Photographing SINGING bird || BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY 2021 - tips on small birds

I had to go back to the coast to photograph the wren. Another calm day, and a great opportunity to do some bird photography. Its not an easy bird to photograph, but hopefully you can pick up some tips for photographing this small bird. I was happy to photograph a singing bird.
Happy new year!
We can do this!
Bring on 2021.
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[@norskattforfun8575]

Beautiful wren. Lovely photos

[@itsjim2875]

Lovely, Trond - beautiful photos and great video as always.

[@aitorzm]

Thanks for sharing 👍 Love this little bird 😍 great photos!

[@naturepic7738]

Beautiful pictures and moments in nature... Thank you for sharing these moments with us! See you!

[@johnmunro5983]

Thanks Trond. some really nice images . I had forgotten how pretty the little European wren is . I really enjoyed watching you photograph these very smart little guys Stay well , Stay safe

[@malcolmross3782]

Hello Trond and happy new year , great video showing your patience and enthusiasm to capture amazing photographs of the Wren. Thanks for sharing and continue to stay safe 😷

[@trondwestby5264]

Hello Malcom! Thanks a lot for the kind compliment.

[@chewmintzer5598]

Hi Trond. Your work is always inspiring. Never want to miss your vlog everytime.

[@trondwestby5264]

Wow.....thats a great compliment. Thanks a lot!

[@allanternent8862]

Great pictures

[@analogoutdoors]

I love the little Wrens, truthfully all the small song birds, really.

[@jamesmonte3165]

Beautiful images Trond

[@mikecrowley6485]

The beautiful little Wren, a small bird with big attitude. lovely photos Trond 👍🏻

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! Yes its a small bird with large voice :)

[@JPLamoureuxsTravels]

Great vlog and pics buddy!! Happy new year to you 😉👌👍🏼

[@JeffWeymier]

Great video once again. Beautiful images. Wrens can be tough to get shots of.

[@b.d.5819]

Great video and great photos Trond, and all this without fully automated eye detect autofocus 😉I‘m really glad that you are still a real and great photographer. All the best in 2021!

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much for your kind compliment. 😀🙏

[@clivewelch1025]

Hi Trond great video great subject awesome images doesn't get any better. I'm going to be out of action for a while as I will be going into hospital for an operation then a three month recovery period so I will be watching loads of KZbin to keep myself entertained. I hope you had a great Christmas and new year and I wish you all the best for 2021 so until next time take care and stay safe my friend.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot Clive! I wish you best of luck on the operation....Hope everything goes well. Take care!

[@przemeksocha]

Beautiful shot 👍👍👍

[@trondwestby5264]

🙏🙏

[@PapaVeedy]

Another great video and pics. Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Dusty! Happy new year!

[@paulinefollett3099]

They are the sweetest birds. I just love it when they sit on those rocks. Your photos turned out so well.

[@malaustwick5364]

Hi Trond, Happy new year and all the very best for 2021. Back in lockdown over here in England so not able to travel too far from home. Amazing how a little creature such as a wren can give us so much pleasure! Brilliant birds, but tricky to capture.

[@LivingInspiredOutdoors]

Peaceful video, always enjoy your trips in the field.

[@debzyjg]

One of my favourite little birds 😍 So tiny and delicate looking but with such a big voice! Beautiful shots again Trond 👍🏼

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! I love that bird too :)

[@AlKulla]

Great video and photos Trond!

[@hauer54]

Very nice, Trond!

[@tonytownsend8224]

Happy New Year to you i loved your first video of 2021.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Tony! Happy new year!

[@rajanasser]

Happy New Year 🥳 Amazing 🤩 videos 🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@trondwestby5264]

Happy new year! Thanks a lot!

[@BullitTom]

Lovely photos as always Trond.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot!

[@neilbennett3883]

Fantastic as always happy new year to you from the UK 🇬🇧

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks alot!

[@littlemike50]

Happy new year Trond, Nice video and some lovely shots of one of my favourite little birds. All the best for 2021...

[@amandeepsingh5129]

Wow 👏 amazing 👏 video 🙏👍✌👌

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! 🙏🙏

[@UweMendetzkiFotografie]

Happy new Year Trond. Have a good start in 2021, great Video!

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much!

