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36 Great Examples Of Bird Photography

Taking pictures of birds is definitely one of the hardest types of photography. Hours or even days of waiting, trying not to scare your subject, heavy telephoto lenses and bad weather are just a few of common obstacles you will definitely face!

It gets much easier after you’ve been through a couple of shootings though. These 36 bird photographs below are excellent examples of what good skills combined with patience can get you (and gear of course).

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Golden Eagle | By Niklass Nilsson | Nikon D3s

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Brown Babbler | By Dave Montreuil | Nikon D7100

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Little Bee-Eater | By Nigel Voaden | Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Eagle | By Nicolas Bouvier | Leica AG M9

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TheDuck1 | By Moritz Becker

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Ruffous Hummingbird | By Wes Aslin | Nikon D300s

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Short-Eared Owl | By Fredrik Grahn | 5D Mark III

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Blue Peacock | Bruno Doinel | Pentax K-30

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Male Cardinal | By Cheryl Rose | Canon EOS Rebel T2i

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Yellow-billed Hornbill | By Magdalena Juriks

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Eagle Festival | By Ahmed Zulkamal | Nikon D300

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White Wagtail | By Ma’en Abdel-Jawwad |  Nikon D5100

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Eagle Owl Shifnal Farmers Market | By Jason Dale | EOS 5D

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The Bird And His Bokeh | By Alan C. | Nikon D300s

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Pardal-Espanhol | By Joaquim Antunes

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Eagles on værøy | Rolf-Arne Vaag

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Eagle 1 Ready For Takeoff | By Rene Rodriguez | Canon EOS 7D

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Eagle | By Mike Seamons

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Snowy Owl in Flight, Ottawa | By Rudy Pohl | Nikon D7100

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Eagle and Dragonfly | By John A. McCrae | Pentax K-5

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Glittering-bellied Emerald | By Paul Jones | Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

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Saffron Finch | By Paul Jones

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Merlin Falcon | By Jen St. Louis | Nikon D7000

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Cardinal and Blue Jay Confrontation | By Jay Diaz (aka Koolpix)

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Juvenile Great Horned Owl | By Dever Vileneuve | Olympus E-5

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Blue Jay | By Robin Denyar | Canon EOS 7D

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Flamant Rose | By Alexandre Alacchi | Nikon D7000

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Sperbereule | By Maik Schwarz | Canon EOS-1D X

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Red Kite Portrait | By Jeffuk39

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Sparrow | Dale Morton | Canon EOS Rebel T4i

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Flamant Rose | By Marine Prunieres | Nikon D3100

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White Wagtail | By Toshihiro Gamo | Nikon D5100

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Canard Colvert | By Fran Sight | Canon EOS 70D

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Date Night Prep | By Kristina Truluck | Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Pied Kingfisher | By Dave Montreuil

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Barred Owl | By Lindell Dillon | Canon EOS 7D

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Male Red-billed Firefinch | By Dave Montreuil

You don’t need the most expensive gear, that’s only useful when you know what you are doing. A lot of the images above were taken with entry level cameras!

Here is a list of all the cameras used (lenses not included, but it’s mostly telephoto; 200mm and longer).

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2 Comments

  • These are really gorgeous photography! If the birds have already found the food, you can start shooting. Find a beautiful perch, twig or rotten stump and put them on the feeder or near it. If you’d like, find some decorations to add to the scene—berries, for example. They will make the composition of your shots more lively.

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