Once in awhile, I get a real banger!

Now this might sound ridiculously simple - and it is - but I swear this is my secret weapon for getting quality shots!! It's the art of slow birding... https://www.flyingparrot.au/post/my-biggest-bird-photography-field-secret

Static bird images leave me cold. Birds are alive and lively and I want to try and capture that. But sometimes they're static and I still want a record in which case I wait and try at least for eye contact or I try to get down to their level for the intimacy that that can bring. Kneeling or lying down is the single best and cheapest thing I know of to improve my shots. Here's two of the most handsome birds I've seen: static, more or less, but with with eye contact in one case and shared space in the other. The first is an immature Antarctic Tern (Snares Is. New Zealand) and the second is a male Upland Goose (Patagonia).

If you've watched some of my videos you'd know the jolly Ground Parrot has been avoiding me for years! What is the 'nemesis bird' that you'd love to get a shot of?

I'm working on a new course and I'm curious to know which shooting mode you use? Comment the relevant numbers below 1: Aperture Priority 2: Shutter Speed Priority 3: Auto ISO 4: Full Auto 5: Manual 6: A combination (tell me more if you can) Thank you in advance!! This will help me share the most relevant information 😊