the BEST on youtube. Many show LARGE birds as way of showing what they can do. BUT you are the only one showing small birds. THAT'S THE REAL birds in flight shots

Good Tips. Beautiful images. Loves them all. :)👍👍👍👍👍

I have referred several friends to this video so I don't have to say anything... 😎 Plus, I'm doing them a favor. All of these great points are key - well done. My fave three: (1) Be patient; it takes time to hone your skills to get where you want to go - months and even years. (2) Instead of getting frustrated when you miss, which can be understandable, smile when it doesn't work out - remember how lucky you are, where you are, and that you're going to get another chance; (3) Success rates are low; live with it, keep on keeping on! Keep up the great work, Phil; love your inspirational images...

Thanks Phil Awesome Video. I love shooting Birds in flight or anywhere. Thanks again. From Dayton, Ohio USA

Fabulous photos ! Loved the pooping Heron. Thanks for the tips. 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

Great video Phil. Well done

Your photography is fantastic!! Your shots are equal or better than some photographers that live or visit in the tropics. Tropical birds seem to have so much more intense colors that really get amplified when photographed. All I'm saying is that you really do justice to the birds you select to shoot.

Bel video istruttivo, grazie. 👍👍👍

Your photos of birds in flight are great and the Sony body is why 👍

best intro I've seen in while 😂

Great video and I am sure this will help me in my BIF shots.

Excellent explanation. Thanks. Look forward for more.

Two more S's from my side. Superb and Subscribed 👍 Amazing video!

Excellent!!

wonderfully educational and entertaining!

I find that a certain amount of upper body training actually helps considerably with my skill ability in the field. I do curls and bench presses with dumbbells. Nothing crazy, but it helps a lot when holding my heavy lens for a long time. Keeps my panning smoother. Never knew that I was going to have to work out to be a photographer.

Pleasant tempo and beautiful results.

wonderful fotos! thank you for this video!

Very informative... Enjoyed!

Thank You for the tips!

Sir, your work is equivocally perfection

Thank you, very educational. ❤

Great video! I learn several things from this video.

Great video Phil

Amazing shots and great and precious tips! Thank you Phil!

Thanks Phil! Great tutorial!

You are a great teacher and a great photographer Phil. Love your video, I keep watching over and over again

Enjoyed that, and will have an eye out for more of your lessons..

Very informative, thanks!!

Great tips and beautiful images Phil, thanks and congratulations.

Thanks Phil, excellent video tutorial of Six S’s. Top notch. Keep them coming.

thanks Phil, amazing photos😊

Thank you!

Thank you, Phil. lots of good tips in there.

Excellent video... love yout work.

Another enjoyable watch Phil with some exceptional images

Great as usual Phil.

Hi, thanks for sharing your very useful tips on BIF photography. Regards from Malta.

Thank you so much Phil! These are great tips. Your previous career as a teacher comes through in this video. And I will be following you from now on!

This is great video PHIL!..more please🙏🏻❤

Great tips there Phil and equally great images too! Cheers

Great information s thank you

Thanks for sharing your amazing talent, Phil. Those are absolutely stunning photos! I enjoy spending trying to get BIF photos here in Minnesota. It's definitely a fun challenge. Thanks much for the tips, you have a new subscriber. 🕊

The 6 S’s, that’s a great breakdown. Thoroughly noted!

Another well done video Phil :) Keep them coming

Superb. Great information brilliantly presented. We are going out to photograph bird tomorrow. Ill put it to the test.

Excellent, thanks.

Great tips and amazing portfolio! Thanks!

Great video! Keep them coming 😀

Great advice Phil. I find myself referring back to my shooting days and shoot on the half breath. Thanks for your wisdom!

Brilliant Phil.

Amazing photography, and some very interesting and useful tips, particularly regarding autofocus. Thanks very much for sharing your great expertise Phil

You know what you’re talking about + superb images!

I'm happy to your infomative video

Excellent tips!! Amazing photos!

Great share, so useful in the field!

Enjoyed this video! Great work too!

Thanks Phil; I greatly enjoyed your knowledgeable tutorial and the superb pictures!

Another great video Phil, very informative. BIF photography is something I want to try more and as you say practice makes better images! I have been practicing on the local Mallards to try to improve my technique, so thank you for the tips. I love your shot of the Egret having a poo, yesterday I narrowly missed being shat on by a Cormorant that I didn't realize was in the tree almost right above me! I was concentrating so much on photographing the birds on the pond I didn't see it, a lucky escape!

Excellent sharing, Phil! Lots of bird-in-flight tips. Thank you so much!

These are great, thanks so much, from western Canada!

Breathtaking photographies! Thanks to share your techniques.

