Which One Wednesday – 4/29/26
Be sure to enter GreatBirdPics.com’s latest Bird Photography Contest! Win $100 for the best photograph using the theme In or By Water. Click the following link – In Or By…
GreatBirdPics’ May ’26 Bird Photography Contest – In Or By Water
Announcing GreatBirdPics.com’s next Bird Photography Contest. The author of the best photograph using the theme “In Or By Water” will win $100! Read the rules below carefully: Every entry must…
Kruger National Park, Day 2
Don’t miss tomorrow’s announcement about our next Bird Photography Contest. Win $100 for submitting the best picture of … We woke up to a beautiful morning on Day 14 of…
GreatBirdPic’s Bird Photograph of the Week – 4/24/26
Look for a contest announcement next week – win $100 for the best bird photograph of… Congratulations to Birdygirl for sharing this intriguing closeup of American White Pelicans. Their eyes…
GreatBirdPics Members’ Showcase – 4/23/26
Thanks to all the GreatBirdPics members who continue to share their bird photographs with us. I enjoy each and every one of them. Here are some that caught my eye…
Constructive Criticism Of My $5 Shot
Karen and I have gone on four bird tours with our Birding Buddies. Four of us are bird photographers so after each trip we get together and share our photos…
Do You Pronouce it Pileated or Pileated?
As he reported last week, Paul Demkovich spotted a Pileated Woodpecker looking to create a nest at the back of his yard. Sure enough, a pair of them have been…
First Full Day At Kruger
First Full Day At Kruger My brother Xwinger texted me last week, “Thank you for finally getting into Kruger NP.” Maybe you feel the same way – how much longer…
Bird Photograph of the Week – 4/17/26
I have a million pictures of Great Blue Herons. Karen keeps telling me not to take more pictures of them but I can’t help myself. They are so majestic-looking and…
GBP Members Bird Photography Showcase – 4 /16/26
Looking around the Latest Pics gallery these five pics caught my eye. Never one to pass up a reflection pic, here’s a Lesser Yellowlegs from docshaf. I featured black…
Which One Wednesday? Not Much Difference
Last week I shared two pictures I took while in Kruger National Park, South Africa. They both showed the same Black-necked Stilt in shallow water and were quite similar. I…
Ba Ba Black Bird
A black bird is difficult to photograph. Black absorbs light instead of reflecting light so it is difficult to for the camera to “see” the differences between areas of the…