GET TO KNOW YOUR AREA
Local knowledge is important.
Find out where the best spots for bird photography are in your area. Through experience you will learn which species to photograph in each time of the year, and especially where to photograph them.
This is elementary information, but it’s easy to forget unless you write it down. I plan photo projects in my annual calendar, trying to reserve several days for each species that I am targeting, at the best possible time, based partly on notes I have taken. I write notes on maps for future use, paying special attention to any observations I have made in the field. You can also find good locations for photographing birds by studying maps.
I record the GPS coordinates of most of my photo ...
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