How to become an expert bird photographer

How to become an expert bird photographer

I think photographing birds has become a stand-alone hobby, distinct from traditional birdwatching. Perhaps I’m splitting hairs, but birders tend to identify a bird first, and photograph later. Many people now photograph first and identify later, often taking the photo home so that they can identify the species at their leisure. To each his own. Bird photography is merely a subset of wildlife photography. Maybe the biggest difference is that nob…