[@KGsPhotography]

There is nothing like a little Wren singing its heart out at you. Great video lovely images Trond. Cheers Keith

[@abelfernandez5648]

Precioso el Chochin Trond, seguramente en próximas sesiones tendrás más oportunidades de disfrutarlo. Feliz 2021

[@shibilramla5549]

❣️❣️❣️ the motivation... its wonderful 👍

[@merkin22]

Gorgeous bird, beautifully captured.

[@kingxygamer1324]

Happy new year big bro

[@HelenaMikas]

Happy New Year to you & what a start -The wrens look wonderful and sing so beautifully Fabulous video👍 Many thanks Helena

[@trondwestby5264]

Happy new year Helena! Thanks a lot for the compliment.

[@keithdickson8364]

Great shots Trond. Those little Wrens bounce around a lot.

[@ernstfischer8415]

It is a lovely bird and as fast as a weasel the little wren. Great photos

[@trondwestby5264]

Yes it is :) Thanks a lot!

[@DarrenKnightPhoto]

A lovely video Trond and best wishes for the new year

[@kelsi6273]

I got out early this morning after 3 days of rain. Felt great, so I know the feeling. Happy New Year Trond!

[@trondwestby5264]

Happy new year!

[@marcobridsphotograhpy]

Happy new Trond, Nice video again and a nice area also. The Dutch name from this small friend is ( Winterkoning) Regard from Marco.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much!

[@wesdonze2014]

all the best in the new year

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot!

[@SebastianSo54]

Great video and pictures as always, Trond! The wren is a lovely little bird. Happy new year!

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! Happy new year!

[@t0tt0smapping13]

Great video ! Today , I went to a little swamp , where there were lots of birds such as white egrets , stone ducks etc ! And can you advise me how to camouflage and tell me some tips for them because I am going to go again , there tomorrow ! Thanks a lot for your beautiful videos , keep shooting !

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much for your kind compliment. To camouflage from duck is hard. A guili-blanket with maybe some stick add to the camouflage is good. And arrive in the dark at the location. I think that would be my best tip.

[@seantomlinson3320]

Beautiful as usual Trond. I'm curious with your love of video, and how beautifully your videos are done, if you've considered the Nikon Z family. Anyway, great job and I enjoy it.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot for the compliment Sean! Not for the moment. I am too happy with my DSLR ;)

[@michellestewart7494]

Trond love all your shares ❤ Thank you

[@RichardBirchett]

Lovely Trond, great bird with stacks of confidence for its size:-) all the best R👍

[@trondwestby5264]

Haha....yes it has :) All the best!

[@skepticalline789]

Your videos are Soooo relaxing To Watch , Im Just now gonna get into photography , But i dont have a camera yet (canon r6 next week) And i first wanted to get into street photography , but this is something i can deffinetly get into .. Great Vids ..New sub !

[@rubyhopper6751]

Beautiful as always! Happy New Year!

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Ruby! Happy new year!

[@findus605]

Hi Trond good to see a vlog from you so early in the new year. Nice start to the year and thanks as always for sharing 👍

[@trondwestby5264]

Hi! Thank you so much! 🙏😀

[@CamillaI]

Patience and a long lens I have been lucky with Wrens this year! Awesome technique 👍👍😃

[@trondwestby5264]

👍😀

[@damianrobinson196]

Great work again Trond! Your commitment to this is far better than mine. I can be easily deterred from a shoot if the weather is overcast, simply because I haven't got a fast lens for this stuff. Once I can get my telephoto repaired. I'll try again, and I don't want to miss out on the rarity of snow in North England.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Damian. Wish your photography all the best.

[@josepmbernaus]

Hi Trond! Thanks for such a fantastic channel. Your enhusiam is really contagious! I was wondering if you could share some locations near Stavanger (where I live) for taking pictures of wildlife. I just bought a new tele-lens and I would like to practice in the neighbourhood. I know the areas of Ørrret and Hafsrfjord for birds, but maybe there other areas also interesting you can give me some tips? We met about three years ago in one of your squirrel courses in Sørmarka, this was great fun, so now I have a new tele-lens (I had to borrow one for the course at that time)I would like to use it. I don't mind if these are birds or other animals, as far as I can practice. Thanks for your help! And please keep making such great videos, I really enjoy them!! Hilsen, Josep

[@MrPaulo164]

Excellent video! We have a cousin of this bird in Chile, it is named Chercan. By the way, What's your full time job?

