WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY | PHOTOGRAPHING GARDEN & WOODLAND BIRDS | Tips & Tricks when using a Hide

Welcome back,
It's that time of year again to clean out the cobwebs from my Woodland Hide & get it ready for the Autumn & Winter Wildlife Photography season. Soon will be the mass arrival of birds from overseas, so I'll be checking out whats visiting on this a wet and windy day!
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I've got loads of exciting Wildlife Photography expeditions coming up soon😊
Regards
Richard 🙂
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[@richardpill8322]

Thanks Richard, audio was perfect. Nice set up and great shots. Channels like yours have rekindled my passion for wildlife photography and I really appreciate the effort you put in. All the best, Rich.

[@RichardBirchett]

Richard, thanks very much my friend really appreciate it! To hear your comments makes all the hard work worth it, great to have you following my channel. all the very best R :-)

[@junebug1553]

I love your enthusiasm about birds. I'm a birder in Florida. You got great captures and I like your blind you use. Thanks for the video.

[@RichardBirchett]

Thank you very much indeed June, great to have you following from the USA. So glad you like my little hide I made, I do miss it now I am in North America but it will be there when I return home in 2027. Have a great 2024. Cheers Rich 👍

[@marksymonds8477]

Thanks Richard for your reply much appreciated, keep the lovely videos going on the wild life, you don’t realise that there is so much beautiful wild life in our neck of the woods.👍

[@RichardBirchett]

Thanks , we are very luck indeed. All the best R :-)

[@martinsepion]

Glad you got your own camera back. Another nice film. Well done.

[@RichardBirchett]

Thanks Martin, nice to have it back for my time in Exmoor for the Red Deer Rut! Glad it’s quite weather resistant, lol.. all the best R:-)

[@GunnarDresler]

I am always amazed that the nuthatches look different than here. It is not a big surprise, but it does not seem so far!

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Gunnar, probably a few little habit differences but still the Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea) great birds 👍

[@nickbirchett3508]

Enjoyed that son nuthatches great have a great Exmoor trip

[@RichardBirchett]

Thanks Dad, glad you liked it! Nuthatches are great little birds but don't hang around for long, lol 👍

[@deanseldon5640]

Some real nice images there Richard 👍

[@RichardBirchett]

Cheers Dean, smashing little birds those nuthatches 👍

[@johnmunro5983]

Nice video Richard. Loved the pic of the LTT. Have a safe trip to the moors

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi John, thanks very much such great little birds aren't they! Thanks, weathers looking pretty good so fingers crossed for a great trip! R 👍

[@mylittleninjas]

Good job Richard. The audio was perfect 👌

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Brian, thanks very much for watching. Finally the audio is sorted, took me long enough, lol. All the best Richard 😀👍

[@laurencearnold5822]

Fantastic Richard I to built a wooden hide over my fence down the side of an old hedgerow it was a God send when we became locked down. Now I’m looking forward to Autumn and Winter use, don’t have the diversity of species you have but am privileged to have a Badger sett 6m from my back door in the Hedge.

[@RichardBirchett]

Cheers Laurence, thats awesome stuff, lockdowns been a nightmare for all of us and has given many time to use what we have on our own properties, and converting the shed or building to a hide is such great fun. Wow, 6m away thats special stuff right there, I am hoping to do some badger and fox evening photography from the hide, I've got two security lights outside the hide that come on when they visit, they are getting use to it now so photography project on the go! Thanks again R 👍

[@alisonmeagor2355]

It’s amazing what can be seen in our gardens,it proves we don’t have to go far to enjoy nature.Again another interesting and enjoyable vlog.Thanks.Alison.

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Alison, you are so right, sometimes its great just to enjoy the delights of the Natural World around us rather than chasing the desirable subjects! thanks very much for your support as always R :-)

[@AndrewJulianPhotography]

That perch setup is awesome! Perfect for natural looking images 😁

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Andrew, nice one thanks very much, the angle on the other Window does allow the peanuts to be more out of shot but still so do work quite well. All the best R👍

[@richardmoult9781]

Great video , lovely images . Time I converted my shed !

