How to Get the Right Exposure for Photographing Birds

How to Get the Right Exposure for Photographing Birds

To get the Right Exposure for Photographing Birds you have to Master basic DSLR techniques like f-stops and shutter speeds will make your images stand out. Although digital SLR (DSLR) cameras are the tool of choice for professional bird photographers, beginners are often daunted by the prospect of learning how to operate these complex devices. […]

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How to Use Lighting and Angles to Take Better Bird Photos

How to Use Lighting and Angles to Take Better Bird Photos? The most important variable to consider in the field is lighting. You’ll get the richest colors and have the option of using higher shutter speeds when you shoot birds that are well lit Great light and the right perspective can really turn your shot around. […]

How to Compose the Perfect Bird Photo

Bird Photo How to Compose the Perfect one

Follow these three simple tips to capture the best shot possible of bird photo. In the pursuit of making artistic bird photos that everyone can enjoy—both birder and non-birder alike—it’s important to think about the scene as a whole and how the parts of the image relate to each other aesthetically. This is the goal of composition: It’s […]

A Guide for Beginners Birdwatching 101

A Guide for Beginners Birdwatching 101

Here, from two longtime pros, is how to get started A Guide for Beginners Birdwatching. Looking for a fun hobby you can do anywhere, anytime, without spending much cash up front? You can’t go wrong with birding, commonly known as birdwatching. “Birding is a totally accessible activity,” says says Rich Merritt, director of operations for Audubon […]

Bird Migration Through a Hall of Mirrors

Bird Migration Through a Hall of Mirrors

By Richard Podolsky, PhD Millions of birds die during spring and fall migration or while on their breeding grounds because they cannot differentiate between what is the real world and what is reflected in glass. Bird Migration: “Twice a year, every year, for the last 160 million years, most of the earth’s billions of birds embarked […]

Birding Apps

15 Best Birding Apps to Download Today (iOS & Android)

The development of birding apps has revolutionized bird watching. Nearly every aspect of this hobby has an app made for it. There are birding life list apps, bird identification apps, bird sounds apps, bird sighting apps–birders are spoiled for choice! To help you navigate among the many options, let’s discuss the features and functions of […]

Birding Ethics & Practical Guidelines (incl. Photography)

Birding Ethics & Practical Guidelines (incl. Photography)

At the center of birdwatching is awe at the beauty and sheer variety of birds. To share this joy with others, we must preserve the birds’ natural environment and behavior. This is the principle behind birding ethics. Whether novice or expert, all birders are expected to abide by this code. What is birding ethics? Birding […]