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How do I choose the best camera for bird photography?

Posted on 29 May 20233 October 2024 michaelhar

The market is flooded with digital SLR (DSLR) and mirrorless cameras now. 20 years ago it was still a limited

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Can I use a mobile phone to photograph birds?

Posted on 23 May 202323 May 2023 michaelhar

We often get the question and comment that “Oh, I’ll just use my phone!” or “I am very happy with

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How to photograph birds in flight

Posted on 14 May 202318 July 2023 michaelhar

Birds in flight (aka BIF) is one of the most difficult styles of photography in the world. People often compare

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What equipment should I buy to get started photographing birds?

Posted on 26 April 202327 April 2023 michaelhar

This is a question we get asked more than any other. There are many ways to photograph birds and the

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Top Ten birds we love to photograph at O’Reilly’s

Posted on 19 April 202318 April 2025 michaelhar

Everyone loves a good countdown. So grab a cup of your favourite warm beverage and settle back for our top

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Is it luck, or is it preparation?

Posted on 2 April 20233 April 2023 michaelhar

When people say to me, “Oh you’re so lucky to have gotten that shot!” There is some luck involved, yes.

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One of my favourite raptor images

Posted on 24 March 20232 April 2023 michaelhar

We all have images in our collections, which we are super fond of for a number of different reasons. I

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Should I use a teleconverter for bird photography?

Posted on 10 March 202310 April 2023 michaelhar

Wildlife photographers, but especially bird photographers, often resort to using teleconverters with their main lenses to gain more magnification. Why

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Female Photographes and Birders on International Women’s Day

Posted on 8 March 202310 April 2023 michaelhar

Today is INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY I want to acknowledge the significant contribution of women in the birding and nature photography

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Making the most of an opportunity

Posted on 28 February 20232 April 2023 michaelhar

Early in January 2023, Netra and I took the kids to Oberon with family. We were out there to fossick

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