Your Camera

While this is not necessarily considered an essential piece of equipment for bird watching, we think it should be.  If you happen across a particularly beautiful species of bird and want to capture it for later study, you could rely on your mind, or you could just snap a picture.


Most of the world is going digital these days.  With your digital camera, get one that has the maximum pixels selected for the best pictures.  Be sure you have a zoom lens so you can get “up close and personal” with your fine feathered friends.  And, by all means, turn off the flash!  Nothing can scare away a bird quicker than a flash of light from your camera!

If you have pictures of the birds you see, you can also do more in-depth analysis of the birds once you get home.  With pictures, you can delve more deeply into your field guide and document the exact birds you came across in your expedition.

And think of the photo album you can create!  Beautiful!