From Prairie to License Plate: Photographing the Eastern Meadowlark

August 17, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Alan Murphy, Alan Murphy Photography Every April for the past twenty-five years, I photograph bird migration on the Upper Texas Coast. When I arrive on the coast and drive the back roads looking for birds, the first sounds I always hear is the loud, flutelike song of the Eastern Meadowlark. Although they nest on […]

Getting great photos of your backyard birds

February 19, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

by Joe Smith Whether you’re a photographer or just a birder, inviting birds to your backyard feeders is a great way for some leisure birding. Be on the lookout for some that may not be regular visitors, such as the Orange-crowned Warbler and the Pine Warbler that came to my suet feeder in January. The […]