Natural World Photography

Believe it or not, birding & bird photography have a lot in common with one of my other favorite past times, golf. Of course there are a lot of differences too, but how many other games have a “birdie” in them? Right!?

So, I thought I would write a little piece about how the two are similar, in least in my eyes. But, understand, I am not a pro at either, just hobbies. Thought birding is in my blood.

Know the Basics

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As the proverb states, “Birds of a feather, flock together.” This is never any truer than with birders. Perhaps because we birders are a different breed, we feel a strong desire to belong to our own battery, choir, banditry, gaggle, or congress. (See what I did there?) For many of us birders, we want to feel like part of a flock, a member of a special group, a family.

From my experience, birders are open to new members joining the “club.” We l...