Photograph Birds with any Camera using a Blind & Bird Calls

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@TonyAndChelsea 7 жыл бұрын

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@TonyAndChelsea 10 жыл бұрын

Oh, I've used just about everything, from the cheapo 75-300 to the 400mm f/2.8 and 500mm f/4, and everything in-between. If you're interested in wildlife gear, check out my Photography Buying Guide (available using the 'worldwide' link in the description).

@RonBesse 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, great pictures and ideas. This is an older YT so you may not read this. This is a very simple tip I have experimented with that may help you and others get close to wildlife. Animals including us instinctively look for eyes. I use the simple camouflaged netting for the head and face. It is something like the bee keepers use and for bow hunting. Pick them up at Walmart, Bass Pro, etc... use with whatever light camo outfits. I have had ducks land in the water next to me while picking up decoys, a buck stand up on its Hine legs up to the bottom of my stand to see what I was. Had to show squarels away to keep them fro running up me to go up the tree I was leaning on. Endless list of other animals. we tried having my oldest son stand withing one foot of the same type bird feeders you have at my father's house wearing a white t-shirt and levi's and tennis shoes and wearing a paintball mask. The mask was flat primer color grey with the screened out eyes. When he took off the mask everything fled, but putting it back on the trees and feeder filled with little birds of all kinds. Anyway, sorry for the novel, but worth a try.

@suecollins3246 5 жыл бұрын

That is a brilliant idea!

@falcoperegrinus82 10 жыл бұрын

Another way to attract more species is with water; you can set up a "spring" or similar natural-looking water feature using a trickling hose. Only a handful of species readily visit feeders, but they all need water! A pretty famous example is Tanner's Spring in Central Park.

@TonyAndChelsea 10 жыл бұрын

falcoperegrinus82 Great suggestion!

@MarlonVanderLinde 7 жыл бұрын

This is a better idea than using calls, and ethical. The reason calling systems are banned in most bird hides, is because it has a devestating effect on birds, and can be stressful too. Don't do it.

@thebudgetgamer 7 жыл бұрын

As a fledgling wildlife photographer I find your videos very informative and really easy to follow. Thank you.

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and thanks for ordering the book, Alan!!

@analogoutdoors 5 жыл бұрын

I love the shot of the bird "in the bush" through the leaves and branches!

@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome shots. I love the yellow blooms in the background.

@TonyAndChelsea 9 жыл бұрын

Photo314159 Thanks!

@losttouristpresents 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great video. Love the tips and I never would have thought about using mp3 bird songs! Thanks again.

@Levashanks 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful cardinal shots wow-

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm really excited about that. I'm just letting them work the kinks out a bit (it's still in Alpha). I hope they can get audio recording working, too--it definitely slows everything down to use a separate recorder.

@suecollins3246 5 жыл бұрын

These are NICE photos!

@Into_The_Mystery_13 8 жыл бұрын

wow super helpful! ill be buying your book as soon as i can afford it. thanks!

@PeterDad60 8 жыл бұрын

You can whistle a response to any bird you hear, I have been doing that all my life. However a few years ago I found out that the male birds are calling out for a female mate. So I understood that it's not always a good idea to whistle a response again and again to a bird as it draws them closer to your yard and they expect to find a female. It must be frustrating for them when there is no female. Oh, I still whistle out to them but only once or twice so not as to draw them in. Life is real and we all need to do our part in honoring life. I love all birds.

@evanauer3673 8 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this youtube channel! I have the nikon d5300

@kerrybrookCA 10 жыл бұрын

Wonderful information. Thank you, Tony!

@robertYTB78g 3 жыл бұрын

definitely a masterclass - thank you for posting

@TheodoreSchnell 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the truly wonderful tutorial!

@blimeyolriley 11 жыл бұрын

thank you Tony for an excellent video tutorial, without doubt the best I have yet found on this subject on the net. I thought that I was aware of most of this already ,having had some modest success, but I found many tips in your video that I was unaware of .Thank you

@derunertugrul1151 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this beautiful tutorial

@drubber007 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, great video and advice which i mostly agree with. However, using a recording of a birds call to entice them in is not something you should do or be suggesting that people do. This confuses the birds and depending the time of year, they can think that a mate is in the area and then spend time & energy looking for a bird that doesn't exist. O an intruder and in turn the bird can get stressed if it thinks the playback is a territorial threat. A predator may even be lying in wait. The bird could also leave its habitat or stop responding to the calls.

