The Best Photography Tips for
Bird-Watchers BY MICHAEL MUCHMORE
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hotographing wild birds is a challenging pursuit. It presents more
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away as soon as you’ve set up the perfect shot—they’re also often
obscured by branches, twigs, and foliage or silhouetted against a bright sky. But
the challenge is part of the fun, and when you get that one magic shot out of the
400 you took, it’s all worthwhile.The tips here are not for professional wildlife photographers who use
equipment that can easily cost north of $10,000. They’re for the birder who
goes on walks trying to see and document as many new species as they can.
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