Bird Photography Tips: Beginner to Pro!

As usual. another great video. 👌

Back Button Focus makes bird photography much easier, also for bigger birds like snowy owls and osprey's, stand up wind as most large birds are like planes and fly into the wind for lift. This way they're coming at you for the head on shots.

Thanks you two!!! great stuff in this one

Wear sunglasses so they don’t see your eyes and wear a disguise so they don’t recognize you. Maybe even a fake beard. 😊
Actually, the camouflage tent is a great idea. Tony has done that before. Thanks!

The backyard tip is the best. I have a 600/4 with a 2x tele. So, aperture is fixed at f/8. Still, to get any DOF, I have to go to f/11 or even higher. I know the eye must be sharp, but getting the entire bird sharp is my goal.

55-250 ef-s is very sharp for my 80d. My sharpest is the 60 ef-s macro. 18-130 the 80d came with is not great but ok

Please review OM-1 with 150-400 F4.5 with bird tracking 50 fps.
I think this is one of the best setup with best bang for the bucks and performance.

Was a great explanation

I wish I had my camera nearby me because there was a bird that landed on my porch railing right in front of the kitchen window. By the time we had gotten my camera it was gone 😭

Chelsea ages in reverse.

Can we see a tutorial on how to start selling to make money?
Not that I am only worried about making money, but I need to get some good glass and I can’t afford anything at the moment.

Glad I don't look like a creeper in my Apartment complex when I peak out of the window with my big Telelens.

Thank You for another great Video!!! I have a question for you, what do you think about mentorship? is that a thing in Photography? I personally would love to find a mentorship in Wildlife Photography for example. Thanks in advance!

Come on down to Floridas Space Coast and I’ll show you how to shoot birds. The 200’ tall that shoot fire out their behind kind.

So much valuable info in so little space. Very well done and thank you! Question. Is the camo on the lenses really necessary? I fell for it and since have chucked it all. It gets in the way of the controls.

Great video thanks for sharing

Fantastic tips you two! We can't wait to put them into practice to up our bird photography game.

Fantastic video, you two - thank you! 😄

great

camera nikon p1000.....ok...can..i like you video..tq..i from malaysia.

Great content and delivery today.

I just bought a cámara because I love been in nature , but I don’t know how to use It ,, I’m gonna practice with the birds in my backyard,, I put a bird feeder to see if they come ,

Too-ooooo much 'Sales Talk' in this video...So stopped watching after 2-3 mins :(

Guys, you both are awesome..!!!

Where did you get the RolanPro cover in that camo pattern?

Hi, how does the Canon 500mm F4 i old lens pears whit an R7 modern camera?

They do such an amazing service to the photo community

i tried bird photography. and its a disaster😂😂 i thought because i dont have talent.

well its all about hardwork. thanks for this video☺️

Hi and many thanks for more excellent newbie tips.
Do either of you use binoculars and if so, can you please suggest a great pair for me to purchase. 
Much appreciated 👍

Very good tips.

in KEH Excellent level camera EOS 90D body only is 899 USD and the Excellent plus is 949 Usd, but when I trade my camera with a shutter count of 2300 they quoted 640usd and for the lens 18-135mm 110usd, if u buy from them they will sell it for 262 USD. KEH is a joke

In London we have a huge Parakeet population... where I walk, I've sussed their bedtime pattern and what trees they move to... My phone camera just doesn't do them justice!! Time for an upgrade 😀

Thanks for great tips Chelsea!

Thank you so much 🤗

This is the video that made me subscribe this channel ..grt content Thanks for this one 🙏

Love all your videos about birding photography. Curious to know if you ever use any kind of a lens filter while doing birding photography.

it feels northrups knows to disrupt the systumm

🙏👍👍👌👌

You are mention exposer for birds

Camo wrapped lenses are redundant outside of a hide !!!

Interesting perspective regarding blur in wingtips and going slow if possible.

Thank you very much for this one. A great intro for me and now I know which lens I'm going for!

THAT THUMBNAIL

I'm proud of u and all the people that can afford a spectacular lenses that are 500mm+ and 2 be able follow their dreams and hobbies. While I'm stuck with crop sensor and 100-400mm older model lol 😂

Tips for Beginners:
1. You probably have a 70-300, we’ll get yourself a 500, to take pictures like the following couple of examples.
2. Get yourself a house with garden.

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EXCELLENT! I am a newbie in Montana. There is a wonderful seasonal pulse of birds I like to focus on...early spring waterfowl at the peak of their breeding plumage, then songbirds singing in their territories, waterfowl then are in dull eclipse plumage, but hawks and owls have fledged so the opportunity for close up shots of young hawks and owls peak in late July, in August pelicans and Canada Geese in large flocks give the opportunity for in-flight photos. I am retired and naturally wake up a couple hours before sunrise so getting set up in the dark before the dawn is what I found works best for me.

Yesss! Native plants. So beneficial for so many reasons. So important.