How to Photograph Birds in The Wild

Want to find out an easier way to photograph birds? Check out this article.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A telephoto lens
• Camera
• Patience
• Tripod

1. Obviously, you will need to go outside scene that's where the wild birds are most likely to be. Make sure to bring a zoom lens with you, because you will most likely be needing it to zoom in on your subject.

2. Once you are outside, wait to see if you can spot a wild bird doing something interesting, for example, see if you can spot one swooping down to retrieve its pray.

3. Now that you have spotted a wild bird, try getting in close to get a better photograph of it. One of the things that the pros do is zig zag in order to get closer to the bird without scaring them away.

4. Now, that you have gotten closer to the subject, try testing out different angles to photograph the bird from in order to create the best image. This might also be a good time to set up your tripod for feature stability.

5. Zoom in on the bird and take the photograph but first waiting for it to do something interesting like mentioned in step one. If the bird is flying you might want to hold the camera in your hand and pan in order to show movement.

6. Congratulations, you have taken a cool bird photo. Now, go off and show it to your friends.

Tips & Warnings

• Try to photograph the birds when they are most active as this can greatly enhance the chances of getting a better quality photo. You might also want to read up on that particular species of bird to know more about their activity to enhance your chances of photographing them doing something interesting.
• Like aforementioned in step three, you zig zaging usually doesn't scare bird as much as approaching them while walking in a straight line.
• Try not to get to close than need in order to get a good photograph because you could scare away the bird causing it to fly off. Also, try to be careful when being around a mother bird with a nest as they are generally very protective of their young and might end up attacking you which, I assume hurts a whole lot.
• Plus, keep your noise level down as load noise usually scares wild animals.

Resources

• Garrett Chinn Nature Photos

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