You don’t need to trek out to a bird reserve to get great bird shots, or spend a lot of money attracting birds to your garden. I’ve learned that attracting birds into your garden, as well as feeding them and doing your bit for conservation, is also an opportunity to practise photographic sleight of hand. I see a lot of pics on social media of birds on feeders but to me, they are an ugly distraction. I am interested in the birds themselves and not just for portraits, but for fight and flight.
