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Build it They Will Come

May 16, 2007 @ 12:07 am by Moose

I came across a great article at Popphoto about setting up a natural area in your yard to shoot wildlife photography.

When you ask where to shoot wildlife photography, thoughts of refuges, preserves, sanctuaries and National Parks often come to mind…
All is not lost, though — for many a wildlife refuge is closer than you may think.
I have discovered that I can easily shoot wildlife by stepping out my back door. Granted, I may not have a Bald Eagle perch on one of my oak trees or have a Great Blue Heron wade through the grass, but it’s not uncommon to find a vibrant red Cardinal perched in a tree or a squirrels smiling for the camera in my own backyard.

I try to do this as much as I can and I really need to work on improving the landscape to get some better photos. The benefits of being able to shoot wildlife photography in your own backyard are many;
• Good practice
• More opportunity to shoot
• Convenience
• Ease of patterning wildlife
• More control on others messing up your shot

Here are a few of the photos I’ve shot in my backyard and with some of the tips in this article hopefully I’ll have many more and some even better ones.