@TonyAndChelsea 8 жыл бұрын

+drubber007 I did extensive research into this and couldn't find a single case of an animal being harmed in this way. There's a more thorough discussion of the topic in SDP.

@drubber007 8 жыл бұрын

What's SDP? I didn't say they would be harmed. It can cause the bird to be confused or misleading. It is common sense really if you think about it.

@douglasstemke2444 8 жыл бұрын

For this very reason many parks have rules against using bird calls. I have been birding with many birders who will get very upset if you use calls in these situations too. I admit that I do use calls some myself on occasion, but I limit the time I do it and certainly not in places where it is not permitted or situations that it will upset birders. It can actually be seriously harmful for rare or unusual birds where a lot of birders use callers to bring them in for photos. I think common sense is the best way to proceed; the welfare of the birds should come first but there is little harm if restraint is used in this activity.

@lladnarpro 8 жыл бұрын

It's okay as long as you go through with it and mate/fight with the bird.

@drubber007 8 жыл бұрын

I rest my case, thank you

@chrisleung4041 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos, they are very useful to me.

@TonyAndChelsea 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, and thanks!

@zepps46 11 жыл бұрын

Great video Tony, I,m from Scotland so there is plenty of nesting species near my house so must get to work, I think I have watched all ur video over the last week,and have just ordered ur book. Just like to say a big thank u for the fantastic tutorials. Looking forward to the book.Thank you.

@nicholashylton6857 8 жыл бұрын

Whoa! Amazing ideas that I had not even considered!

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

It's a Manfrotto 475B and 502 Video Head MVH502AH. I added links to the end of the description for you. It's not designed for still photos, but it works really well--I like it better for big telephoto lenses than those gimball heads most people use. I have a video covering all my various tripods and what they're each good for, it's "Tripods-Choosing and buying camera support for video and photography"

@safeharbor7 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help Tony, thumbs up...

@GetOutsideYourself 10 жыл бұрын

A blind might be nice for the wild, but seriously it's probably overkill for shooting at a feeder in your yard. In my yard, the birds are so busy eating that I can just walk up with my tripod and get within about 15 feet before they fly away. The hummingbirds are so voracious that I can stand literally right next to the feeder. This lets me use really sharp, fast lenses like my 50mm f/1.4, to take shots of them right up close. But great tips, especially the part about having patience.

@rojoTexas 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent video.......I learned a lot, not so much about me camera.....but how to get the shot. Thank you.

@TonyAndChelsea 10 жыл бұрын

Connecticut. I don't think we have an unusual number of birds, but I have gotten good at finding them :)

@Ken-gz9ne 8 жыл бұрын

Great video! I hope to find the book some time soon.

@clouserminnow 6 жыл бұрын

Very informative - thanks for sharing

@dumont-art3971 8 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thanks very much indeed.

@krishnendusarma 11 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that its useful for you.. will keep in touch...

@darryljj1 6 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome......My best wishes from India.

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

Ah, brilliant, thanks for that! I tried several Chrome extensions hoping one would automate the download process but didn't find FVD... works perfectly!

@TimR1099 8 жыл бұрын

Great video Tony, especially the part about using a branch to get a more "natural" shot of the bird as opposed to the bird feeder shot. Thanks!

@TonyAndChelsea 8 жыл бұрын

+Tim Record You're welcome!

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

It's a bit quieter if you take the picture from live view mode. Other than that, some cameras are quieter than others. The 5D Mark III and 6D have a "quiet mode", which is much quieter but can still disturb animals. You can also buy sound blimps for your camera, if you're really committed to being quiet. You might also check out mirrorless cameras, some of which are completely silent like a camera phone.

@BradsMusic420 11 жыл бұрын

Great Tony! Been following you for a while now. Keep it up

@RoxanaMcRoberts 10 жыл бұрын

great information!

@MikeyNewJin 11 жыл бұрын

So detailed! Thanks Tony. Im a hair away from buying your ebook:)

@davealmeida4372 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the downloading mp3 tip. It works. Congrats!!

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

Just use the third link in the description--the one with the coupon code. Thanks!

@DAllenMartinphotos 9 жыл бұрын

Great vid. The iBirds phone app is a great tool for this. I use it in my blind regularly, and it has hundreds of bird calls, illustrations and pictures for IDing various birds. Placing a pie pan of water on the ground near your perching branch can also draw in more birds as well.

