Bird pictures are a very useful way to help you learn about bird identification. Here’s everything you need to know about bird pictures.
Finding bird pictures
The most useful collection of bird pictures that will help you find and indetify the birds in your area are bird pictures that are printed in a bird field guide or nature book. A good bird field guide will have bird pictures and information that will help you identify the birds. Good nature books will do the same and are often printed according to state. They are then divided according to the bird’s color and are laminated so that when you’re looking for the birds, you can make a quick reference in your book while the bird is still in view.
Using the bird pictures
So what do you do once you find some accurate bird pictures? Well, before you get out in the field flip through the book and familiarize yourself with the birds. Pay attention to their habitats so you can keep your eye out for the ones that will be in the climate you plan to hike in.
Next, pay attention to the details on the bird. More often than not you will not have time to flip through your bird pictures while the bird is right in front of you. You can’t just tell a bird to stand still while you figure out what it is. So, use your book as a resource before you go out.
Once you’ve identified the birds that you have a chance of seeing, check out their beaks. You can lean a lot about a bird by its beak. Bird pictures that show birds with short stubby beaks indicate that the bird’s diet largely consists of seeds. Bird pictures that show birds with long thin beaks show that the bird is an insect hunter.
Learning about the formation of the bird and the bird’s habitat gives you a better shot of getting positive results from your bird pictures.
Taking bird pictures
Taking bird pictures is a whole different ball game than just simply flipping through them, but it is a way to get good bird pictures. Bird photography requires a lot of the skills that you’ll learn while flipping through bird pictures. For those of you who don’t want to get too involved in photography, but want good bird pictures, get a digital camera because they’re fairly user friendly.
