Photography
Learn all about bird photography and view galleries of images from readers and curated galleries from the editors.
Seven reader photos show why Great Horned Owl is truly great
Both Snowy Owl and Great Gray Owl have wider wingspans, and Snowy weighs more, but we still think Great Horned Owl ranks among the greatest … Read More “Seven reader photos show why Great Horned Owl is truly great”
Superb photos of eight swallows
David Sibley included a dozen species from the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins) in the second edition of The Sibley Guide to Birds. To date, … Read More “Superb photos of eight swallows”
Five superb photos of American White Pelicans from our galleries
American White Pelican was recently the subject of a fascinating article in The Passenger Pigeon, the excellent journal of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. The … Read More “Five superb photos of American White Pelicans from our galleries”
From our galleries: 10 spectacular photos of Bald Eagle
As recently as the 1960s, Bald Eagle was absent across much of the southern and eastern United States, the Midwest, the Great Plains, Utah, Nevada, … Read More “From our galleries: 10 spectacular photos of Bald Eagle”
From our photo galleries: Portraits of toucans
Did you know there are about 40 different species of toucan? We found the three big-billed fellows below in our World Gallery. Chestnut-mandibled Toucan This … Read More “From our photo galleries: Portraits of toucans”