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Upland Sandpiper Rule of Thirds – Members’ Choise

It was two weeks ago when I posted a “Which One Wednesday” challenge to pic the best image from three versions of an Upland Sandpiper pic I took in South…

GreatBirdPics Members’ Showcase – 7/7/26

I’m trying to catch up with some of the Great Bird Pics you shared while I was away in Alaska.  Here are four that caught my eye from varied locations:…

Site Woes

Dear GBP members, The GreatBirdPics.com website continues to be infested with bugs!  These occurred as a result of a security update, however as part of up the update many of…

Happy Fourth of July 2026!

Here’s wishing you a happy holiday on America’s Independence Day.  In honor of our founding fathers enjoy today’s Red, White and Bluebirds. A Summer Tanager wintering in Ecuador.   A…

GreatBirdPics’ Bird Photograph of the Week – 7/3/26

Congratulations to docshaf for his stunning shot of a Snowy Egret “walking” across the water.  This could have been a serious contender in a couple of our recent contests (i.e.…

GreatBirdPics Members’ Showcase – 7/2/26

Hi Guys!  First off, the website is slowly getting back to normal – thanks for your patience.  Most of the major problems have been corrected, except the Navigation Arrows.  These…

Test Post

This is a test post.  A further test.

GreatBirdPics Members’ Showcase – 6/30/26

Here’s a few shots from our Latest Gallery that caught my eye: We all love baby birds and these Mute Swan cygnets from Avneet Kaur are no exception.  Can I…

Distractor?

Here’s a shot of a Tennessee Warbler I took a couple years ago in the fall.  Lots of interesting things to look at here, but there’s one thing that distracts…

GreatBirdPics’ Bird Photograph of the Week – 6/26/26

Our Bird Photograph of the Week comes to us all the way from Uganda.  Ken_on_canon__777 got this Great Bird Pic of a Grey Crowned Crane when he was there and…

Remember Analyzing Rejected Photos to Improve?

Remember Analyzing Rejected Photos to Improve? Six years ago I took over 200 pictures of a Blue-winged Warbler at close range and was disappointed at how few keepers I ended…

Which One Wednesday – 6/24/26

I always use the Rule of Thirds grid when cropping my bird photographs.  Lightroom provides several different types of grids for cropping purposes (Golden Spiral, Golden Ratio, etc.) and my…