You can soon find yourself running out of fresh photo opportunities while stuck at home for so long. The flipside is that, with the reduction in traffic and general noise, garden birds have been easier to hear and therefore easier to spot. Many people have found a new interest in bird-spotting from home, and as photographers we’ve found a new interest in capturing garden birds on camera.
There’s a significant challenge in photographing birds without scaring them away before you’ve even taken aim. You’ll typically need to keep a respectful distance, and since most garden birds are small, a powerful telephoto reach is the order of the day. However, super-telephoto lenses can be big, heavy and expensive to buy. The last of these factors is particularly problematic when we’re feeling a financial squeeze.