The beauty of birds has intrigued humans for many years.  What better way to take home the memories of your birding adventure than a photograph?  I know I have been trying for a couple years now with my DSLR to get that perfect flight shot but it just never seems to happen.  The camera and lens is just so heavy I can’t hold it still and it isn’t always practical to take a tripod on the kind of trips I do.  I went searching online and found this excellent advice from a fellow blogger, Glenn Bartley.

How to Photograph Birds in Flight

He recommends ditching the tripod and shooting hand-held which I do try to do with little success.  The quality of his shots shows his control over the camera, even hand-held!  The shot below is one of my better ones but it’s clear I have a LOT to learn when compared with Glenn’s superb shots!