South Africa Bird Tour – Day 5 Rooi-Els
When you’re home you know which birds are commonly seen around you and which birds are rare. When in a foreign country like South Africa practically all the birds I…
Bird Photograph Of The Week – Rerun
Our Bird Photograph of the Week was submitted by Osprey60 of a Red-tailed Hawk. I love the golden colors surrounding the silhouetted bird. Enjoy! If you would like to…
Bajadreamer Day – 1/15/26
Bajadreamer has been a regular contributor on GreatBirdPics.com for many years. I love the photos he shares because 1) they are Great Bird Pics (nice and sharp, great compositions), 2)…
South Africa Bird Tour – From Cape Town to a Penguin Colony
Believe it or not I’m only on Day 4 of our 18 day tour of South Africa! As you might recall, we started this day at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and…
GBP Bird Photograph of the Week – 1/9/26
After being fixated on Snowy Owls this week our Bird Photograph of the Week is of European Finch. Enjoy this collage of them created by Rebecca Bowater. Note the bottom…
What the Heck – Another Snowy Won’t Hurt Me
So this week I’ve been fixated on Snowy Owls, and maybe this prompted Ronald Zigler to post one of his pics. So here’s one more Snowy Owl pic for us…
More Snowys
Last Friday I featured a Snowy Owl, which is a very popular bird in the winter. Birders across the northern half of the U.S. try to find Snowy Owls each…
South Africa Bird Tour: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
On Day 4 (October 11, 2025) of our Red Hill Birding “Best of South Africa” tour we packed our bags and left Cape Town and headed south-west toward Pringle Bay.…
Analysis of a Great Bird Pic
So why is this such a GreatBirdPic? The first thing I noticed was the sharpness of the owl – every feather is seen in full detail. Next was…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my GreatBirdPics.com friends! I hope you all have a wonderful year with lots of birding ahead of you. Even though Karen and I say we’re…
Two In One!
It’s tough to find and photograph a Northern Harrier in flight. It’s even tougher to find and photograph a Short-eared Owl in flight. To get both at the same time?…
Tough Shot
I find that one of the hardest shots to take is when the bird is on the ground or close to it. The camera has a difficult time finding the…