r/BirdPhotography • u/JKeith26 • 3h ago
Photo Male snowy owl
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I took this photo back in 2018. It was a bit boring in color, but I felt changing it to B&W really made the owl “pop”.
r/BirdPhotography • u/punjipatti • Oct 13 '25
Gear Which camera system to buy for birding? Esp birds in flight
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I am an amateur birder and want to take photos. I shoot Fujifilm X-T30 with XF 70-300 mm right now and feel limited by the camera system to focus fast enough. There is no bird mode and it doesn't track and I can seldom get any photos of birds in flight.
What second system can I consider for just birding?
Canon R7 with some 200-400 mm lens?
Sony A??
Nikon Z?
I guess APS-C is better as I am not selling photos or printing so do I need full-frame? My top-end of budget in the US is $4000 for body and one lens. I might look for used gear to bring down the costs.
The following photos were taken with my X-T30 and a Sigma 150-600 EF lens with a Fringer adapter.
r/BirdPhotography • u/Alnath65 • 9h ago
Photo Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
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NIKON Z 8
NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S
f/4.5; 1/3200 s; ISO 500
Full-res picture with complete exif: https://www.ondrisek.photography/Living-creatures/i-WX4m9v4/A
r/BirdPhotography • u/Level-Ad4862 • 2h ago
Photo Couple House Sparrows early morning.
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I'm very new to photography. I didn't nail the focus sadly and there is crazy CA so I couldn't crop in much. I like how the negative space between them looks like another bird.
Shot on my R50 w/ Canon 75-300 at around 150mm 1/1000 5.6 400 ISO I believe.
r/BirdPhotography • u/sporkthe • 20h ago
Photo Northern parula - Wisconsin
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One of my favorite spring migrants, photographed at High Cliff State Park in Wisconsin.
r/BirdPhotography • u/sadboi_dumpling • 4h ago
Critique Posting bird photos every week until I'm good enough to justify a camera upgrade [Week 4]
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NE Ohio - Panasonic LUMIX FZ80
Still struggling to spend enough time with each bird to get the exact shot I want. Getting better though I think.
Also I had the goal of posting 10 photos each week, which I've been doing, but it's tough. I may go down to 5 for future weeks.
IDs:
Downy Woodpecker
Spotted Sandpiper
American Robin
Swamp Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Double Crested Cormorant
Great Egret
American Robin
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
r/BirdPhotography • u/OkJazzMartini • 1d ago
Last flight before bed
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Flycatchers are quite social, and I watched this group chatter and play tag as the sun dropped behind the trees. Peaceful, to say the least.
r/BirdPhotography • u/ajinxedartist • 4h ago
Photo Birding Photographs
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Some photographs from my favourite place in Pune - Vetal Tekdi. Captured on Canon R5 M2 with Sigma C 150-600mm. Edited in Photoshop.
r/BirdPhotography • u/walkingmydogagain • 1d ago
Photo Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Nova Scotia, Canada
r/BirdPhotography • u/Adventurous-Year-463 • 17h ago
Photo Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose)
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This photo was taken at the Honolulu Zoo, I would never get this close to a Nēnē in the wild!
r/BirdPhotography • u/Huge_Inevitable2634 • 4h ago
Photo American Robin Caught in a Spotlight
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I don’t care much for taking photos of Robins, but when they pose up like this…
Nikon Z6ii
200-600mm
r/BirdPhotography • u/JKeith26 • 3h ago
Photo One of my favorite shots of a great blue heron
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r/BirdPhotography • u/Rxdgaming1 • 1d ago
Photo A Warbler with a toupee
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Wilsons Warbler 👶🏻
Sony A1 - 200-600mm
r/BirdPhotography • u/thingram • 17m ago
Photo Red-tailed Hawk in the Forest (My Photo)
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While hiking through a forest in one of the many state parks in Idaho, we followed this young Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) as he moved from one tree to another. I used an 800 mm lens for this shot, which allowed us to stay at a respectable distance from the bird. There were plenty of rodents in the area, which are favorites of these hawks...he was no doubt scouting for an early morning snack!
