: They are already experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change and habitat loss, and these dangers will only grow over time. […]

Before you post a photo on Facebook—or even take the shot in the first place—consider the bird’s well-being. Say you’re exploring your local refuge and you spot a rare bird. After observing it for a while, you snap a series of extraordinary photos, and you know others would want the chance to do the same. What […]

Providing food—for bird photography or simple birding enjoyment—can be a thorny issue. For guidance, ask yourself these three questions before Feed Birds. Whether we identify as birders or photographers or both, we are always looking for ways to get closer to birds, or to bring them closer to us. Offering food—sating the hunger that is […]

In the desire to get the perfect shot, some photographers push the limits, too close for comfort or, jeopardizing the wildlife they adore. Can’t we all just get along? The defendant enters a plea of guilty to count one, violating the Endangered Species Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 1 year imprisonment, a fine […]

In this post I will take you through When Photographing Birds, closer Is Not Always Better The impulse to shoot your subject at close range can be powerful, but there are several reasons why that’s not best for the animal—or the image. Photographing Birds I didn’t see my first owl in the wild until I […]

A guide from Audubon.org for Ethical Bird Photography and Videography The first essential element in bird photography and videography is a sincere respect for the birds and their environment. In any conflict of interest, the well-being of the birds and their habitats must come before the ambitions of the photographer or videographer. Here are some […]

Here are some other hints birders can rely on to get to the bottom of the mystery for identify birds. Birds come in all sorts of eye-catching hues, which makes them easier to spot in busy backdrops. But color isn’t always the best place to start when trying to identify a species. Bluebirds aren’t always […]