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Interested in taking bird photos?

You've come to the right place! Maybe you鈥檙e a bird lover who doesn鈥檛 know your f-stop from your聽ISO speed. Or maybe you鈥檙e an experienced photographer who recently聽realized that birds are endlessly fascinating subjects. Whatever brings you to the world of bird photography, we鈥檝e got the instructions, pro tips, gear recs, and inspiration you鈥檒l need to get going.

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Remember that 探花精选 depends on your support to do the conservation work that we do.
探花精选 Announces 2024 探花精选 Photography Awards Winners
June 20, 2024 — Premiere North American bird photography competition awards new Birds in Landscapes Prize.
The 2024 探花精选 Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions
June 20, 2024 — Mating, fighting, dive-bombing for food: This year's prize-winning images and videos are packed with avian action鈥攏ow, in even more categories.
Black and white image of three distant Whooping Cranes in a field.
These Historic Photos Show the Groundbreaking Campaign to Save the Last Whooping Cranes
May 22, 2024 — Seventy years after 探花精选 ornithologist Robert Porter Allen鈥檚 efforts led to the discovery of the cranes鈥 mysterious nesting grounds, we unearthed images of his trailblazing conservation work.

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Who鈥檚 Who?

These owls may wear the same game face, but when it comes to personality, they鈥檙e as different as day and night.