PHOTOGRAPHING AT MIGRATION FLYWAYS
Many species are easier to photograph while they are migrating than in their breeding grounds.
It’s been said a few times in this book, but it’s worth repeating: it’s better to have the birds approach you than for you to approach them. Blind photography probably conforms to this principle in its purest form, and it is well suited to photographing migrating birds at staging sites as the birds stop to rest and feed. You can also get good results without a blind by waiting calmly in the right spot. Photographing migrating birds is based not only on knowledge about staging sites and ideal weather conditions, but also on tenaciously waiting for good opportunities.
Photographing Resting Birds on Migration ...
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