Plan your shoots each season with the Bird Photography Year Planner (UK): https://youtu.be/1mi1-qEpYhI Highlights of the birding calendar and tips on using the weather. Beginners Bird Photography Tips: My 9 main Tips for Bird Photography if you're just starting out - and my advice on what camera/lens to buy. Check out the individual tips below. Suggested Cameras and lenses are at the end of the video at 8.15 - I advise buying used gear. 0:23 Tips on buying equipment 1:30 Aperture Priority Setting 2:25 Exposure Compensation 3:49 Focus Area/Zone 3:25 Bird Composition 5:35 Tracking Auto-focus 6:22 Backgrounds 7:00 Get to the same Level 7:30 Bird Behaviour 8:15 Advice and examples of Cameras and Lenses to buy Watch my review on the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 lens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1ruZeVwxHk See Tom Mason's review on the Nikon 200-500mm lens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bctPnxi5GtQ Watch Espen Helland using Olympus equipment for bird photography: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKGLNC3RJIpqdaPN5S1d_9Q Filmed with Canon M50 and 15-45mm lens. Equipment: Canon 1DX Mark i, Canon 400mm f5.6 lens, Canon 500mm f4 mark i lens My equipment: If you purchase any of these items, that I use and recommend, through the links below I receive a small commission which is massively appreciated and helps me to keep creating new videos. Ulanzi Products: Ulanzi & Coman Carbon Fibre Travel Tripod: https://www.ulanzi.com/collections/travel-tripods/products/ulanzi-coman-lightweight-travel-tripod?aff=605 Ulanzi VL49 Mini LED: https://www.ulanzi.com/products/mini-led-video-light-ulanzi-vl49?_pos=2&_sid=acb5ab1d1&_ss=r&aff=605 Amazon: Manfrotto MVH502AH Fluid Head: https://amzn.to/3sabeDP Movo GH700 Gimbal Head: https://amzn.to/2y2ekCg Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 Lens: https://amzn.to/2AnX8q8 Canon EF Mark iii 1.4 extender: https://amzn.to/2JsrWvY Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens: https://amzn.to/2t34Jp6 Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens: https://amzn.to/3MwzAmh My Website: http://www.paulmiguel.co.uk Photo Workshops: http://www.naturephotographycourses.co.uk Friend Me: https://en-gb.facebook.com/paulmiguelphotography/ Tweet Me: https://twitter.com/paulmiguelphoto?lang=en-gb Flickr Stream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32778978@N08/ Music: Anything you Can dream by The Whole Other The Papergirl by The Whole Other Picnic on the Roof by The Whole Other Scrapbook by Silent Partner