Category Archives: Bird Photography

5 Amazing examples of design in bird nests

On a cold and wet day not long ago, I was walking through Prospect Park in Brooklyn listening to the muted calls of birds and couldn’t help but admire all the finely constructed nests still perched in the baron trees. I know it’s a bit too early to start thinking about bird nests, but it’s [...]

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Basic tips for taking great backyard bird photographs

So far, we’ve had a lot of great entries into the giveaway. Keep those coming and tell your friends! In honor of our contest that gives away a hummingbird feeder to a random person who submits a picture of a bird they’ve taken in their yard, we thought we’d share with you some tips for [...]

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Exceptional photos capture closeup of hummingbird nest

Hummingbirds are notoriously mysterious birds because of their propensity to be asocial and solitary creatures. Along with those qualities, they also have a number of traits that distinctly make them difficult to keep as pets and get close to, including their unusually small sizes, scale-like plumage and extremely long bills. That’s why when I saw [...]

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