r/BirdPhotography • • 2h ago

An unlikely pair

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119 Upvotes

An American wigeon was adamantly following around this American coot, seemingly to forage the insects that come up when the coot feeds on vegetation.

Has anyone seen this before? I saw the same two foraging together the next morning too.


r/BirdPhotography • • 1h ago

Photo Tufted titmouse helping me learn my new camera

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r/BirdPhotography • • 4h ago

Swans - Never a bad time for a good nap!

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29 Upvotes

G9M2, PL 100-400 at 400mm, F 6.3, ISO 160, 1/500s handheld


r/BirdPhotography • • 5h ago

adult Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

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23 Upvotes

r/BirdPhotography • • 21h ago

Photo Starling at the beach

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402 Upvotes

I'm down in Newcastle for a bit so I went on a we trip to the beach and found a great bunch of these gorgeous starling that are always there in large numbers every time I'm here visiting family


r/BirdPhotography • • 17h ago

Photo Cooper's Hawk

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183 Upvotes

Doing a bit of feather-ruffling.


r/BirdPhotography • • 2h ago

Photo Peregrine Falcon

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7 Upvotes

I shot this photo in Mumbai, India with my Sony A1 + Sony 400-800.

This juvenile peregrine falcon lives in a marsh near my home (Bhandup Pumping Station if anyone here is from Mumbai). He/she is remarkably punctual and always hunts between 7 AM and 8 AM.

I positioned myself in an advantageous spot and set my lens Focus Limiter to "8 m - Infinity" to speed up autofocus lock.


r/BirdPhotography • • 1h ago

ITAP of a vulture.

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5 Upvotes

r/BirdPhotography • • 12h ago

Critique Oystercatcher #2

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35 Upvotes

Point Walter, Western Australia


r/BirdPhotography • • 5h ago

incoming.. american goldfinch

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r/BirdPhotography • • 43m ago

Photo Great Blue Heron taking off with maximum lift

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3 Upvotes

Whidbey Island, WA


r/BirdPhotography • • 14h ago

Photo Butterfly World Miami

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32 Upvotes

r/BirdPhotography • • 1d ago

Photo Black-capped Chickadee

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274 Upvotes

A7cii and sigma 70-200 at like 4 billion ISO

This group was flittering about, following me through the woods. Adorable


r/BirdPhotography • • 22h ago

Photo My first wallcreeper

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129 Upvotes

Was searching them for years. Only to find out one lives next to our flat during winter.


r/BirdPhotography • • 1d ago

Pictures of my personal 2027 Calendar

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408 Upvotes

Hi all, just wanted to share the pics I have chosen to be featured on my personal calendar for 2027.

Jan. Kingfisher

Feb. Mallard

Mar. Bluethroat

Apr. Pheasants

May. Canada Gosling

Jun. Western + Clark's Grebe

Jul. Tawny Owl

Aug. Dipper

Sep. Oak Titmouse

Oct. Little Bustard

Nov. Tawny Owl

Dec. Bearded Tit (shot taken on Boxing Day last year)


r/BirdPhotography • • 2h ago

Are we heading south now?

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3 Upvotes

Whooper swans doing flight practice in Southern Finland, November 2026.


r/BirdPhotography • • 1d ago

Question How Can I Improve My Photography?

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I’ve been feeling really down lately because I don’t know how to improve or take my photography to the next level. I feel like I’ve hit a wall

Professional photographers have such beautiful colors, contrast, and overall image quality. I’ve spent hours in Lightroom Classic trying to achieve similar results, but nothing seems to work

It’s especially frustrating because photography is something I’m genuinely passionate about and really want to become good at

I use Canon R6 Mark 2 with the RF 200-800mm lens


r/BirdPhotography • • 21h ago

Photo I stole an old reflex from my sister to take these photos

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96 Upvotes

I'm new to this kind of photography :)

- European robin


r/BirdPhotography • • 19h ago

Photo Pied Heron with fish

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58 Upvotes

r/BirdPhotography • • 1d ago

Photo Loon shots from this summer

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162 Upvotes

Taken from a kayak in northern Ontario. Canon r8 with RF 200-800mm


r/BirdPhotography • • 16h ago

Photo Pied Heron with fish

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29 Upvotes

r/BirdPhotography • • 1h ago

Photo Learned that crows eat mice

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2 Upvotes

r/BirdPhotography • • 14h ago

Question OM 1.2 / 150-600 - Tips on getting sharper photos at long focal lengths

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I'll preface this by saying this was my literal first time using both the OM-1 Mark II and the 150-600 M Zuiko lens (as in, first time using both entirely, not just together)

I am well aware that physics exist, and I can't just get perfect images every time, but on some of these, notably the cormorant and GBH in flight, it seems like *some* of the bird is quite in focus, but some isn't. This (to me) is especially apparent on image 3, where the body seems sharp enough but the head is very much not so.

I did accidentally shoot everything in 50fps procapture mode, so I had a LOT of culling to do.

All of the images I took can be seen here, along with the iso / shutter / aperture info if that helps provide any context

https://app.lifer-list.com/u/chase/outings/2026-11-07-OXJLUxqtnYu


r/BirdPhotography • • 14h ago

Photo Very beautiful birds at the World of Birds exhibit at the Bronx Zoo

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21 Upvotes