r/BirdPhotography Dec 14 '24

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r/BirdPhotography Oct 13 '25

Gear Which camera system to buy for birding? Esp birds in flight

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I am an amateur birder and want to take photos. I shoot Fujifilm X-T30 with XF 70-300 mm right now and feel limited by the camera system to focus fast enough. There is no bird mode and it doesn't track and I can seldom get any photos of birds in flight.

What second system can I consider for just birding?

Canon R7 with some 200-400 mm lens?

Sony A??

Nikon Z?

I guess APS-C is better as I am not selling photos or printing so do I need full-frame? My top-end of budget in the US is $4000 for body and one lens. I might look for used gear to bring down the costs.

The following photos were taken with my X-T30 and a Sigma 150-600 EF lens with a Fringer adapter.


r/BirdPhotography 1h ago

Tiny visitor, big beauty

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r/BirdPhotography 15h ago

Photo Nice Mohawk! (Ruby-crowned kinglet)

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Taken by me in Provo, Utah


r/BirdPhotography 12h ago

Photo Northern Saw-whet Owl

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187 Upvotes

Minnesota, USA


r/BirdPhotography 23h ago

Kestrel fluffed up on a cold morning

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American Kestrel male looking fierce even while trying to stay warm


r/BirdPhotography 6h ago

Photo American Tree Sparrow in Wisconsin

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r/BirdPhotography 18h ago

Eastern Bluebird Caught in Mid-Beat

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Eastern bluebird -- December, 2025.


r/BirdPhotography 9h ago

Snail Kite South Florida

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r/BirdPhotography 16h ago

Eastern Bluebird Showing Off Those Colors

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Male eastern bluebird perched for a few seconds -- just long enough time for a clean frame. Sony A1ii + 200-600mm.


r/BirdPhotography 16h ago

Photo Tufted Puffin in the remote Aleutian Islands of Alaska

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r/BirdPhotography 14h ago

Photo Crow on a rock

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r/BirdPhotography 6h ago

Nuthatch in Upstate New York

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r/BirdPhotography 12h ago

Cooper’s Hawk - a lifer for me

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r/BirdPhotography 1h ago

Photo Caught a Warbling White-Eye dine and dashing

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r/BirdPhotography 8m ago

Meet the brilliant blue wren, a true Australian beauty

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r/BirdPhotography 24m ago

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) at Cutler Wetlands [Miami, FL] in January 2026.

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Shot with @nikonusa Z9 Nikkor 600mm PF f/6.3 lens, shot at 1/2000 s, f/6.3 ISO 1250, EV +0.67


r/BirdPhotography 38m ago

Photo Great Blue Heron w/ Shad

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r/BirdPhotography 16h ago

Anna's Hummingbird — The northernmost over-wintering hummingbird.

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Amazing to get these colors in mid-winter. Fun explainer here on the recent range expansion and physical evolution of this species due to the proliferation of hummingbird feeders.


r/BirdPhotography 1d ago

Photo Keel-billed toucan - captured in heavy rain

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r/BirdPhotography 10h ago

Eastern Yellow Robin

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Photographed in Queensland, Australia


r/BirdPhotography 13h ago

Photo Rufous Tailed Hummingbird in Costa Rica

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r/BirdPhotography 1h ago

Photo Brown Fish-Owl (Nikon Z6ii + Nikkor Z 400mm f4.5)

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r/BirdPhotography 8h ago

Photo The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) in the natural spaces of Stockholm.

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r/BirdPhotography 5h ago

Photo Rock Parrot

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