{"id":5605,"date":"2015-12-21T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?p=5605"},"modified":"2020-12-22T13:59:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T19:59:14","slug":"ducks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/ducks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now you have probably figured out that I’ve adopted Bird Photography<\/a> as part of my photography hobby. \u00a0For the most part, I have been photographing stationary birds in a bird blind. Photographing birds in the wild is a much harder task. So, a friend of mine and I went out to photograph ducks at the Pedernales Falls State Park<\/a> duck pond. When we arrived, all the ducks flew away and the pond was empty. So, we went ahead and setup our gear\u00a0and waited. When the birds arrived, they were far away and out of reach of our telephoto lenses. The photograph below was the only one worth keeping. \u00a0Fortunately, it was of three\u00a0ducks with their heads submerged and\u00a0their rear ends up in the air feeding on the bottom of the pond.\u00a0Ducks\u00a0dive under the surface to feed on pond weed and other organisms including insects.<\/p>\n

Photographing birds in the wild is very tricky and requires special equipment and experience. \u00a0Here are some tips I use when photographing birds in the wild:<\/p>\n