[@RichardBirchett]

Cheers Richard, do it, you won't regret it, lol.. 🙂

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Awesome vid! I should set up something like that in our vegetable garden... Love the music too!

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Jeroen, thanks very much, so easy to do and great fun, my 3 year old son likes to come in with me sometimes but he's not always that quiet, lol. all the best R 👍

[@craigmaisfield3247]

Great little spot you have there mate. Something I'd love to set up. Great images n vblog.. 👍 The new mike works a treat to. Sound was great.

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Craig, I do feel really lucky to have the space and intend on using it this Autumn and Winter, it's great fun to setup and my 3 year old Henry loves Daddy's hide and he sometimes comes in with me on his bean bag, lol.. So pleased the sound it better👍🙂. Cheers mate:-)

[@KGsPhotography]

Hi Richard. Wow what a great place to be able to escape to for a few hours. Beautiful images and footage. Very jealous, f3.2 I dream of that! Stay safe and look forward to the next. Cheers Keith

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Keith, very lucky to have it! thanks very much, considering the low light they turned out pretty well. Yes the F2.8 is a sweet little lens for Wildlife photography, especially throwing the background OOF. All the best mate, R :-)

[@adrianmoore8200]

great video and nice shots

[@RichardBirchett]

Cheers Adrian, thanks very much👍

[@simoneardley]

Enjoyed that Richard, lucky man having that so close to the house👍 Great little places to just chill and get away from it all. The sound was spot on mate 👌

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Simon, really lucky and so nice to think I'll just nip up there for a few quiet hours! Although I need more home comforts in there especially in the Winter. Cheers, really impressed with the Wireless go and Lav Mic:-) all the best R:-)

[@alexandershelley20]

Nice photos and great tips 👍🏻

[@RichardBirchett]

Very kind, thanks very much for watching and glad it helped. All the best Richard 👍

[@gilliansmith295]

Listen to that wind! Our long tail tots cam back yesterday.... they always come in a group of 5 or 6. Fab pictures of the nuthatch. Our feeders are very busy. Love to see a piccy of a woodcock!

[@RichardBirchett]

I know Gill, such a blowy week we've had! Yes at this time of year always busying around in little flocks.. Me too, one of my favourites, the Woodland wader.. Thanks again :-)x

[@tomrounding4239]

Hoofing video :-) The audio was great, plus loved the comments about setting up a hide with whatever you have to hand to replicate the shed :-)

[@RichardBirchett]

Hit there Tom, thanks very much really glad you enjoyed it, and finally some better sound🙂👍. I do love the little hide, nice to just have a few hours in there to enjoy the birds. Regards R :-)

[@tomrounding4239]

@@RichardBirchett Roger, the hide is definitely the way if the weather is sideways :-) Plus still get quality photos

[@AndyGustavsson]

Lovely video Richard, looks like a nice blind you have there, absolute the dream! I usually stuff a hole on a log full with fat and peanuts, makes some birds perch a bit longer, Especially great spotted woodpecker! 😊👍 Cheers

[@RichardBirchett]

Cheers Andy, it’s such an easy win really, and like you say just stuff it in there and off you go! Can’t beat a GSW, all the best & thanks again 👍

[@Pianolisapark315]

Amazing share! Wonderful upload! Nice introduce! Good content with natural life! My like #223! Subbed to you!

