Bird Action: Top 5 Photos of the Week 2021
For photographing bird action, It is not only necessary to have the right camera gear and the knowledge to use them effectively but it’s also important to know the behavior of birds. So in this post first let’s talk about How do you photograph moving birds?, then we’ll see the Top 5 photos of the week of theme Bird action.
How do you photograph moving birds?
Birds are fascinating creatures to photograph, but it can be very difficult to get high-quality images of birds in action.
But here are some of the tips direct from professionals.
- Try to shoot in good light, which means shoot in the golden hour, one hour after sunrise, or one hour before sunset.
- As much as possible, try to point your shadow at the bird, meaning, the sun should be behind you. When the sun is behind you, the bird will be nicely lit up, and there will be a minimum of shadows on the bird’s head.
- For birds in action, it’s important to have a fast shutter speed, and maybe some extra depth of field. This will ensure that you get the sharpest image possible.
- Use the intermittent focusing technique – focus on the bird, then let up on the shutter release, then track the bird in the frame, then refocus on the bird, and do this intermittently until the bird is close enough for the shot you want.
- One key to being successful when photographing action birds is to always be ready.
Read more for the detailed tutorial.
Weekly Feature (03-May 09-May 2021): Bird Action
Dude!!! Stay away…
The Indian white-eye, formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland on the Indian subcontinent. They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. This photo has photographed in India.
The beast in action.
The grey-headed fish eagle is a fish-eating bird of prey from South East Asia. It is a large stocky raptor with adults having dark brown upper body, grey head and lighter underbelly and white legs. Juveniles are paler with darker streaking. It is often confused with the lesser fish eagle and the Pallas’s fish eagle. This bird action photo has photographed in Udaipur, Tripura.
Oriental Pratincole!
The oriental pratincole, also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. This bird action photo has photographed in mangajodi.
Lesser Flamingo!
The lesser flamingo is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and northwestern India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. This bird action photo has photographed in sewri, mumbai.
OSPREY WITH KILL!
The osprey or more specifically the western osprey — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm in length and 180 cm across the wings. This beautiful winning photo has photographed in Rajkot, Gujarat.
So thank you to all the photographers who have submitted photos in the Bird Action theme with the #pwc_action hashtag. Your pictures can create awareness about the variety and beauty of wildlife in our environment. So we have featured these photos from our Facebook Group. Next week, you can be the one here, for that, Please join the group and follow the Weekly Challenge Rule.
