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Photo: Scott Suriano/Audubon Photography Awards

Maybe you’re a bird lover who doesn’t know your f-stop from your ISO speed. Or maybe you’re an experienced photographer who’s starting to discover the charms of the things with feathers. Whatever brings you to the world of bird photography, we’ve got the instruction, pro tips, gear recs, and inspiration you’ll need to get settled in.

Most Recent Photography Stories

Tips for Taking Great Bird Photos From the Comfort of Your Car
Tips And How-Tos

Tips for Taking Great Bird Photos From the Comfort of Your Car

By Diana Whiting

Photographer Diana Whiting has found birds are surprisingly acclimated to vehicles. Here she provides pointers on shooting from the front seat.

How a Photographer Snuck Under the Wing of a Loon Parent
Behind The Shot

How a Photographer Snuck Under the Wing of a Loon Parent

By Jason Gregg

To capture this image of a concealed loon chick, teenager Carolina Fraser focused on a split-second moment.

How to Capture the Splash Effect at Your Bird Bath or Fountain
Tips And How-Tos

How to Capture the Splash Effect at Your Bird Bath or Fountain

By Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson

Freeze water droplets in mid-air to create dramatic bird photography.

How to Set Up the Perfect Perch for Backyard Bird Photography
Tips And How-Tos

How to Set Up the Perfect Perch for Backyard Bird Photography

By Melissa Groo

These tips will get you and your subject in position for a great image.

15 Bird Faces That Will Make You Smile
Audubon Photography Awards

15 Bird Faces That Will Make You Smile

By The Editors

Enjoy!

Camera Trap Captures Strange, Long-legged, Pointy-beaked Panther
Behind The Shot

Camera Trap Captures Strange, Long-legged, Pointy-beaked Panther

By Shweta Karikehalli

Photographer Carlton Ward got a lot less cat and a lot more Great Blue Heron than he expected during a recent project in Florida.

Nom Nom: 22 Astonishing Shots of Birds Getting Their Grub On
Audubon Photography Awards

Nom Nom: 22 Astonishing Shots of Birds Getting Their Grub On

By The Editors

The 2018 Audubon Photography Awards had its fill of food-themed submissions. These are some of our favorites.

Here's How Much Food Three Different Birds Need to Eat Daily
Podcast

Here's How Much Food Three Different Birds Need to Eat Daily

By BirdNote

From hawks to hummingbirds, avians have some enormous appetites.

How One Photographer Got Up Close and Personal With a Curious Loon
Behind The Shot

How One Photographer Got Up Close and Personal With a Curious Loon

By Lexi Krupp

After a friendly tip, a canceled flight, and a rented bike, Liron Gertsman snapped this intimate shot of the inquisitive bird

Guardians of the Grebes
Photography

Guardians of the Grebes

By Jillian Mock

To protect climate-threatened Hooded Grebes, volunteers camp out at remote, high-elevation lakes in Patagonia for the entire breeding season.

Galleries and Photo Essays

Bird vs. Building: Portraits of Flight Gone Wrong

Minneapolis artist Miranda Brandon gives victims of bird strikes new life.

Indigo Bunting. Photo: Miranda Brandon

Peregrines—and a Photographer—Bunk Out at Chicago Man’s Apartment

A flower-box nest provides the perfect opportunity for some close-up shots of a plucky falcon family.

Peregrine Falcons. Photo: Luke Massey

Who’s Who?

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

Photos: Brad Wilson