by Mike Piston | Jul 21, 2024 | Bird Subjects
After spending time with other birders, I’ve found that finding a rare or “uncommon” bird is a major driver of most people’s interest in the hobby. Spotting birds via binoculars and keeping an eBird or lifetime birding list is satisfying, especially during...
by Mike Piston | Jul 21, 2024 | Bird Subjects
During last fall’s bird migration in Westchester County, NY, I discovered the obvious “secret” of “find the food, find the bird.” Certainly, this applies the rest of the year, too, but I’ve found that in mid-to-late fall and over the winter, locating food...
by Mike Piston | Jul 21, 2024 | Bird Photograpny Techniques
One of the great features of most new cameras is the relative sophistication of their auto-exposure feature. Starting, I used “all auto, all the time” because you need to be quick to photograph birds, and changing shutter speed, aperture, and the sensor’s...
