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[IKLland]

28 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:

What's that thing under its chin??

A plant leaf…

[smskelton]

Above Patagonia Lake in Southern Arizona, Male and Female Elegant Trogans

[Clip]

[BirdNrd]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/382344871

[floraphile]

[Aidan B]

Possibly my best ever Shorebird photo! By far my best SNPL photo!!!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/382421601

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/382421631

Edited October 24, 2021 by Aidan B

[PalmWarbler]

14 minutes ago, Aidan B said:

Possibly my best ever Shorebird photo! By far my best SNPL photo!!!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/382421601

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/382421631

Wow, awesome!!!

[Trevor L.]

Eastern Towhee

First time photographing one.

[MarkG]

 

[Johnd]

 

[Johnd]

9 hours ago, Clip said:

The cormorant looks like he wants to race.

[Seanbirds]

14 minutes ago, Johnd said:

cormorant

Anhinga

[Johnd]

11 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:

Anhinga

Opps Sorry i really didn't look to close at it.

 

[MarkG]

 

[smskelton]

Double Crested Cormorant lifting off in the morning sun.  Looks like a bird designed by a committee.

[BirdNrd]

15 feet away from a Red-tailed Hawk eating a rabbit

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/382698381

[MarkG]

 

[smskelton]

[Trevor L.]

How do you guys get photos this good? All of mine kinda suck.

[MizKatie]

2 hours ago, smskelton said:

Gorgeous bird!! What is it ? ❤️

[hbvol50]

Hanging around a bit late

[Liam]

Inca Dove, Lufkin, Texas.

[smskelton]

47 minutes ago, MizKatie said:

Gorgeous bird!! What is it ? ❤️

Knysna Turaco or Loerie from South Africa Garden Coast east of Cape Town.

[smskelton]

58 minutes ago, Trevor L. said:

How do you guys get photos this good? All of mine kinda suck.

I'm going to treat this as a serious question.   My pictures from travel abroad were taken with a Panasonic Lumix.  A camera with 20-1200 zoom and 18 MP, Leica glass lens.  This "travel camera" costs about $300 and takes excellent photos.  Regardless of what you learn with a camera, learn everything you can about the focus system.  Sharp pictures are pictures that are in focus.  I have written and published a wildlife book on wildlife in the Cascades.  In the USA I I have top of the line Nikon equipment that is capable of capturing birds in flight.  The Lumix won't do that.  My Nikon setup weighs about 8 pounds, the Lumix weighs about 8 ounces.  That is a compromise that limits what pictures I can take traveling, but my suitcase isn't full of lenses and cameras either.  The mega-zoom lens does work for getting "close" to wildlife.  Also, having good software to process pictures is important.  I use Photoshop and On1 Photo Raw to process pictures.  Lastly, take lots of pictures, especially with cameras that will shoot many frames per second.  The Lumix shoots 9 shots a second.  My Nikon shoots 10.  Keep the good ones and chuck the bad ones.  Have fun!

[Seanbirds]

1 hour ago, Trevor L. said:

How do you guys get photos this good? All of mine kinda suck.

I’m in this camp right now, so I can sympathize. 
 

I guess it’s just a combination of good gear ($$$) and LOTS of practice.