The Joys of Bird Photography
Tree Sparrow in Flight
By: Pat Coate
One of the many joys of bird photography is the short window of opportunity you often have to get that ‘perfect’ shot. It’s sort of like the unpredictability of trying to get a squirming child to cooperate for the family Christmas shot – but with the added challenge of shooting outdoors and minus the ability to use bribes or silly faces to keep your subject still.
Sometimes you get lucky and happen to capture a decent picture of a bird in flight, like the tree sparrow above. And sometimes you don’t always get a bird’s better side, like the chickadee in the following picture.
Portrait of a Sanderling
Sanderling
By: Pat Coate
The sanderling is a fascinating bird to watch. They seem to have eyes in the back of their heads as they scurry along the shoreline never letting the ocean’s waves catch them off guard. They are rarely still and I just happen to have caught this one preening on the beach. These pictures were taken in October in Mytrle Beach.
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