[@RichardBirchett]

Thanks very much Lisa I really appreciate it and Thanks for subscribing to my channel, all the very best Richard 🙏👍

[@wildaboutbirds71]

nice one mate. Currently filming garden birds from my home office window while watching this. making notes. given me tons of ideas so cheers for that

[@RichardBirchett]

Thanks Very much, great to hear you are out there filming and enjoying the birds:-) and getting a few ideas along the way is awesome All the very best R :-) 👍

[@stevecolwill9761]

Thanks for squeezing this one in before your trip to Exmoor, Richard. I went to the New Forest yesterday, having seen your previous deer vids, and came away with some nice shots of fallow deer. Good luck mate! 👍🏻

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Steve, my pleasure mate, I wanted to keep them coming as much as I could. I'm in Exmoor for 10 days so hope to edit a vlog whilst i'm here but I will have to see howe it goes! Busy with family time as well, lol.. Fingers crossed it will happen. all the very best and thanks again 😀

[@scotttilleyphotography]

Lovely video Richard and reminded me I need to do a lot of work on my bird hide for autumn/winter. Looking forward to your Exmoor videos mate👍

[@RichardBirchett]

Cheers Scott:-) love a bit of hide photography! Need to catchup on your latest! Been bloody busy, all the best R :-) 👍

[@christophercarr1331]

great video

[@RichardBirchett]

Thanks very much Christopher, it's an old one and great to see it's still being watched. All the best Richard 👍

[@martincrossman7226]

Great video as usual 👌

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Martin, thanks very much indeed. :-)

[@phuongbang8031]

Interessting, I am also passionate about this bird. Wish you have many beautiful works!

[@RichardBirchett]

Thanks Phurong, so very pleased you enjoyed it and thanks for your kind words, all the very best to you R 🙂👍

[@marksymonds8477]

Hi Richard, audio was good and the video, quick question, just started doing a bit of wild life photography , took some pictures of red kits in Scotland, had to use high ISO, and used my 100mm to 400mm canon lens, but the pictures are noisy due to the high ISO is Topaz noise reduction good as I’ve never used it, wouldn’t mind a bit further advice.Thank Mark, Plymouth.

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Mark, great to hear from you and nice one on the Red Kites such beautiful birds to photograph. Topaz is an amazing program and I would highly recommend it, I am constantly blown away but its capabilities and even some quite OOF shots can still be usable. I'm hoping to do a Vlog on it at some point. If you need anything further give me a shout. All the best R :-)

[@jimfarrow3036]

Nice video some good tips, I’m sitting in our summerhouse, set up some perches, I’m behind some netting, still awaiting the shot of the coal tit. GSW came in by surprise got one shot that completely filled the frame 😀

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Jim, thanks very much for watching. Love Coal Tits, such busy little birds never stopping long before flying off! When the GSW arrives everyone knows, lol.. Nice one, best of luck. R

[@ValkoBranislav]

👍👍👍

[@jfphotography69]

When you shoot in RAW format "like I do", your in-camera settings do not matter, "the only thing that is used in your RAW file is the white balance settings, which again can be fully adjusted in post", the in-camera settings ,they only matter if you also shoot RAW+JPEG, it's the JPEG file that is effected with the in-camera settings.

[@RichardBirchett]

Cheers for the comment, I shoot RAW & sometimes JPEG (Small) just for social media purposes, in this situation I shot both. Unless I need the file size and reduced buffer lag then RAW only. Cheers for getting in contact. All the best R :-)

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Richard, another great video! Audio sounds fantastic... very natural just as if we were in the hide together. If you don't mind my asking... when you show the video of your subject are you switching from stills to video with the camera you are using or are you using multiple cameras? I find hide photography so relaxing and I find time passes so quickly... staying in for only a few hours is tough... if the action is good I find it hard to leave. As always looking forward to the next one! Sayin' hey.... Greg

[@RichardBirchett]

Hi Grey, nice to hear from you and thanks for your comments I always look forward to reading them. Of course no problem, I use one camera and switch between stills and video to reduce the amount of kit I take. I too really enjoy hide photography and am now just about to head out in the rain to photograph Dippers from my bag hide as it's very wet out! I don't blame you, I could stay in one all day, lol.. All the best R :-)