[@smkunder1]

Great video, always enjoy your videos. Are you supporting that big lens with a ball head?

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! Nomally I use my gimbal to support :)

[@perandersen2015]

Hi Trond. It is always nice to see your videos. I enjoy them. How do you find the Valleret Beanie and the (guess it isipsoot) gloves?

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot Per! I really like the beanie...good and warm. And the gloves as well. Yes....its the ipsoots.

[@perandersen2015]

@@trondwestby5264 I might order the beanie. Good to know the gloves are warm as well. Thanks again Trond.

[@ketankumarmakawana4313]

👍

[@nomis_98__7]

Awesome video, Trond! May I ask what ball head you use?

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! Its from sirui :)

[@tommytodo9485]

Hello friend, the video is great, you are a super professional in what you do, greetings from Colombia. PS: I speak a little English because I speak Spanish, jajajajaja

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much for your kind compliment. Great to have you on my channel.

[@alejandrosikaffy8543]

Happy new year to you, great videos and I like to watch them, I have the Nikon 500 f4 vr lens and I use it with the D500 .... my question: how does it feel to shoot with the D4s? it is really worth switching to D4s .... thanks for your reply

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you for the compliment. I like both the D4s and the D500 :)

[@alejandrosikaffy8543]

@@trondwestby5264 thank you for answer ..

[@rogersmith4308]

Happy New Year Trond! Quick question; do you still have your 300mm now that you seem to use the 500mm much more? I'm deciding if I should sell my 300 to get a 500 thanks!

[@trondwestby5264]

Happy new year Roger! No....only the 500mm. I sold it.

[@timberlinegoldprospecting2358]

Happy New Year! Great moment at 7:43 when the little wisp of steam was produced by its breath. The stills towards the end are superb!!! Just curious as to the back pack that you are using? Thank you!

[@trondwestby5264]

Happy new year! Thank you so much! The backpack is f-stop sukha.

[@timberlinegoldprospecting2358]

@@trondwestby5264 Thank you!

[@alyamaut]

Question Master? For the wren did you use A priority? What would you use for a Hummingbird? Muchas gracias?🤘

[@Ruilo]

Take care of that sound when focusing. You should check the lens

[@trondwestby5264]

I am :)

[@1963mickt]

Nice photos Trond, can i ask what tripod you use?.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! Its from Sirui.

[@zenphotojourney]

I loved watching this but then I knew I would. I noticed that your camera was mounted to the side of the tripod head. Why is that?

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! To be able to use it more like a gimbal head :)

[@Deepakgargsharma]

Sir Tripod or monopod which one is good for Zoom lens like 600mm ??😊😊 For Himalayas mountain

[@trondwestby5264]

For me I am more a tripod guy....Dont like the monopod. But that because I like to wait for birds to show up, and no need for holding the camera all the time.

[@user-hr9jd3ze1k]

Do you use Ebird?

[@drblakeslovick4607]

Watermark your videos. Future proofing is important. You never know. Bottom life corner? 👍

[@axnaknibar3883]

Hello sar 🙌

[@trondwestby5264]

Hello!

[@sauron7187]

I think all your videos are repeating each other. The images and fiction are exactly the same, only the photographed birds are different. Do you think make a little difference on the channel in 2021?

[@trondwestby5264]

I hope to do some more camping this year. And maybe that will make some difference on my channel. Lets hope! :) Do you have any suggestions?

[@sauron7187]

@@trondwestby5264 You can also take pictures of other wild animals. You can tell your experiences while shooting birds with different fictions. You can increase the number of videos you edit your photos. You can tell who you are and what kind of life you live. You can create joint projects with people who take wildlife photographs like you. I am not an expert on the subject. I just said what was on my mind.

[@Falkenroth1]

@@trondwestby5264 just make videos the way you want. I watch for the birds seeing I’m a birder and bird photographer. By the way what was the name of the wren? Closest thing here in Arizona is called a Winter Wren.

[@robcourt6837]

Another shot with a 12 THOUSAND dollar lense. Why don't you do called "professionals" try to get photos like this with a 700 dollar lense and not CREATE a photo with light room? Annyone could do what you do with thousands and thousands of dollars on lenses, cameras and lightroom.