@georgewurtzinger 10 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done. Thanks.

@RogerZoul 11 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I've got my feeders set up, but need to get a blind. I have less than idea lighting, however.

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

Agreed., though too much DoF has never been a problem for me with wildlife shots... instead the challenge is to keep your shutter speed up and your ISO down, while getting as much of the bird in focus as possible.

@FahadALMutawa 11 жыл бұрын

great work

@nathannicolle8461 9 жыл бұрын

Great video! I got this same hunting tent :)

@trooperpompeu 8 жыл бұрын

Just Awesome!

@89backbone 11 жыл бұрын

Tony could you review any recommended tripods in the next video? thanks

@wildlifefilmpro 9 жыл бұрын

I have the same blazer lol. Love the show Tony. Keep it up.

@PhotoshopMeNow 9 жыл бұрын

***** Blazer buddies!

@TheMrBennito 6 жыл бұрын

fantastic Tony that you happen to be into bird photography. All the gimmicks seem to be very effective, gonna try out. one thing though: I am using AP and not shutter priority? And 1/250 is that really manageable?

@WaseemAsmar 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much..

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

There's a ton more info in Chapter 8 of Stunning Digital Photography (links in the description), but a single focus point is best almost always. If you have a flying bird and a clear sky behind him, you should use all focus points.

@FurryDestruction 6 жыл бұрын

FYI- The Merlin Bird ID app has bird calls with the app. A lot easier than grabbing via the code as in the video.

@bustercolin7507 5 жыл бұрын

Great video 👌. I saw somewhere that when taking photos of birds, you should use the mechanical shutter for better iq? But wouldn't you want to be as quiet as possible and shoot in electronical? Any advice would be great cheers.

@RogerZoul 11 жыл бұрын

I put up a blind in my backyard...within 20 minutes I had some great shots of birding perched on branches I had stuck in the ground around this tree near feeders I put out. I used iBird South on my iPhone to have the sound of a Cardinal playing. I just hid in the blind and waited...just as Tony states in this video. It works.

@GuilhermeFreire 11 жыл бұрын

Ótimo trabalho! Assistindo enquanto o livro não chega!

@scheurkalender12 6 жыл бұрын

Hee Tony, love the stuff. A short question tho, do you know of a similar system for European bird mp3's? Keep up the awesome work!

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

Because I bought it for video and it works well for the telephoto... I didn't really plan it that way, but if it ain't broke...

@TheMick26 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, Excellent video you have here! I really appreciate the info on how to download the mp3 files of the bird calls. Great tips & thanks for sharing! Best regards, Mick

@hossdacopeland 4 жыл бұрын

Discovered your video today. Bought your book on Amazon. You may have already answered this in the comments below and did a quick search, but didn’t find anything. What kind of blind did you use in this video? I look forward to reading and watching more! Thanks!

@201029 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you i have been able to get a sharp picture of a sparrow with an 85mm lens. :D

@RogerZoul 11 жыл бұрын

Definitely will, Tony. I'm on the facebook (under my real name) page as well, but I've had some family issues lately...but soon I will start posting there.

@89backbone 11 жыл бұрын

Tony, whats your favourite tripods+ballhead? what is your recommendation? thanks!

@ExEzz911 9 жыл бұрын

what is the best metering for birds, matrix , spotmetering ore center metering ?

@PrinceGopalakrishnan 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sir for the awesome video.!!!

@eezdva 11 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I missed it Tony. But for sitting birds . Rather single focus point ? For flying multiple??

@echdareez 6 жыл бұрын

Long evolved dinosaurs, they won't remember... Brilliant :) Awesome tut too...

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear it, Roger. Would love it if you shared your best picture on my Facebook page (link in the description).

@rproctor83 6 жыл бұрын

FYI for those trying to download the bird songs, you can usually just grab the source file from the network tool in chrome (Ctl+Shft+J)

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

I use Lightroom and Photoshop.

@JDKNSATL 8 жыл бұрын

awesome video

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

Question: do the calls repeat, or just play once? I looked through several apps trying to find one that repeated the song, but couldn't find one.

@Neapow99 10 жыл бұрын

did you take all the shots you show in this video? they're amazing!

