Backyard Bird Photography

Text & Photography By Russ Burden

Published July 19, 2018
Updated July 23, 2018

Songbird photography is difficult on many levels. Songbirds fly fast, they often move without providing signals, they’re small so they...

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Photography is what motivates me to move through life in a positive way. Photography is ͞All About The Light͟ and it’s the first thing I seek out before I press the shutter. Optimally, I pursue great subjects in great light, but if there’s an ordinary subject in great light, I still press the shutter. I love to share the photographic knowledge I’ve accumulated and I hope my enthusiasm is contagious so I can motivate others to feel the same way I do about my photography.

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