WOW! All i have to say is WOW, absolutely gobsmacked!

Your photos are amazing. The final photos with a story truly are extra amazing. Great tips. Thank you.

Thank You for sharing Your experience! Great Shots!

Awesome video, amazingly helpful hints and beautiful images! Now I must move from where I live to a place birds do also. We mostly have Chaffinches and all kind of sparrows. The more coloured ones hide in the forest and panning in the woods isn’t fun 😜

Thanks for this video. Very inspiring!

Thank you for the video. I definitely learned a few good tips that I will try to put into action.

Very useful tips Phil. Thanks - you have inspired me to try some BIF work!

In a word - Awesome.

Great tips and the most beautiful images, all a learning curve for me still and trying to perfect BIF! especially smaller birds! Phil Gower thank you .. your video will definitely help me going forward

Thank you for an excellent video and tutorial.

REMARKABLE AND AWESOME CLEAR SHOTS....MASTERCLASS. FELL IN LOVE WITH YOUR TECHNIQUES....WOWOWOWOW

Some excellent shots there just subscribed look forward to your videos

Awesome! Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge. Cheers!

Thank you Phil, wonderful information. Hello from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA!

Nice video and great photos. I enjoyed listening to you! Keep up the good work.

well done video, thank you!

Epic review!

Nice work, I particularly like the 'story' angle. Documenting behaviour is so interesting. Greetings from Nelson in New Zealand

This is a VERY helpful tutorial. Thanks for taking time to create it.

very nice video! Thanks!

Great info👍 Awesome pictures 👌

Thank you Phil! I have purchased a Sony to get some great photos of BIF. Your video has helped greatly with your tips.

Wow, such a much information on this video. Tanks a lot 🙏

Nicely presented Phil . Yours Tips are very useful . Thanks a lot.

Stunning

Top stuff☝️Phil. Another fine video...excellent presentation with beautiful inflight images 👌Steve

Thanks Phil, Very helpful indeed. An eye opener to learn so much about flight photography. Practice, practice, practice. And the skill comes along without being conscious about it.

One of the best advices for bird photography ever seen. Best wishes Phil

Great presentation. I like the six S's concept. With the advent of Covid, I switched from aviation to birds and it is a whole different game indeed. Lots to learn and perfect. Using a Canon 5DsR and the newer Canon R5 is helpful but that skill set is the set up for success. Thanks again and all the best.

Thanks for those practical and easy to follow tips.

I agree 100%! To get the skills is the most difficult. Great pictures und well explained. Thank you!

Very nice and inspirative video! Amazing pictures! I enjoyed it very much and will use your tips at the weekend to improve my skills :) All the best from Germany! Thank you!

A fabulous video Phil, I echo your thoughts on your advice and settings as it’s almost a carbon copy of what I have been using for years, stunning images to support your clip too, I love BIF photography myself and have almost made it exclusive to how I photograph birds, they are born to fly.

Thanks Phil for some good solid advice and for emphasising that good BIF is a SKILL not a set of gear....fabulous pics at the end, really liked too the fact that you encouraged people to get shots with some 'behaviour' other than simply flying past, of course you're right and that does make for a much more interesting image.

Tip 1: Purchase a 600mm F.4 ----> 15 K Tip 2: Get a good A7R IV or such----> 3 K+ Tip 3: Don't drop it. If you're on tight budget: Tip 1: Get a good old 7D ----> Less than 300$ used Tip 2: Get the 1st version of EF 100-400 Canon IS or Tamron/Sigma 150-600 -----> 1K minus used (yes, I know, but if you don't get decent glass, it'll all be worthless at the end) Tip 3: Don't drop it On a more serious note, thank you for your great tips and video. For the complete neophyte, a Crop Sensor will be beneficial extending your zoom range by 1.5/1.6 times for free so it's a win configuration if you're on a budget and want the longest reach with your lens. Just pick a camera that's known to do well with noise AND Focus. Focus is the key, if you don't have a good focusing system, you may not have much keepers at the end, and least but not last the higher FPS the camera can deliver, the better it is. An other important consideration: Prime lenses are usually the best for image quality, but if you just start, don't go and get yourself a 600mm fixed, unless you deal mainly with known recurring target locations that you don't have to search and aim for, because there's a good chance you'll never find your target searching for it unless you have good practice, the field of view is way to narrow. Instead, if you start, you should get a zoom lens that not only will be much more flexible with distance to subject, but will also familiarize you with long range end before getting the big and (very) expensive, narrow field, guns.

Great shots, Phil. That's an interesting video. Regards, Roland

great photos. Really appreciate you sharing

Thanks. Very useful tips.