@bond007mlt 7 жыл бұрын

very interesting video

@dodiyezzz 11 жыл бұрын

shares that would follow on facebook and youtube is very useful thank you

@TJAlex 9 жыл бұрын

good one.

@RogerZoul 11 жыл бұрын

Using my Nex6 (mirrorless), I was within 5 ft of woodpeckers just shooting away. However, Grackles are a different matter. They seem to freak and fly off at any sign of anything. It depends on the bird, but me for and my nex6, it didn't seem to be a problem.

@PauloSAndrade 8 жыл бұрын

Adoro fotografar passaros , aqui na minha casa em São Paulo , Brasil consegui pegar muitos belos passaros !!!!

@kallesbaksatt 9 жыл бұрын

Please help a bro out! How do I know I got the focus right? It's hard to see on the miniscreen. I might have 100 pics with the bird out of focus? To deal with this, I pause and zoom into a photo to see if I got it right but then when I look up my target is gone. I wish I had a zoomed in rectangle in the corner of my viewport to constantly show me my focus.

@CurvedSlightly 9 жыл бұрын

Could you also help with my dog? he keeps jumping up... what? What do you mean it's not Caesar Milan?!

@wgsmcw2012 11 жыл бұрын

Another tip Tony, just download Audacity audio software, and record audio directly from the bird sounds website:)

@BretDouglas 11 жыл бұрын

Normally you don't want a lot of DOF since a nice blurred background really makes the images pop. However, using an extension tube will cut the DOF even further so you can always bump up the aperture setting to f/8 or so to compensate if you need more of the bird in focus. I just try to get the eyes in focus as I would a human portrait and let the DOF take care of itself.

@victoriaengland5635 6 жыл бұрын

I like this

@radishfever 11 жыл бұрын

Try the iBird Pro App for iPhone and iPad. It has all the bird calls and more.

@deathward990 2 жыл бұрын

Is Sony 100-400 a good lens to do Bird photography?

@shravankulkarniarchive 11 жыл бұрын

Hey Tony ! I wondered why you are using a video head ?!?

@HertNiks 9 жыл бұрын

Or you can use an app on android called ornithopedia. It has all the sounds for all birds, can select your country, area, has bird identification search and whatnot. Super good app.

@TonyAndChelsea 11 жыл бұрын

It's cheap, and there's lots more important things for a beginning photographer to spend money on: lenses, flash, tripod, memory card, software, etc. A D3100 or D5100 are great, too. People often spend far too much on a body, blow their budget, and don't have any money left to expand their photography.

@rodogden2442 10 жыл бұрын

Tony - quick question. I shoot on a 7D with a Sigma 500mm lens. My minimum focus distance is about 4.6 metres. At that distance I need to close down my aperture or I have no depth of field at all. If I buy an extension tube - say a Canon 25mm It will reduce my distance to bird from 4.6metres but what impact will that have on my available aperture and depth of field? (I am in the UK so good light is not always around) Thanks

@TonyAndChelsea 10 жыл бұрын

Rod, the closer you get to your subject, the shallower your depth-of-field. So, it definitely helps to shut down a stop or two. If you're not using an extension tube, you're not close enough. You definitely need one :). Check out Chapter 4 in Stunning Digital Photography (links in the description) for info about depth-of-field, and Chapter 8 for more information about extension tubes and wildlife photography.

@NWoodward90 9 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me were I can buy a decent an cheap hide or blind on the Internet (or UK shop)?

@Glassed_in_Nature 8 жыл бұрын

if you had to pick any lens to buy with a 7d mark ii for wildlife photography what would it be ? budget is $2500

@jimlang3891 8 жыл бұрын

+joels outdoor vlog I just got the 100-400 II on my 7D II. Its A real "bird killer" been getting great in flight shots as well as perched. Check out the reviews.

@Neapow99 10 жыл бұрын

wow, where do you live? there are a lot of wonderful birds!

@frogbuddy01 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, I just bought the Canon T3i and I wanted to take it hunting with me so if I see anything cool, I could take a picture of it.but since you can hear the, i believe it is, the shutter noise, it would scare any animal, do you have any advice?

@Neapow99 10 жыл бұрын

what lenses do you use?

@BretDouglas 11 жыл бұрын

Some good tips here, Tony, but I disagree with your choice of using Shutter Priority mode. By using Aperture Priority and shooting wide open your camera will always give you the fastest shutter seed for a given ISO.